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I use current level as a guide. That was also the reason why I thought Thomas would win the Tour last year.
I just think that makes more sense than history.
Cookster15 said:tobydawq said:Cookster15 said:tobydawq said:rick james said:he's still collapse, he always does
Not really, he has just never really had the necessary level.
Fuglsang is 34. If he had the necessary level in him you would have seen it before this season. Yet Fuglsang's best Grand Tour result was 7th in 2013 TdF.
IMO Fuglsang is Denmark's answer to Richie Porte but still not as good as Porte at his best.
Er, I certainly never saw him having the necessary level to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège, get close to the Ardennes treble and winning Strade, nor being clearly the best in the most important Tour warm-up race before this season.
None of which are a certain guide to podiuming Grand Tours. Porte at least showed he could go three weeks without collapsing in 2016 TdF. As I and others have said, if Fuglsang had genuine grand tour podium ability I think we would have seen it before the age of 34.
Anyhow this is just my opinion which I use history as a guide. If I am proven wrong good for him but I just don't see it.
I use current level as a guide. That was also the reason why I thought Thomas would win the Tour last year.
I just think that makes more sense than history.