So what percentage of GTs are actually won by "pure" climbers?
Going back to 2013 there's Quintana and Aru. Other GTs are won by Horner, Contador, Froome and Nibali. Nibali is still well able to win GTs in the current cycling environment yet he is also a classics rider (won Lombardia, does well in spring classics though lacks sprint to be a real favorite) and he beat everyone bar nearly none on the cobbles.
I don't see the big issue with a guy like Quintana winning GTs. One the one hand there's Nibali (probably the least "climber" of the GT contenders), on the other there's Quintana. That's not a bad spectrum. I don't really see anyone else featuring unless you massively mix things up (i.e. no MTFs).
By the way Quintana looks a lot more healthy and well-fed than Froome.
And remember GTs where the winner wins the TT and then defends in the mountains are really boring. Example: the 2016 TDF. Cycling happens now, not in some sort of should be imaginary world. The sport has evolved since its inception and it will probably change in future, too.
Going back to 2013 there's Quintana and Aru. Other GTs are won by Horner, Contador, Froome and Nibali. Nibali is still well able to win GTs in the current cycling environment yet he is also a classics rider (won Lombardia, does well in spring classics though lacks sprint to be a real favorite) and he beat everyone bar nearly none on the cobbles.
I don't see the big issue with a guy like Quintana winning GTs. One the one hand there's Nibali (probably the least "climber" of the GT contenders), on the other there's Quintana. That's not a bad spectrum. I don't really see anyone else featuring unless you massively mix things up (i.e. no MTFs).
By the way Quintana looks a lot more healthy and well-fed than Froome.
And remember GTs where the winner wins the TT and then defends in the mountains are really boring. Example: the 2016 TDF. Cycling happens now, not in some sort of should be imaginary world. The sport has evolved since its inception and it will probably change in future, too.