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The Contenders 2015

I found this little article very interesting.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-nibalis-tour-de-france-numbers-kittel-struggling-to-handle-non-selection

“He’s at 64kg with about 5.8-6% of body fat. He’s at about the same point where he was last year. Of course in the race it will all depend on what is rivals do too.”

Is there information this specific about Contador, Froome, or Quintana? It may or may not be Nibali's exact weight but none of the others are offering ANYTHING up.
Does this help or hurt the number crunching after that first big climb?