Interesting, if there's rumours that he's leaving? The problem is he isn't getting any younger. He'll be 35 next year. It must suck to sit out the biggest race of the year when you're in top form.
It's too bad that he hasn't gotten back to his top form since the crash. Looking at the Tour de Suisse results, he doesn't look in too bad of shape. Let's hope he's not letting on how well his form is right now. Nonetheless, I imagine he's still not good at TT and he won't have his brother for the 1-2 punch in the mountains. That made for some exciting mountain stages.
I'm not sure how BMC's can back him though as their GC. I guess there's money to be made whether he wins or loses, based off the name alone for the brand. The problem I have will Cadel is that it's all about himself. If TVG turns out to be ahead of Cadel in time and shape, will Cadel work for him? Probably not. Never really been a fan of Cadel since I like guys that attack in the hills.
Hopefully there's some crazy spanish dude that I can get behind. I don't really find myself routing for Froome, Contador, Cadel, TVG, etc.
It's too bad Richie Porte wasn't a domestique and more well-rounded. He looks like he could destroy in the hills if he wasn't working for Froome. Then again, that's all he's there for, so he probably is saving his energy.
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