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Gigs_98 said:
PremierAndrew said:
I'm sure you could find plenty of posts from the past 5 years saying that winning consecutive grand tours is practically impossible in the modern era. So for Froome and Quintana to suddenly change everyone's opinion on that this year, that is truly monumental
People never were so sure about Tour-Vuelta though. And I'm still pretty sure even Froome wouldn't be able to win the Giro-Tour double.
Depends on the competition he faces. I reckon it may well have been possible this year, given how bad Quintana was at the Tour. Kruijswijk would have pushed Froome hard in the Giro but then he fell anyway, so you know...
There's no doubt that Froome would need luck on his side to do a Giro-Tour double. It's still debatable as to whether Froome can win the Giro, let alone the double, given the weather. His stage win in Romandie however suggests he'll be fine, and he definitely seems to have seriously upped his descending and bike handling skills (yeah he crashed on the white line on Finault, but he
did gap everyone but Nibs on a wet descent when chasing Bardet by 7-8 seconds).
For the double itself, Froome needs Quintana (and maybe Contador) to turn up the start line in Italy too or hope for a crash in July. But a Giro win + Tour podium is certainly within his reach, and then with a bit of luck, you never know...