Froome Maybe The Most Contested Tour In Recent Years

04 July 2015 11:31

Chris Froome has said that Vincenzo Nibali of Astana could be strong in the first week of the 102nd Tour De France.

Froome the winner of the 100th Tour De France, said at the Team Sky press conference in the Jarbuur centre in Utrecht: “I think Vincenzo is the one to really watch within first week, and he will look to gain time with that classics-style racing.

“With Alberto, I’ve no doubt that he’s in amazing shape after winning the Giro d’Italia. He’s set himself the big task of the double, that’s the big challenge for him and it’s going to be interesting to see how he holds up in the third week given that he’s already got a Grand Tour in his legs.

“We haven’t seen too much of Nairo this season but I have no doubt he’s going."

Froome, along with Nibali, Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana are the race favourites but the Team Sky rider said: “The race is a lot more open in that sense, it’s not going to be a two-horse race.

"When you get up into the mountains, you can’t just watch one guy, you could have a list of eight guys you have to follow and that’s one of the things about this year’s Tour.

“It’s going to be a full-on race, maybe the most contested Tour we’ve seen in recent years.”

Source: DSG