Wout and Jasper both did it out of respect! Lol
Valverde vs Wout in Tokyo, cannot wait. Also, is there any route where Wout wouldn't be the favourite (or at least on of the favourites) in a long and hard one day race in this shape? Dont think so.
He'd be a semi favourite imo at anything that ends in a brutally steep ramp (Fleche etc) just cos you've guys like Roglic, Pogacar, Alaphillippe, VDP who have a stronger kick there. And when he has Roglic in his team, you're not going with WVA there anyway bar as a longer range tactic.