Sky’s team leader Chris Froome has a 1:47 lead over Trek’s Bauke Mollema and 2:59 over his chief rival, Movistar’s Nairo Quintana, with only four stages left in the 2016 Tour de France.
The four stages, in total, are the toughest in the Tour: Three Alpine stages with two mountaintop finishes, and one uphill time trial, 12 categorized climbs including one Hors Categorie in each stage.
These are difficult stages, but so far Froome has shown himself to be the strongest of the General Classification contenders—and with his lead, all he needs to do is follow his rivals. it is up to the rest of the field to attack, if they want to win, and so far, no one has been able to drop Froome.
No team has managed to crack this year’s Sky squad, either. Astana did briefly put Sky into a bit of difficulty in Stage 16, but at no time was Froome isolated.
