He won the Ventoux stage a couple of years ago, they went up it twice that day too.
https://road.cc/content/news/tdf-s11...olo-win-284685
That was the day after he got pipped by Cav in a sprint finish, the guy is a phenomenon. I'm sure you're right but it'd be interesting to see him have a shot at GC at some point. Maybe he'll be tempted if he gets sent on many more fool's errands like yesterday's.