Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy

I don't agree with the Astana game plan at all. Aru is the only guy in this race who can actually threaten Froome and yet he's clearly content to race for second place. Yeah he got the MJ today, but Sky are still in control of this whole game. 6 seconds is nothing when there is a mostly flat TT on stage 20 where Aru will likely lose more than a minute. If Aru really were serious about contending to win the Tour he would have attacked WAY earlier to get rid of Landa and Nieve. The finish on this stage clearly showed what we already knew, Froome is not super-dominant this year. Sky always seem to have an ace in the hole though. Froome never should have three teammates with him on the final climb when everyone else has none. If they were to isolate him, and then treat the Tour like an actual race for FIRST place instead of just getting on the podium then it would be far more interesting.