Not sure how a performance coach is involved with his bikehandling. Acceleration was non existent, but yes, he is quite punchy (actually since 2022). He became a better rider overall, well he was 18 when he signed his contract. Anything else would be rather damning. And i'm not necessarily speaking about staying a certain weight all season, rather specific targets. But going to the Giro in 2023 weighing over 63kg as an actual target weight, completely boggles my mind. Especially since half a year prior he showed his best climbing performance on Pico Jano weighing below 62.
I'm not saying or asking he should weigh less than Vingegaard (even though he is smaller than Vingegaard), but when you weigh 5kg more than a guy winning the biggest race while 4cm taller, at some point surely you have to start wondering whether that is all down to a different build and wider hips.