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I'm not sure I really see Nieve as a great loss (although many will), he massively under-performed in the 2016 TdF, and did an adequate, but not spectacular job in 2017.
Wout Poels will be back in the squad for 2018, and Elissonde and Rosa should both be capable of filling that role too - it may even have been exactly what they were bought for.
mrblobby - I said at the time that Froome and Sky had bluffed up that last climb and losing 20 odd seconds would have felt like a victory. That seems to confirm it.
Being a GC contender is about more than riding hard and being in the right place. Bluffing you're weak when you're not and vice versa
I wanted La Course on EuroSport because Jo Rowsell-Shand and Rob Hatch were better than the ITV4 offering of Rochelle Gilmore who not only has an annoying Auusie whine, her commentary seems to consist of useless cliches like "she's SUCH a strong rider" and "she's a Pew-er [pure] climber"
Gilmore just sounds she is a dull voice reading a dull script, no real insights, just there because she knows the right people. Goods news is that Sarah Connolley got the other seat and she has a genuine enthusiasm for women's racing