Quintana and Nibali looked in good shape yesterday on some tough climbs, after 3 pretty tough weeks. I assume the French press are demanding to see their numbers to ensure its all above board?
Was interesting to see the change of tack yesterday from Sky, oh look Contador has gone off down the road, he is no threat to us so we aren't going to chase......Ooopps, and there goes Nibali..... don't care.
I think Movistar and AVV are going to have to work very hard today to keep the attacks...
Is AVV going to have to try something mad to attempt to break Froome and help Qintana, thus putting his 3rd place at risk or will Movistar be happy with 2&3?
He was to blame, purely on the basis he had no reason to be descending like a madman on a descent like that. He wasn't going to win the stage, he isn't going to win the tour, Gallopin had been gapped - what exactly was he trying to achieve?
He could have sat on Poels wheel to the bottom of the...
Is there anything Sky/Froome/Sir Dave can do to try and stop the sniping, other than stop winning of course? I would assume Sky riders are being constantly tested.
Sky have clearly prepared better, have a very strong team, where Quintana only has AVV, and Contadour and TJ don't seem to have any...