mrhender said:
I think that unless Porte totally kills it tomorrow they will cut their losses and take him home...
Much better to have him in top form at TDF than race for a 5th place or so here..
Also Kyrienka will be given a free pass tomorrow so if he has only been careful with his enerigies he might do well..
Afterwards it will be stage hunting and maybe aiming for a top 5-8 with König...
this is an astonishing point of view, even if it does seem to be very common on these boards.
if richie porte was strong enough to be a highly regarded pre-race favorite, why on earth is he not strong enough to outclass almost everyone sitting ahead of him on gc right now. jeez, there is a SUPER long, hard tt tomorrow. and the third week is a killer! guys are going to get sorted big time.
i honestly don't see how richie is not a favorite for the podium. there is still a chance he could win outright.