Tour de France 2017

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andyp in reply to @greentricky

Segafredo, the co-sponsor, would like an Italian GC rider, and they hoped to sign Aru. I don't think they can afford him and Contador though and the latter has exercised his option to stay for 2018. So I can't see how they can afford Quintana.

They've fucked up really, as Contador is clearly on a downward spiral and doesn't justify Tour winning wages any more.

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peter_v in reply to @andyp

I don't know if Contador is in a downward spiral. Bike-handling/focus wise maybe, so it's hard to compare to the other contenders after all those crashes, but his power is better than ever he claims.

(interview in English)

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andyp in reply to @peter_v

The evidence suggests strongly that his power isn't better than ever (unless he's moved to using a Stages?). He's clearly not the rider he was, if he was capable of winning the Tour, he'd not have got the leeway he received on stage 12.

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