I keep seeing articles in the cycling press, and segments on the radio about how team sky are setting themselves up for a clash between their number 1 and their number 8. But, I think actually, there is no clash there. I think they are doing what they did with the Giro. They are targeting one stage to make such a big impact that it gives Froome an unassailable lead. Stage 17, the 65km mountain stage is their target, and the reason they have put G so far up the front, is because of the start of this stage. It's gonna be a grid start. So the top 20 in the GC start together on the grid, then there is a gap to the next 20 and so on. If you don't have 2 team mates in the top 10 of the GC, then your ride is going to be up there without support. Stick 2 up there, and you can work together. This is team sky's plan, and you can be certain that every single member of team sky's team will be on the road on that stage, one every km or so to hand out water and gels and etc... to fuel them to the end.
That's my theory anyway. I'm new to all this pro racing mlarky, so I could be talking utter bollocks. But I wanted to put it in writing to see how right I am in a weeks time.
Another prediction while I'm at it, the top 3 in Paris, will be the same 3 riders that we have now, but in a different order (baring a major tits up for one of the riders).
J
