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I would love to see Froome at the Vuelta. Unlike the Giro and the Tour you usually don't have a clue who will be racing it until a couple of weeks before. Usually it's for GC riders who messed up trying to win the other ones. but it would be great if Froome goes again with a strong line up i.e. the Tour team sans anyone with too long a season in their legs or someone that rode the Giro.
Chances are they'll send their B-team with Poels leading.
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with Poels leading.
ah, that would be their 'A minus' team ;-) hope so too, of course
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It's well established that Brailsford and Kerrigan believe that riding the Vuelta is a key component to winning the Tour the following year. Froome has only missed it in 2013 since he began winning GTs, and it was why Thomas rode it last year, despite having had a long season.
I think you can all but guarantee that Froome will be on the start line, whether he finishes or contends for the win is another matter.
peter_v
andyp
Wasn't Froome looking super strong before he rode into a wall at the beginning of the Andora stage last year ("the hardest single stage EVA!")?
He still finished that stage as well. Jerk.
Maybe he would have weakened...
I hope he has a go again. And if he does well I'll only hate him more. My hate is fed by his success.