Two Weeks Until The Start Of The Tour de France

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    Agree with most of the above, Froome had a poor season to date but will have a strong team, if Kiryenka sp is there there is no better sight than him at the front of the peleton, mile after mile (or kilometre after kilometre)...Port the GC contendor in the best form but always fails over 3 weeks, and doesn't have the team of Sky, Dumoulin has an even weaker team and if races will be suffering from his Giro....Quintana the same, 2 names as possible not mentioned Bardet, 2nd last year but not the best TT, and Pinot, although again not always consistent over 3 weeks....could be a very open, exiting race..not long to wait anyway now
     
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    Poor of me to forget Bardet. He could be a contender again. I can't see Pinot as a challenger- he's the French Van Garderen. I don't think he will ever win a Grand Tour, but I did say that Andy Murray would never win a grand slam so what do I know?!
     
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    I still think Froome will have enough to win it, especially if the team stay strong. Not sure who the final nine are, but Geriant Thomas presumably will be the wing man. Reckon Bardet in with a decent shout, and of the outsiders, Chavez a good call.



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    it will be Froome verse Quintana in the mountains with the one with the best domestics gaining most seconds, you have to make Froome fav though with 2-time trials.
     
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    Was impressed with Porte`s time trial tother week and looked strong at the end of stages.

    Froome has more to come after Dauphine.

    Quintana just seems to be cagey and doesn`t attack enough and also loses time on windy days by being in bad positions in the peleton, maybe Valverde should be team leader.

    Wouldn`t write Fulsang off for a top six place, Bardet too but TT presents a problem.

    Think it will be between Froome and Porte, hoping Richie does the bizz.

    As for having bad days they all have em.
     

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