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His team is going to stink though, Astana, Sky and Movistar will be able to rip his team apart well before the final climb in the mountains. Unlike Wiggins Tom doesn't have two strong climbers and a multiple GT winner as his support.
Landa, Valverde & Nibali should have him for breakfast after there teams get done isolating him but Top 5, a spell in pink and a stage win should be well within his reach.
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It's a smart thing to do if your say Sky and the breakaway is all at least half an hour or so down why waste the energy chasing? Smarter just to keep the gap at around 8-10 mins and save the domestiques.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-adriatico-2016-route-unveiled/
Should be a good giro preview, GC will come down to the San Vicino and a fight between the trains of Astana, Sky and Movistar.
He doesn't need to do anything suicidal it's the first time in his career he'll have a dedicated climbing train working for him and after Benat, Nieve, Kennaugh & Kiri do the damage his attacks will be all the more effective.