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How will Froome claw back the 59 seconds he has lost to Thomas, especially if the latter takes yellow today as expected?
I think Sky will try and ensure both stay in contention for as long as possible, as it increases their chances of winning the Tour.
andyp-
I'm presuming that at a point Thomas will be told to sacrifce himself riding for Froome so that he can get a stage win/grab some time and thus the 59 seconds will disapper 'naturally'. Although you are right in that they will keep them both in contention for as long as possible; I just think that if it comes to having to choose (and times are similar) Froome will get it on the chance that he can have a crack at the Vuelta and go for the triple.
jdp
My 2p's worth: Froome must be going for the 3 grand tour wins in one year, so Thomas isn't going to get a look until it gets to a point where Froome is so far out pf the picture that it becomes silly (and considering his brake away ride in the Giro that may be quite a big silly).
Hopefully they will try and get Thomas in the yellow jersey for a few stages though.