Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
He was going hard, he needed this win for his own morale if nothing else. You don't beat a guy like Basso, who is peaking, by cruising.
This is the important point. Basso is supposedly peaking, or at least in really good form. Jan is still in the early stages of regaining good form. So, the fact that Der Jan put in 30s into Basso at this early stage means that he may have the potential to put in even greater time come July--when
Jan is peaking.