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Sky's A team only put 35ish seconds on BMC's C team. That isn't very good.
silvergrenade said:Not necessarily. Sky may win the TTT and have a good chance of winning. Their team is far better and stronger,Koronin said:dacooley said:against porte as well. the prospect of leaving TTT with a 1'30-2' deficit seems quite probable.Escarabajo said:2015dacooley said:the biggest issue is nairo should small all other contenders in the mountains to win the tour, so reproducing 2013, 2016 3rd weeks form is what's needed. just being strongest climber is not enough while the likelihood of movistar being capable of replicating a vuelta-esque race-splitting move is very small.
He needs top TT with a top Froome only. If he has that form from 2015 or 2013 should be OK if he doesn't screw the tactics and goes unscathed the first week. I would worry more about the first week than the TT IMHO.
He can still produce a decent TT on that Tour parcours if he is in good form.
IMHO!
Add Nibali as well. When he's racing well he also typically does a good ITT. His TTT should be better at the Tour with the Izagirre brothers there.
Agreed Porte will have the best TTT and then is also a good with ITTs as well.
The only question now remains is can they convert it into a win.
Last time around, Poels cracked early, hence, Nico Roche had to go really deep and cracked on the final ramp.
This is the Tour. This will be Sky A team. Froome, Thomas, Poels, Bernal, Kwiato, Moscon, Rowe....
BMC is trembling.
Sky's A team only put 35ish seconds on BMC's C team. That isn't very good.