One has to begin to wonder in this day and age of 'marginal gains' how this guy can so dominantly ride top GC guys off his wheel! Seems like the days of Lance deja vu ! Just sayin'...
Vin is way better rider than Lance. Vin has won on a much wider parquer. Lance was good but Lance never won the tour. He did finish first 7 times though!
I'm talking in regards to cyclists in their own generation...both have shown to be way ahead of others and by what means? We know what Lance's magic potion was so can the same be said for Jonas (and possibly Froome when he was dominating grand tours)?
I think a lot of it had to do with Lances’ self election to doping director on behalf of just about everyone else whether on his team or rivals. If you crossed his path, he was out to get you by any and all means useful, blackmail, threats and more. It was not just dope and hope like other riders, he turned the whole thing into a one man mafia and best of all, behind a cloak of do-goodery to fool the naïve (the 50-70 million Americans of Q-Anon, flat-earth, deep state, etc.) into believing he was the closest an American has come to being the second coming of Christ.
Jonas ok, Froome? Almost born in a cauldron of magic potion, licensed to medicate. C’mon, he is just lucky that people with his condition can participate whilst medicate. Naturally doped all your life if you want, so a permanent advantage over rivals. He did however still manage to attain impossible levels in his blood but was let off very leniently as it was considered too complex to investigate properly. Funnily enough, he never really performed any more after that « warning ».
Froome has always been speculated due to his association with Team Sky directors. As well as having that Therapeutic Exemption with his inhaler !
As for Jonas (and anyone else blowing away the competition now)...only time will tell. As we all know the dopers are always ahead of the testers. And how long did one Lance Armstrong claim innocence before the real truth came out!