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Even Sky are not that silly. Only Adam Hansen can handle three GTs per year. They will freshen him for the Tour which will not be what Froome's rivals will want if he rides like he did in the 2013 Tour. Froome always looks better with Porte riding in front of him. The Giro has been pretty entertaining although only some misfortune will stop Contador now but I think the Tour is going to be even better if Nibali, Froome and Quintana can mount some sort of challenge to Contador.
Angliru said:spanky wanderlust said:if porte quits this giro i will place myself solidly in the 'sky hater' camp. it's pathetic to even mention that he might quit. it shows a real disrespect for the peloton, the race and the sport.
He has nothing to ride for especially if his knee and hip are as much of a hindrance to his performance as the itt implies. As far his also doing the Vuelta for the gc after the Tour, I think that would be recipe for disaster. He still has yet to show that he has the constitution for successfully competing for the gc in a grand tour over the entire 3 weeks. Two weeks of the Giro, the 3 weeks of the Tour and the Vuelta after a fairly busy scheduler prior to his Giro? He likely would fall apart completely at the Vuelta.
Even Sky are not that silly. Only Adam Hansen can handle three GTs per year. They will freshen him for the Tour which will not be what Froome's rivals will want if he rides like he did in the 2013 Tour. Froome always looks better with Porte riding in front of him. The Giro has been pretty entertaining although only some misfortune will stop Contador now but I think the Tour is going to be even better if Nibali, Froome and Quintana can mount some sort of challenge to Contador.