Of course it´s getting easier. Wayyyy easier.
Less km, less stages, shorter stages, less mountains, more rest days.
Result: In the 1997-TdF the difference between 1st and 2nd was 9.09 minutes. In this Vuelta, this will be the margin between 1st and 25th. No more separation between the greats and the pretenders... You can cut stages to 100 km, but you´ll never stop clinic issues. So it´s pretty much BS to make GT´s easier just to please the mainstream media.
Less km, less stages, shorter stages, less mountains, more rest days.
Result: In the 1997-TdF the difference between 1st and 2nd was 9.09 minutes. In this Vuelta, this will be the margin between 1st and 25th. No more separation between the greats and the pretenders... You can cut stages to 100 km, but you´ll never stop clinic issues. So it´s pretty much BS to make GT´s easier just to please the mainstream media.