Point is ppl should really stop confusing themself and making it harder than it really is, just a very friendly tip, lets break it down:
He is obviously the most talented rider out of everyone by a mile even the one who hates him have to accept that, if not they have zero credibility for me which most of em already has showned (won the Tour at age 20, won Flandern in this DNA while winning GT's, unheard off and list could go on and on after this year giro/tour double and WC but lets stop)
- combine that with the best physiological ceiling which also happen to be extraordinary and nothing like weve seen before - ever(Numbers, based on facts which are so much better than anything weve ever seen or even close so its a fact nothing else but a simple fact) - combine that then it is what it is, its really really easy stuff when you look at it from above even from various few looses which all even includes a astherisk to it which further even cement this which are already very obvious or at least should be, based on results and numbers.
- He most likely even has more room to grow than others(not a fact/stat just arguably) for various reasons,with the new coach/program which is very likely and logical /age and so on and especially when the gap is so atrocious big as it is, unless he is not 100% its just degrading to even entertain anything else in my opinion and your gonne end up surprised again next year - all over.
Now its date night and Gladiator 2 much like our modern days gladiators who risk their lives on two wheels.