Last year, he finished fourth, thanks due to good showings in the mountains and in time trials (his specialty). Most analysts believed that had an outside chance of winning the race.
Interestingly, his first full season as a professional was the one that included Lance Armstrong's penultimate Tour victory in 2004. He remained with the team for two more seasons and seems not to have been involved in the scandal that cost Lance his titles.
Here is van den Broeck in last year's Tour:
If he can ride through that, he can overcome his knee injury. I wish him well.
