Why is almost everyone so stranged about Johansen? The strange fact is he had to drop down to Portugal for this season. He is a quality rider whose place is the World Tour.
A big powerhorse, with a great speed for a KM - I think his true place is be second or third to last in a sprint train, he did a wonderful job in the Gerben Thijssen sprint train in 2023 - Julius is a capable TTer, above average in echelons and a perfect support rider in northern classics, where he can help navigate a team until the last hour / hour and half of the race.
Sure he is no prolific winner or world beater, but this guy would be useful for almost every World Team. He will be asked to pull in the front for 180 KMs and he is able to do more than that. He is no Cheng Ji or Ahmed Madan.