Just rewatched part of it, and you can tell remco is talking with lecerf and guiding him along even before they lose touch. I'm not sure if Remco could have gone up that climb 45 sec faster though. Maybe he just let it run at the finish, but he did not look great at the summit. Like his legs were empty as well. At the moment Remco is solid, but not good/great. He looks to be on the level you'd expect him to be at the start of the season. Not at the level he should be for the spring classics. If the TdF can be considered the real start of his season he'll be fine methinks.
I just hope we get a nice fall season. And he ain't burned out, like he was after the olympics.