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Or the Giro route just flat out FITS those GC riders much better than the Tour route does. Which is true for several. Then you have at the very least Nibali and Valverde who prefer the Giro to the Tour to begin with.
roundabout said:Well, duh. Very few GC riders can do 2 GTs consecutively at a high level so for lesser GC riders who are unlikely to win the Tour having 2 attempts at GC and not having to face July-Sky is kind of an obvious choice.
Or the Giro route just flat out FITS those GC riders much better than the Tour route does. Which is true for several. Then you have at the very least Nibali and Valverde who prefer the Giro to the Tour to begin with.