What bugs me is the rather condescending message that we get from some of the meeja that we should feel honoured to be witness to the GOAT at work, and expressing any other opinion would make us shallow and not proper followers of cycling.
I bear Pog no ill will, and I certainly don't want him munificently gifting wins to others, that would really grate. Would his beneficiaries have to say thank you nicely?
I found his attempts to manufacture wins for del Toro in the tour a bit sick making and I was heartily pleased when Remco messed up one such attempt.
No, if Pog's there he should race to win. But this does tend to turn stage races into a tedious procession. That's not his fault, and you can't criticise him for It.
It comes to something when the KoM competition in the Tour is more exciting than the GC.