I'm a massive Sky and Froome fan and would dearly love for him to pull off a 3rd TdF win but they do have by far the strongest GT team, especially this year which IMO makes them nigh on impossible to beat. Not saying he isn't the best GT rider currently, because he is, but being in a team as strong as this makes him even more of the strong favourite he already is. Of course anything can happen in a 3 week race, but everyone in the peleton knows they are the team to beat.
Tour de France 2016
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Yup, and Sky knows it too. They are the alpha's in the pack, so to speak.
Fantastic again from Steve Cummings, it seems like he always finish the job when he goes on a breakaway. 4th stage win for Dimension Data and Britain.
How come Cummings goes from being last in every stage, to winning a stage then?
http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/riders/team-dimension-data/cummings-stephen.html
http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/riders/team-dimension-data/cummings-stephen.html
Excellent win. He tipped himself for the win just before the stage start - confidence!
Legal highs.
He did really well today. Bided his time in the breakaway and took off when he saw the chance. All the respect in the world for him.
The attacks have begun!
Froome descending like a demon. Never imagined I'd see this. Come on Froome-dog!
This is impressive!
Froome out of sight, this is brilliance......spectacular!
That was unbelievable!
Wow. Froome takes yellow. 10 second win bonus I think.
The sky train worked like a dream today. Absolutely relentless.
The sky train worked like a dream today. Absolutely relentless.
You see him pedalling down hill in that aero position.....my jaw was on the floor lol
What the actual feck, that was impressive and incredibly dangerous. Sagan-like.
Chris Froome....He got balls.....he got balls......
I'm stunned. Froome has always been defensive on descents, but then he does that and look like Savoldelli. WTF?!
At least people can't accuse him of doping for that.
At least people can't accuse him of doping for that.
Did not see that coming at all.
So dangerous at the speeds he was going too. One little wobble and he would have been fecked. What a ride.
Did Cavendish make it in time?
Fantastic win for Froome, so easy to crash on a descent nevermind using that position 
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Looked like Quintana took a drink at the wrong time.
,Looked like Quintana took a drink at the wrong time.
I was wondering if Froome would go for it yesterday, he looked poised to strike with a lot of Sky people around him on the final climb. But that decent, WOW!
Come on Tom, 2,4km to go!
Lovely weather for the finish
Somehow it made the fnal KMs even more interesting. Very fun stage today, really enjoyed watching it. Super happy for Dumoulin obviously.Lovely weather for the finish
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Come on Boasson Hagen!
Froome really is rewriting himself this year!
Seems to be winning it second by second.
This is some attack! Sagan and Froome?! 
Wouldn't want to be the first mechaninc coming up to Cav
Froome is amazing this tour. Showing all kinds of new parts to his game.
Ahhh man! Loving this.
@ Mark_GrumpyLion Nice win from your man Dumoulin on stage 9. One of the stand out riders in the last 12 months!
@ Mark_GrumpyLion Nice win from your man Dumoulin on stage 9. One of the stand out riders in the last 12 months!
You have to love Froome.
Shame they are cutting short the finish up Mont Ventoux (because of high winds)
I am not so sure he has any more after watching that clip.
I suspected he would do something like that today. In his interview yesterday he said today would be a nice relaxing day
It was the last thing the other teams would have expected, with Ventoux coming up.
It was the last thing the other teams would have expected, with Ventoux coming up.
I am beyond happy for him. Deserved it as well, fought for it all day. The picture I posted above is my phone wallpaper now. It's also the only Dutch success I can see this tour, besided a good top 10 spot for one or two riders and people like Wout Poels flying below the radar as Domestique's.
It is, but it does suit Froome after today. Quintana might have been eyeballing Ventoux as a good place to attack.
He has to do something soon. Last year Froome tore everything apart on one climb, this year he's being subtle about it with little 15 second jabs. If Quintana is not careful Froome is out of sight after the weekend.