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If we take him at his word for it, he only has one shot left. I'm not saying his skill is declining, and I agree that if he prepares for it he'll be in the thick of the fight in next year's Tour, but he'll be facing the rest of the Fab 4 so he has, at most, a 25% chance of winning his next and final GT.
It's not a stretch to think he may have already won his last GT.cellardoor said:movingtarget said:Contador may have won his last GT unless he can do something special in next year's Tour which is his last according to him. Quintana will only be better next year and I can't see Froome doing the Giro. It will probably be the same four going head to head next year. No more talk of the double thankfully. Contador has looked fatigued throughout and none of his attacks have been effective. Everyone was counting on Froome having a tough time in the first half of the race but it seems that will be where he actually won the race unless Quintana can pull a rabbit out of a hat on the Alpe and Froome is knocked from his bike by an Anti Sky Droid, foaming at the mouth with a beer in his hand. Probably wearing an Astana shirt !
What is the basis for thinking he's won his last GT? That last GT win was only a couple of months ago. We could equally have thought he'd won his last GT after the 2011 and 2013 tours but of course that was not the case. His performance in a race where he's clearly tired and/or struggling for form is not really a good indicator of his true ability. I think if he targets the tour he can get back to 2014 form and give Froome and Quintana a run for their money. Whether he'll win or not I don't know, but the point is that I believe he'll be up there battling for it.
If we take him at his word for it, he only has one shot left. I'm not saying his skill is declining, and I agree that if he prepares for it he'll be in the thick of the fight in next year's Tour, but he'll be facing the rest of the Fab 4 so he has, at most, a 25% chance of winning his next and final GT.