[quote=Todd]OMG shit is so close.
This is great.
I know froom kicks ass at the TT, but what are the other three like?
didnt Uran win a TT at the giro?
I’m curious about aru and bardet in week 3.
So stoked for uran, I want him on the podium so bad.
What you think?
Big attack from martin on Wednesday?
Sky buries themselves on Wednesday to shut it down and avoid a race on the descent?
Cannondale in the break trying to support Uran on the descent and get him to the line the GCs for bonus seconds?
Aru and bardet team up to throw shots on Thursday?
Im thinking for the final podium:
Froom
uran
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Wednesday
The term “bury themselves” implies Sky go under from doing exactly what they always do. Not likely. The Izoard will leave very little need for a team, so Wednesday’s game is “Smoke ’em if you got ’em.”
Dan and Uran will hang on by the skin of their teeth, Aru will get dropped before the Galibier, Bardet will attack on the descent and move up to second position.
Bonus: Contador and Quintana go up the road and El Pistolero takes the stage.
Thursday
Dan and Uran do their best to hang in again.
Froome third
Bardet second place
Landa takes the stage
The TT
Froome does kick ass in the TT, but it’s not nearly as consistent as it once was.
Aru and Danny Boy both finished 41s down on Froome in the Dauphine TT, which is a good recent benchmark, very similar in length and profile.
Bardet finished 1:16 down on Froome.
Uran’s TT used to be very good, but he’s definitely has traded that for climbing in recent years.
Really tough podium to call, but…
Froome
Uran
Landa