Originally Posted by
Gallo
Froome is on Sky and I think they look frazzled. I am not a big fan of Sky so I am not impressed. But Froome is good and cannot be ignored.
Quintana has proven himself to be a major threat.
I go Contrador Nibali and Quintana in that order with Froome on the outside
One thing Sky does not do is protect its
#1 rider. Last year, why weren't there teammates on either side of Froome on an early, nervous flat stage that meant absolutely nothing to the GC guys. And the Giro that just ended ... twice Porte got caught needing a bike or wheel and there were no teammates. And that second one was behind a crash that Contador went down in. I read that his teammate saw him, jumped over riders to get to him, gave him his bike and pushed him off. Those two Sky lapses cost Porte 4 minutes. Contador's team may not be as strong but they are focused and know who they are riding for.
Brailsford has cost his team two Tours in two years, assuming his riders were doing as he wanted. If they weren't, it looks to me like he has discipline problems.
Ben