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Surely his plan must have been peaking later in the race. The only GC contender that might be peaking right now is TJ. It makes absolutely no sense to peak for the first week and try to hang on when you're a climber and most of the serious climbing isn't in the first week.
The Mur de Bretagne will tell us much more. There should be evidence of improval relative to Froome to be seen there if Contador's lack form right now is a lack of hard racing/training.
I still think it's reasonable to think that fwiw. If you do attempt the Giro Tour double and have had the previous experience of running out of steam in the Tour, gambling that not much form will be required in week 1 is the right way to manage the unavoidable trade off.
The Mur de Bretagne will tell us much more. There should be evidence of improval relative to Froome to be seen there if Contador's lack form right now is a lack of hard racing/training.
I still think it's reasonable to think that fwiw. If you do attempt the Giro Tour double and have had the previous experience of running out of steam in the Tour, gambling that not much form will be required in week 1 is the right way to manage the unavoidable trade off.