'We have to find other ways to win' on unconventional Tour de France route, says Sky’s Nicolas Portal

The Team Sky DS says he's expecting an 'open' race that will be more testing than it looks

Chris Froome and Peter Sagan in the lead group on stage 11 of the 2016 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

Team Sky directeur sportif Nicolas Portal says that general classification riders will have to create their own opportunities to gain time at the year's Tour de France, rather than wait for traditional mountain stages or time trials to decide the race.

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