Wiggins still Sky's main man as Tour head towards Pyrenees

Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France 2012, stage 12

As the Tour de France heads towards the Pyrenees, Sky is cooling speculation that Chris Froome might take the team's lead.

Froome sits 2-05 minutes behind team-mate and overall race leader Bradley Wiggins, but a precarious 18 seconds ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) in third overall. Sky could allow him a certain freedom to gain time on Nibali and strengthen his second place. The plan would also allow him to carry the yellow jersey comfortably if Wiggins suffered from a crash.

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