Originally Posted by
Pemetic2006
It seems that less climbs and easier climbs would open up the tour to someone other than Froome but haven't the race organizers tried that before and it didn't work?
I thought that Froome was less than impressive (for him) at the Dauphine but I assume he'll come roaring back for the Tour.
Its the first time Froome is going into the Tour without a victory on the season. Not sure how much that means to a rider of his caliber however.
I have to believe this might be the perfect race for Valverde, who's often been close in the GT's, but just falls short on the big, long climbs. And besides a mediocre (sandbagging?) Dauphine, he's having a killer season...