Cuddles ….no chance. Stage 1, teams watching him like a hawk, everyone fresh.
Can believe so many top riders lost huge chunks of time on a 7 min course yesterday (Scarponi, Sanchez, cry baby Schleck)
A non GC contender will win today. Will be perfect for a Sanchez, Valv, Sagan or Gilbert.
Gilbert will be up for it given his poor season to date and Belgian finish.
People forget that Evans can TT and by Wiggins’ own admission, there’ll be no fireworks from him in the mountains. I suspect it’ll be indurain type riding fronm Twiggo, with his team simply riding so fast as to deter attacks.
I still have concerns over Wiggins performing every day in the mountains given his Vuelta performace. He has a fantastic team this year though. Good ride from Tejay yesterday and no doubt he will be glued to Evans when it goes uphill. Hope Ryder has recovered as his team is also strong.
Hope it isnt a 2 horse race to Paris.
Froome for podium ??? (dont think so but would be nice if he drags Wiggo round the hills and finishes high)