I think that optimizing his chances for a GC result is playing it safe. I am pretty sure that's ultimately the yardstick for the outer world and himself. The Vuelta will give him a reference point so he knows what he can do today and what is realistic in the future. It doesn't help him if his preparation is suboptimal, especially not if he believes he did everything to be in optimal shape (as Lefevre stressed in his column). This GT is his main goal of the year. They shouldn't put pressure on him but they should neither screw it up by betting on an acceptable GC results and stages wins.I tend to have a similar opinion. Remco clearly doesn't have a super slim bodytype like Vingegård has but as Roglič and Pogačar show you don't need to have such a low BMI to be able to contend for GC in GTs. Maybe in a climb like Sierra Nevada being 1 or 2 kg lower would help but in a Vuelta with this kind of route I don't think that will make such a big difference and at least they are playing it safe unlike in the Giro last year which should help him to win stages if GC fails. He has plenty of time to lose weight for a GT, if necessary.