Not sure if this has been mentioned (didn't read all 125 pages), but even though this tour has fewer mtn top finishes, there are more HC and cat 1 climbs in total compared with the past 2-3yrs. I think we will see a number of GC riders go on the offensive especially on the downhill finishing stages which appears to be Wiggins' biggest weakness. All this means that it is still going to be a very tough race for Team Sky to control and even though Wiggins has the better TT than Evans when fresh, Wiggins is yet to demonstrate that he can produce a tour winning ITT on the penultimate day of the TdF. He only managed to beat Evans by about 30sec in 2009 (when Evans was injured), whereas we saw last year what Evans is capable of almost matching Tony Martin.
I don't think Evans will get enough time over Wiggins before the final TT to be certain of victory, so IMO this tour will come down to who has been able to expend the least amount of energy (whilst limiting time losses) and thus remain freshest for the ITT.
I don't think Evans will get enough time over Wiggins before the final TT to be certain of victory, so IMO this tour will come down to who has been able to expend the least amount of energy (whilst limiting time losses) and thus remain freshest for the ITT.