Well, judging that a top Pog could not drop Mas in post Worlds Italy, particularly Lombardia, indicates that what you say is highly debatable. The discussion is power output and put that Mas in the last Tour and he would have podiumed, as at the Vuelta. It's not Remco's fault that Mas was not in the same condition at the Tour as he was at the Vuelta. What counts are absolute numbers, not the race in which they occurred, even if with all the hype, pressure and mental stress at the Tour it's arguably harder to hit your best numbers there. At any rate, if Remco handles the pressure and shows up at the Tour with the form, and presumably better form, he had at the Vuelta, I bet he will be a tough nut to crack.