I happen to think I'm being more complementary than hard on Rob- the fact that he can win when I don't think he's in top form is quite a compliment.

The reason that I don't think he's in top form is as follows:
- He had a low-key performance in the xc races he ran in comparison to previous years
- Other than Whernside 07 (and it wasn't as far in respect of time), I can't recall him having been beaten so far by Holmes as was the case at Pendle (in fact, Rob had/has been beating Holmes on home turf at Howarth for sometime)