He impressed me in this one. Although it does seem at times like he either plays possum a lot of doesn’t have the burst of speed that Contador and Rodriguez seem to have. (which is no mean feat as they’re the quickest climbers on the planet of course).
What’s really impressed me is that for the majority of the tougher parts of the climbs he’s been alone from a Team Sky perspective, not being dragged up by the team, just grinding it out on his own. OK, at the start of climbs and flats he’s got the team, but hey, it’s a team sport.
Last night getting the stage win and battling up the climbs was great to see…