Froome has taken time
Winner of the Tour of Oman and the Criterium International, the second of Tirreno - Adriatico, Christopher Froome seems ready to follow suit. But the leader of Sky will also count with his Australian teammate Richie Porte, the winner of Paris-Nice, whose ambitions are equally high.
Many in the squad would put a limit to the dominance of Sky, past masters in the art of controlling the stage races. The French can offer a nice contrast with Pierre Rolland Europcar team has received an invitation, and Thibaut Pinot of the French Games.
The Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, winner of the last Giro, Portuguese Rui Costa, winner of the Tour of Switzerland, Italian Ivan Basso, the Czech Roman Kreuziger, Spaniard Daniel Moreno or the owner of the sprint, Britain's Mark Cavendish among the expected.
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