Originally Posted by
jack_kerouac:
“Dont know why , but im getting worried about Chris Froome. He doesnt look comfortable, has dropped back in the peleton a few times and doesnt seem to be " sparky" .
I hope im wrong.
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I think you are wrong - he went back to talk to the team car/collect supplies the first time, then to answer a call of nature. And considering Quintana did the same, and no-one's helping Saxo on the front, it's no cause for concern at all. Plus Froome has managed to get lots of food supplies today, which will help. I'm not quite sure how you think he looks uncomfortable - he looks no different to how he's done every day riding in the peleton, despite already having been over two massive climbs!
Froome's still got every single one of his teammates with him (that in itself shows how brilliant Sky's pacemaking has been today), so he's in a pretty decent position right now. Two of Quintana's teammates are about 9 minutes up the road from him, which is too big a gap at the minute to be of any use!
He's only got 3 men to be worried about - Quintana, Rodriguez and Contador - and the latter of those hasn't stayed with him on any big climb late in a stage this year. The first two are now too close together on GC to want to work together. It's almost inevitable that Quintana and Rodriguez will attack, but all Froome has to do is stay within a couple of minutes of them, and Porte will pace him to that.