Van Aert lost an entire month in the middle of his prep and basically had to start from scratch. I love the guy but he isn't going to ride for GC and UAE know it.agreed.
only problem is that now pog needs to make up time on van aert, so expect him to actually go on the attack (perhaps early) or go with attacks. at least over this weekend.
pog, i believe, will be flying well over the rest.
question is whether van aert is "just" Maertens (1976) or Bruyere (1978) or whether he is actually more...
will be fun, no matter -- at least this weekend, and then we will see better.