He's won 5 Grand Tour stages this year, which is a very good haul (possibly his best ever). He is arguably somewhat underrated at times, given Cav's past achievements.
Speaking of Cav, his future with EQS might be a bit shaky (after having won 'just' a single TdF stage).
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Gotta say that podium backdrop is quite sublime.
Just heard that the top-5 in GC have all won a Grand Tour before (an unprecedented achievement) - I had no idea that Valverde won the 2009 Vuelta.
An interesting comparison - in the 2015 Tour, an Anglophone wins and two Hispanophones make the podium (third place in the Spanish champion's jersey); in the 2011 Vuelta, a Hispanohpone wins and two Anglophones make the podium (third place in the British champion's jersey).
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Ummm, why is George Osborne on the podium?