If people believe Vingegaard could have been at Pog's level without his Itzulia crash, then the implication is even more insane, i.e. we'd be looking at two riders putting almost ten minutes into the rider sitting third... who himself is ten minutes ahead of fourth.
There's an almost 20 minute gap between first & the fourth rider (Almeida who himself is Pog's teammate).
I bet Ineos never imagined Rodriguez would finish 25 minutes down & somehow still be 7th in GC.
The gaps to guys outside top3 are comical. This is like the Coppi era! In this Tour we actually had the battle of three mutants (including one uber-mutant). And yes, it's quite possible that there would be two uber-mutants (and one smaller) if Vingo was prepared perfectly. But it's ridiculous anyway. The next year's edition will be ever scarier, methinks. Teddy vs Skeletor: the ultimate battle!