Originally Posted by
USAZorro
Now, they need to do more to Froome-proof the race, as that is more likely to cause interest to wane than anything else.
They tried to do that by virtually eliminating Time Trials and having a bunch of stages that replicated his 2 worst days of the last 2 Tours (crosswinds in 2013 and cobbles in 2014). He's met every challenge and then some.
What really sucks about it is the dominance of Sky. If Froome was to find himself alone against all the other top contenders, it'd be an interesting race, but we know that one of Porte or Thomas will always be there to drive it along and cover/discourage attacks. And they also have Poels, Konig and Kennaugh to help out. Stannard of all people led the peloton over the Portet D'Aspet and Col De La Core.
The thing is, when one team is so much stronger than all the others, it doesn't just close down all the options, it makes all but the final climb of the day virtually pointless. There's no point in anyone attacking on the 2nd or 3rd to last climb just to get chased down in the valley straight after.