On previous occasions I have also read comments in this thread from those who think he didn't win a Tour because of the route.
I mean, I've never read anyone on this forum saying that, but again, I don't read every thread. It's at best a fringe POV, and should be quoted if someone is actually saying it. Too easy to shift the commentary and make a straw man without an actual quote as we immediately saw from another poster after I questioned your original comment.
It has been a fairly widespread idea on social media and among some journalists
That's why they're asking the Tour director; they firmly believe he would win the Tour with a longer time trial.
IMO you should specifically address outside media sources in your comments. If I thought you were talking about some rando posting on Twitter, I'd have moved right past. You can literally find any idiotic opinion in the world on social media. I responded to your statement because in the context of this forum, without those clarifications, it sounds like you're suggesting someone here holds these opinions.
Which I've not seen.
I mean, is there really anyone (here) at this point making such a fuss about Remco's chances to win the Tour that we need fairly constant commentary on how that's wildly unlikely? We can all see we're in a phase with the most dominant rider since Merckx. Remco is inconsistent AF in GT's. It's not close. We all get it.
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