Originally Posted by
sincos
While there's some truth to this, it's also a bit facile: nobody's chances look great at MSR. It's not selective enough to have any heavy favorites -- not even Pogacar. Pog's chances may be better than others' but they're still not great. That's part of the draw of MSR. Take Pog out of the picture and Cavendish (or any other sprinter) would still have a better chance at Milan Turin than MSR.
"facile" is a bit rough for this forum, isn't it?
Pogacar or WvA or whomever, my original point stands and you seem to agree with it - sprinters had a better chance at Milano-Torino than they will likely have at MSR. Cav being sent to Milano-Torino may have been drawing the better setup than Jakobsen going to MSR. And how do you think Jakobsen feels about his chances at MSR without Morkov there as his leadout?