In fact Contador was second in Algarve and Cataluña in 2014..so I see the same that today...the rest was Tirreno, when the only rival was Quintana Kreuziger third.... and Quintana wanst peaking as Contador, becouse Quintana was for the Giro..and you dont peak in March when you want to be on top for the May...and Contador was peaking before to stop in April.
Pais Vasco, yes, for those rutes he is the best, second Kiatkowski...
In Dauphine Froome showed stronger before his crash, he was better in the proplogue and in the forst mountain stage, when Contador always at his wheel and he coudlnt even overpass him to win the stage.
Tour, whe will have always the doubt...but the second day Froome showed very good in a short climb..and in the only mountain stage Contador put just 2 second on Nibali...of course Contador was very strong, but is that so impressing, it is something similar at those times before his santion he did things as Verbier, or Lac Anneccy?? Nibali is not Froome or Quintana.
La Vuelta, no doubt despite all the stuff about his knee, he was the most fresh and prepared rider there..and he was lucky Froome did a mistake in the ITT that allow Contador to just follow his wheel all the race...Froome didnt prepared well Vuelta, it wasnt a superobjetive. he tried to win, but no more.. it is his blame, yes, as well his wrist, but yes, it is his blame, but the fast it is he wanst at his level.
And that is all...
If you think that is really better than today level, or so impressing, I am just disagre, and I argued why.
Anyway, long life to Contador, we need riders like him...