In reply to bouldery bits:
It's a big team, been around a while, wealthy owners, lots of ambition,and already have good climbers such as Dan Martin, and I am sure they will recruit more with Froomes arrival next year.
Has to be a positive for Froome, tour de France long term looks to be out the question with Bernal set to dominate for years, but Giro and Vuelta are weaker tours and I sure Frome could win another of each if he targeted them.
He probably wishes he made the move a year earlier as would have benefited him this year but I guess his contract was too much of a stumbling block for him to leave early.