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@ TV Froome has shown of the riders here, he seems to be one of the stronger ones in the mountains, if you can climb and TT you can win any of the grand tours. Froome has shown he can do both, so is in with a shout in the ones that he is sent in for.
I have no idea what he can or can't do, and I'm not for one minute assuming he is a shoe in to win a tour, it takes as much luck, as it does determination. But he is a contender for sure.
Ps. Alot of the interviews I have read about Froome, have mentioned the fact that he was left to his own devices out in Kenya so pretty much devised his own training regime, and is pretty individualistic, so I'm thinking its probably a bit of a culture shock to come into the marginal gains of the Sky ethos, and probably why he is as outspoken (relatively) as he has been about his desire to win a grand tour, whether this one or one in the future. In my head I've got Froome down as a road racing Obree, without the craziness.