Tejay van Garderen, twice fifth in the Tour de France, believes that Team Sky risk burning themselves out in this year’s race as they seek a third victory for Chris Froome.
The BMC Racing rider is looking to win the race himself and comes in after winning a stage in the Tour de Suisse. He will co-lead the BMC squad alongside Richie Porte, with the team looking to compete on a number of fronts.
It’s a contrast to Team Sky and their understandably dialled focus on defending Froome’s crown. The British team arrive at the Tour with an unquestionably strong team to support Froome’s ambitions with Mikel Landa, Geraint Thomas and Wout Poels among the support crew.
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“Sometimes it can be a blessing and sometimes it can be a curse,” van Garderen said of Team Sky’s line-up.
“They bring such a strong line-up and the defending champion so everything is on them. They’re the ones that need to control, set the pace, dictate the tactics and put their noses in the wind. That’s going to cost them energy.”
Van Garderen also pointed to the race route, and the supremely difficult third week in the mountains. The race could conceivably come down to the final climb of stage 20.
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