Wellens looks impressive in his debut.
Cause he finally realized (cause UAE pressured him luckily) that his biggest quality is positioning and that's key in these races in comparison to the hilly classics where he's just not good enough. I've said this for years when he was with Lotto. I don't care that he likes the hilly classics way more and doesn't really like cobbles, he's better at those races than the hilly classics.