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Sure, Froome is in a strong position and it should be his to lose now. He could still lose it though, fall off his bike again or get outgunned by the Colombians on the high / steep stuff, or Contador might out-fox him the way he did Rodriguez a few years ago (unlikely with Froome's team).
If he had done this every year since 2011, I agree, it would have been boring but, for me, the fact that he has kept showing up and tried in vain to win it for 6 years makes this year's race interesting over and above whether he does an attack on such-and-such hill.
Also, he's only a couple of years younger than Contador, who is clearly past his best, so this might be his last chance.
Thinking about it, the thing that makes it less exciting is not Froome himself but his team. The fact that Sky have the money to put together a world-beating team for the Vuelta the month after they fielded another world-beating team for the Tour means that when Froome makes a mistake (falls off or misjudges an attack) he gets away with it, while others can't. If there was to be a rule change to make it more exciting it might be about limiting the amount of money a team can spend on riders (salary cap) but I can't see that being likely.