Veteran has opportunistic battle plan and the patience to wait to strike but younger riders can also be a threat to Chris Froome Spain's Alberto Contador sprints at the end of the time-trial of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images While Chris Froome's trajectory towards his goal of winning the Tour de France has been all but perfect, the same cannot be said of the man expected to run him closest, Alberto Contador. The Spaniard's 10th place overall in the Dauphiné Libéré stage race in early June was a glaring contrast to Froome; his poor result in the time trial stage a major surprise. And it came after an early season in which the "Pistolero" was close to...
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