Libertine Seguros said:Will be hard for him to limit his losses to the GC men without going on multiple raids in the mountains for intermediates (not at all unlikely) or seriously improving his climbing.
But it's unlikely. Frankly, the simple fact that Philippe Gilbert is in the top 10 after 2 weeks tells you just how un-selective the parcours has been so far.
More selective than the Giro routes and Vuelta routes. Take Contador away from the Giro and you would have had a group of all favorites crossing the lines hand in hand together.