No defending contador but froome has 2 climbers with him all the time, not that froome climb a lot compared with other people but 2 strong climbers to tow you in the mountains helps a lot. Wiggo comes to mind.
Contador had roman K that basically is like being alone (not saying the guy is bad rider but not the same climber caliber than henao and the other colombian), same with darn horner, contador and horner were basically alone, rodriguez the same. Surprisingly this season the guys are so even that the team work will be crucial. IMO one of the main sprokets in contador's team is out for a while due to an accident (cant remember his name sorry) and you can tell he needs a pure climber to be with him all the time.
Pozzovivo was pedaling backwards today but at least he did not lose that much time as AS (15 mins lost today), looks like the race had been really fast because even evans got disconnected 7 mins back today. Contador has no team, sky as a team is phenomenal and you can't win races alone.
Tomorrow monday is a up and down circuit and anything can happen, sure sky will go to the front a full gas so they dont get any surprises, IMO the bad thing is that the race is over for contadorr. Knowing contador he will try to get some sprint here and there to get some seconds back and just wait for the best against the #2 ITT of the world (froome). The TT is basically flat and too short, maybe contador still have a chance if he can pull at least 10 secs tomorrow in bonus times.