From memory, Sky have taken jerseys quite early in the last few years (since Wiggins won?), but this has generally been do to opportunity rather than a plan (with the exception of last year maybe?). That is, someone is caught in a split and the opportunity to take a chunk of time makes it an imperative. This won Froome the race two years ago, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe that's why he attacked like he did last year.
From memory, Sky have taken jerseys quite early in the last few years (since Wiggins won?), but this has generally been do to opportunity rather than a plan (with the exception of last year maybe?). That is, someone is caught in a split and the opportunity to take a chunk of time makes it an imperative. This won Froome the race two years ago, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe that's why he attacked like he did last year.
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