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'Nibali among Tour de France favourites'

Saturday, July 04 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Team Sky's Chris Froome says defending champion Vincenzo Nibali is 'one to watch' when the Tour de France starts on Saturday

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Froome, Team Sky:(On leading contenders for Tour de France).

    "I think especially how it paned out last year, I think obviously that Vincenzo (Nibali) is someone to really watch within the first week. I think he will be looking to make his mark on the race early on already, with that classic type of racing. Alberto (Contador), I have no doubt he is in amazing shape after winning the Giro di Italia, he said to himself, obviously the big task of the double, so that's a big challenge for him and it's going to be interesting to see how he pulls up in the third week, given that he's already got a Grand Tour in his legs this season. Nairo (Quintana), we haven't seen too much of him too much this year. I have no doubt that he is going to be up there in the mountains. Perhaps for him the most challenging part will be this first week."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Froome, Team Sky:

    "What it does mean is that the race is much more open in that sense, it's not just a two-horse race in many regards. That it's... a race where once you get up into the mountains, for example, you don't just have to watch one guy, you've probably got a list of eight guys, if they go, you've got to react. And that's one the beautiful things about this year's Tour (de France), it really is going to be a full-on race in that regard. It's probably going to be the most contested Tour de France that we have seen in years."

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