Pretty much. They made their intentions clear by having Almeida, Masnada and them dom for him. Forgoing any chance of stage success. Of course the media will notice. Can't blame it all or mostly on them.It's mainly DQS responsible for all that over-hype and confusion that has been created around Remco and his chances in this Giro. Not media, journalists, fans his teammates or Remco himself.
Why? Because no one ever in their right mind gives a leadership in the GT and puts so much pressure on a 21 year old guy, coming back straight after serious injury, with only 2,5 months of training, no racing for 9 months, being a debutant in a GT, never done a single real mountain race in his life, racing on a bike no longer than 4 years = also seriously lacking bike-handling skills.
The Flemish media is not just fangirling - they have their sources, also from within the team, as a reporter pointed out when Lefevere countered that the hype surrounding Remco in this Giro - was all on them.