Which makes it even more compelling for me. What are UAE and VLAB doing that's so much better than everyone else? It was the same with Sky. Their main guy is pumping everyone else by minutes and they have two or three mountain doms that can ride the entire peloton off their wheel seemingly at will. It's à deux vitesses all over again, but rather than dopers versus cleans it's dopers versus super dopers.
UAE and VLAB are not at the same level anymore. Of course VLAB are all doped just like the other teams, but UAE reached something this year in that area where VLAB didn't reached.
Nevertheless, not just in the area of doping. Im terms of equipment, like for example TT setup, UAE reached a level superior to every team. Even so, this area is not that decisive.
Those factors combined with bad luck from Visma, a lot of serious crashes, especially the crash of Vingegaard, explain these gap, not that BS of nutrition, or new coach.
The good news, is that these current gap is quickly resolved next year, unless WADA or other organization kills the sport again and stops what is happening.
The bar is raising and the answer will come next year, but it's also needed some luck.