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The odds makers have Chris Froome as the favorite, especially with Bradley Wiggens having been dropped by Skye. Richie Porte is back to support him. He's a guy I think could go it alone if need be. Maybe this will take on a little of the soap opera that went on with Pedro Delgado and Miguel Indurain.

Rui Costa is highly rated but, just had a stellar performance in Switzerland and might have peaked too soon. Contador is back and clean (so they say), so who knows?.

We'll soon see. As they say, "That's why they have the race".

27 posted on 07/02/2014 1:09:33 PM PDT by Baynative (How much longer will the media be able to prop up this administration?)

Froome, since Moviestar did the unthinkable and left Nairo Quintana at home in favour of Alejandro Valverde.

Drugador , er, Contador? Cheat, phony.

40 posted on 07/02/2014 4:19:06 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)