Ernst Noch wrote:

He said it was not about the money ...
And when the interviewer asked about his plans "Maybe you'd target
another green jersey [...]" he said something like "You're not too far
off.".



Dumbass -

Yep. He knows he could have won it this year.

Circumstances like this year, where most of the top guys took
themselves out of contention, don't happen that often, and he knows he
has only a few years left. Can't blame him for leaving.