Tour de France 2012

I reckon Froome will flounce from Sky at the end of the season, end up in an outfit that doesn't know how to get the best out of him and he'll end up getting nothing better than top tens for the rest of his career.

He forgets that he's benefited from the same training regime, scientific approach and meticulous preparation as Wiggins. He's also had the protection of EBH, Rogers and Porte. True, he's shepherded Wiggins to the top of the climbs, but most of the race he's been given the same star treatment as Wiggins.

I'd like to see how he gets on in Astana, or Radio Shack, where he'd be left to his own devices more than he is at Sky.

Agreed, the L'Equipe interview was badly judged IMO, no matter how much was manipulated in the translation and it makes his position difficult at Sky. I think they will want to hold onto him as I think he's a more natural GT rider than Wiggins, and I sort of think Wiggins wants to win it, tick that one off and then go back to living his life i.e. not sleeping in an oxygen tent and being able to spend time with his family. Froome also signed up for 3 years after the Vuelta and not many teams have the financial clout to prise him away. I don't think he would ride as well for other teams, or have the protection he too gets from EBH, Porte and Rogers.