I usually quote the part I reply to.That you didn't quote it is actually the point.
I happen to think that you believe both of your statements as they were written. They do not contradict each other, so the latter statement doesn't change the former. I don't see how "I feel like he'd have beaten anyone in the world other than a top Vingegaard by 5 mins" implies that you are "accounting for the fact that Vingo is currently kaput".
So he would have beaten a top Vingegaard by 3½ minutes and thus you cannot imagine Vingegaard winning the Giro by almost 10 minutes? That seems to fit your first post of this exchange.
If you truly weren't looking to argue with me, you could just have clarified that you agree with me, and that by "any of the other competitors" you mean any other than Vingegaard.
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