ingsve said:
The point is that Cavendish can manage fine without a lot of help but without help you can never win the Tour. Why commit half your team to something that will likely be successful even if you don't. The simple truth is that if they bring too many helpers for Cavendish then they don't think Wiggins can win.
Cadel had 5 helpers in the mountains to win? In a tour that had many more mountains than last time?
Your final sentence is just pure cant. 2 high quality climber teammates is as much as anyone in the race will have. If Wiggins, Froome & Uran all ride, then 3 of the last 20 riders up the climbs will be Sky, which is all the 'support' anyone could need.
Other than mountain stages, anyone who can help Cav in a given situation, could easily help Wiggins in another.
If they select Rogers, who are they supporting?
If they select Knees, who are they supporting?
If they select Lofkvist, who are they supporting?
If they select Porte, who are they supporting?
If they select Siutsov, who are they supporting?