JRanton said:He's not better than Richie. Even on the day that Porte cracked terribly in the Alps, Thomas was dropped before him.
It's a moot point though anyway. Froome will have outright Tour leadership and any Sky plan B won't be anywhere near good enough to match Nibali, Quintana or Contador anyway.
As for the Giro, it sounds like Sky are trying to nick Aru from Astana for that gig.
I agree re Froome having outright leadership for the Tour and Aru (if the rumour are true, which I doubt) having leadership for the giro. However, Thomas still finished level with Richie despite being on dom duties for the first two weeks. I'm not suggesting a drastic improvement over Richie but if G solely focussed on GC riding he would likely improve his climbing and would be my preferred option.