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Can't do that, risks dragging everyone past GT and taking him off the podium while handing the yellow to someone else.
Better strategy might be Froome and GT to cover attacks on climb 1 while Bernal and Kwia TT up and set pace. Pouels and Castro to chase to get in for duty on the second climb. Bernal and Kwia to resume on climb 3.This all depends on nobody pulling a full on Tony Martin, for which I nominate Dan Martin who might be happier with a stage win over a 10th.
I think a big question is what is going to happen with the non-GC riders. The polka dotters will cause upset on at least climb 1 by assisting anyone who takes their wheel. Sprinters and all the spares will hopefully hold on to the off line side and leave GC and doms to fight unhindered.
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Yeah, it might be the better strategy, but I'm taking into account the temptation of 5 Tour wins corrupting the evil soul of Froome :)
It could be chaos waiting for Kwia and Pouels. The Top 30 will be in lines across the road. And there will be lots of people wanting to move up for different reasons - the team classification between Behrain and Movistar, the young rider classification with Guillame and LaTour, the Moutains with Barguil surely attacking from the off and Alaphillipe chasing him from behind.
God I can't wait.
Hairingtons
After Geraint and Froome, Sky have Bernal down in 23rd, then Kwia and Pouels in 59th and 65th.
Just makes me think even more that Froome will go on the attack whilst Bernal and the others join up with Geraint.
Valverde will likely go early too, along with Kruijswick and maybe someone like Zakarin or Fuglslang trying to tag along.