Aside from Yates win, perhaps the most remarkable thing was the time up the Finestre. He was around 5 minutes quicker than Froome in 2018 (or ~8%).
I know people like to say that equipment and nutrition and all that have improved a lot, but can...
Rather keep him but money talks unfortunately. If he goes to Spurs, that's a bad move for him. He can do better. But if Spurs meet the asking price he goes to Spurs.
Personally not bothered in the slightest about 52k Vs 60k+. The only way we'll become a big club again is via winning things. The 8k difference in gate money won't be a game-changer.
The main thing is the hugely increased number of corporate...
I think The Millenium/Principality Stadium does it better than most. The Bernabeu also feels fairly intimate for an 80k stadium. Overlapping tiers and increased ratio safe-standing could still do it for those big capacity stadia.