Team Sky team manager Dave Brailsford has pointed out that his squad’s strong performance in the Vuelta’s first few stages shows that the British team is not resting on their laurels after winning the Tour de France.
Chris Froome has started his bid to add the Vuelta a España to his Tour de France victory with top ten places in the uphill finishes and is currently ninth overall, Nicolas Roche has had two near-misses on stages and is lying third overall.
“The danger of having too successful a Tour is that the [collective] mindset gets too relaxed,” the Team Sky boss told Cyclingnews as the sun beat down on the start of stage five in the coastal town of Rota.
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“Credit to everybody here, they’ve done a fantastic job of coming here with real intent. It’s fantastic that Chris and G [Geraint Thomas] have come here with a real sense of determination.”
“As far as the race has gone so far, we’re very happy with how it’s gone. The team is riding cohesively, it’s riding well and with a real sense of purpose.”
Froome, Thomas and Nicolas Roche are all taking part in their second Grand Tour in three months, with Brailsford emphasising that it is hard to forecast how the Vuelta will develop for Team Sky.
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