Then there is a stage that goes up Alpe D'Huez twice! I do not fancy Wiggan's chances of retaining his crown and instead it is more Contador or Schleck terrority so that would be one drug cheat then, just what the tour needs.

Looks like a far more entertaining route than this year. Two assents of the Alpe, Bastille Day for Mont Ventoux, Nice TT up Mont St Michel, Dusk finish on the Champs Elysees.

Prediction - Contador to win unless Sky can work out how to use Froome and Wiggins in tandem to attack Contador when he least expects it.

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Wiggins isn't targeting the TDF. He's main priority next year is the pink jersey. He has stated though that he will be at the start in Corsica and work as a super domestique for whoever is team leader.

I think froomedog may also have potentially made a wee boo boo yesterday on ES. By stating that he didn't think the parcour was as difficult as he was expecting could be statement he comes to regret next July.

yeah wiggins for the giro with all the tt's included, and possibly the vuelta too, though its probably going to be a bit mountainous as usual

The inevitable has happened. Sean Yates has left Sky.

They'll run out of people to sack before too long

Yates hasn't been sacked though. He's retired

Armstrong on Oprah next week.

hahaha..it will draw big ratings no doubt, even if it will be selecteapproved questions. Will he come out and say he's guilty.. I'm actually not sure either way to be honest. One hopes he might but deep down I think he will deny most of it, admit to some minor indescretion pointing the finger at all and sundry saying everyone in the pro pleton was at it but talk about the pressure to win coming back from 'cancer' yadda yadda.