Personally, I would love to see him do that. Next year it would be fantastic if he targetted Tirreno, the Ardennes and the Giro. He should even skip the TDF and ride the Vuelta too, but he will probably have another crack at the TDF which will probably be a waste.
In a normal year, BMC could have had a good team for this - Evans, Pinotti, Phinney, Van Garderen, Hushovd.
But given the form of Thor & Cadel, I doubt they will go even remotely close.
In current form, I think Sky will win easily.
Don't forget at the TDF last year Wiggo did not have Froome, Porte or Rogers - where do you think he would have finished this year without his 3 helpers????
well it looks like we are going to find out once and for all just how well Wiggo and Froome descend - lets see if they can keep up with Nibali - I have a feeling they might...
My theory is that he now has a kid.
In previous years, he used to train behind his wife, who would ride ahead on a scooter. Now, she is at home with the kid, and he has to train by himself. A lot of times he probably decided to stay home and spend time with his wife and kid rather than go...