I really like Jesse…but he’s like Troy in that he’s seen as very beige to the audience, and rightly or wrongly, the default winner of a race. Sam’s charm is that he’s low key and down to earth, Jesse and Troy are the cute boys next door. Jack is the ocker bozo that we love because we can relate to, and foreigners love for the stereotypical Aussie they imagine.
Rude has the North American fanboi hype, but I think he’s mentally weak under pressure…and proven he’s not opposed to a few bouts of cheating.
I know zero other than what’s been printed, but suspect that Jack was poached long ago, gave canyon the heads up long ago, out of respect, and canyon jumped on Jesse. RM was/is arguably a better bike, but Canyon seem to have an awesome team culture.
Jack seems to thrive on the culture (remember his shite last few years with Intense?), so I do fear that if it’s YT, he’s not going to be given the freedom to be Moi Moi, and won’t have the same results. When he’s happy and healthy, he’s virtually unbeatable. My2c