Originally Posted by
dblackwood72
He doesn't want to get embarrassed at the tour like he was getting at the Giro.... Respiratory infection, knee problem, blah blah... sounds like a bunch of excuses. He'll regroup and make a run at the Vuelta.
Froome was going to destroy him anyway... would look bad for a defending champion!
This is probably so much more close to the truth than illness/knee whatever. The guy won ONE Tour on a course that he could not have hand picked better, and he's starting to think he's invincible. Proof is in him actually thinking he could win the Giro, which is far more tough than the Tour. It would have been better though for Froome, Contador, etc. to put him in his place, now he's just got a convenient excuse, and he can go on thinking he's actually one of the greats.