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2022-07-01T15:47:12.381Z
Matej Mohoric, who remained unfazed by Bahrain Victorious’ attacks during yesterday’s press conference, is now off the course, with Brandon McNulty (UAE) finishing a tentative 24th, 38 seconds behind Van Aert.
2022-07-01T15:45:49.377Z
Christophe Laporte comes home 30 seconds behind with the 21st fastest time to date. A case of what might have been after this late crash.
2022-07-01T15:37:06.624Z
He can’t… Christophe Laporte’s wheels slip out from under him with 4.5km to go and he crashes. Although he immediately jumps again, his hopes of picking up a yellow are dashed.
2022-07-01T15:36:01.874Z
And yet, and yet… New fastest time at the intermediate checkpoint as Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) goes through in 7:29, some two seconds ahead of Bauke Molema. He can’t, can he?
2022-07-01T15:29:12.030Z
There’s still an hour and a half left in this test, but it’s hard to imagine the top spots will be contested by the men yet to come. However, Kasper Asgreen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) is on course and eager to make a big impression.
2022-07-01T15:26:08.736Z
Geraint Thomas seems to have forgotten to take off his vest before starting his ordeal, which is quite an oversight. Despite the aerodynamic disadvantage, the Welshman limited his losses to Van Aert to 20 seconds.
(Image credit: Getty) 2022-07-01T15:22:59.249Z
About time
1 Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 15:22
2 Thaddeus Pogakar (Team UAE Emirates) 15:24
3 Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadier) 15:28
4 Matthew van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
5 Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
6 Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 15:32
7 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
8 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
9 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
10 Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) 15:40
2022-07-01T15:21:26.456Z
And yet, and yet… Tadej Pogacar finishes like a train, but the Slovenian leaves himself too much work. Pogacar was provisionally second in 15:24, 2.48 seconds behind Van Art. The tour favorite is an increasingly clear tour favorite.
2022-07-01T15:20:24.673Z
But Wout van Aert beat Ganna’s time convincingly… 15:22 might be enough to put him in yellow tonight….
2022-07-01T15:19:36.024Z
Filippo Gana had work to do in the second half of the course and he did it… The Italian came home in 15:28, 2.64 seconds ahead of Van der Poel, for a new best time and an average speed of 51.2 km/h .
2022-07-01T15:18:42.109Z
The rain is starting to ease slightly, so – perhaps like Sky in 2010 – the GC contenders have been misinformed about the weather conditions this afternoon. Pogacar, meanwhile, appears to be pulling back on Ganna’s times over the second half of the course…
2022-07-01T15:14:16.539Z
10th best time at the intermediate checkpoint for Pogacar, 6 seconds behind Molema. What can he do in the second half of the course?
2022-07-01T15:13:32.304Z
Fourth fastest time in the middle for Wout van Aert, just a second off Mollema. It will be very tense between Van der Poel, Van Aert and Ghana…
2022-07-01T15:11:54.915Z
Fifth best time for Filippo Gana in the middle, 2 seconds off Molema. The graphic on the screen suggests that Van Aert is tracking 3 seconds faster than Ganna, but we are awaiting confirmation of the intermediate checkpoint.
2022-07-01T15:10:38.669Z
About time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
2 Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
3 Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 15:32
4 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
5 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
6 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
7 Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) 15:40
8 Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorios) 15:42
9 Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco) 15:42
10 Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) 15:42
2022-07-01T15:08:43.454Z
Filippo Ganna has a fear of a zebra, but manages to keep it in a straight line. One wonders if Van der Poel’s bike handling can still win him the day on a rain-slick track like this. Van Aert might have something to say about that, of course.
2022-07-01T15:07:22.582Z
Pogacar handles the first turns quite cautiously. Wisely, the Slovenian looked set to guide Miguel Indurain at Saint-Brieuc in 1995 on this rain-soaked course.
2022-07-01T15:05:54.824Z
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) starts his lap chasing Van Aert and Ganna.
2022-07-01T15:05:33.595Z
Wut van Aert is the next starter after Ghana and then comes Pogakar. This trio could – should they? – determine the output of today’s stage.
2022-07-01T15:04:38.610Z
World Hour Champion Filippo Ganna (Ineos) rolls down the start ramp to begin his effort. This next quarter of an hour is the most important of his entire season, and his focused expression says so. Meanwhile, in a place behind the starting house, Tadej Pogachar is smiling.
2022-07-01T15:02:23.869Z
The leading broadcaster finally, finally gives us – a very fleeting – glimpse of the Bahrain Victorious rider. Damiano Caruso, whose home in Sicily was raided by police this week as part of an internationally coordinated investigation into alleged doping in the Bahrain Victorious team, has begun his tour.
2022-07-01T15:01:06.412Z
About time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
2 Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
3 Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 15:32
4 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
5 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
6 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
7 Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) 15:40
8 Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorios) 15:42
9 Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) 15:42
10 Alexander Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) 15:48
2022-07-01T14:59:04.516Z
Jonas Vingegaard stops the clock at 15:32, just 2.3 seconds behind Van der Poel. That’s good enough for third-best ever and puts him just ahead of Roglic in the standings…
2022-07-01T14:57:41.548Z
Geraint Thomas finished strongly and came home with the provisional 8th fastest time, just under 12 seconds off Van der Poel. Now, what can Vingegaard do?
2022-07-01T14:56:03.594Z
Alexander Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) comes home 8th for now, 18 seconds behind Van der Poel. A solid opening gambit from the man who was forced out of the Tour de Suisse with COVID-19.
2022-07-01T14:55:04.660Z
Vingegaard, on the other hand, was only 5 seconds behind Mollema at this point and he’s still going smooth through the corners on the last part of this course…
2022-07-01T14:54:19.381Z
Both Geraint Thomas and Ben O’Connor were cautious for the opening half of the course, hitting the checkpoint 18 and 35 seconds behind Molemma respectively.
2022-07-01T14:52:49.460Z
16th best time in the final for Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) who did not appear on the TV screens during his ride.
2022-07-01T14:51:39.227Z
About time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
2 Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
3 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
4 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
5 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
6 Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) 15:40
7 Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorios) 15:42
8 Benjamin Thomas (Kofidis) 15:51
9 Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) 15:52
10 Daniel Martinez (Ineos) 16:01
2022-07-01T14:49:43.216Z
Nielsen Powles (EF-Easypost), meanwhile, recorded a decent time of 16:05, which put him 11th of the early starters.
2022-07-01T14:48:42.548Z
Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies), like Vlasov, wears the snood-aero combo helmet from Specialized. The Frenchman began his efforts just as his compatriot Romain Bardet (DSM) reached the finish in a solid time of 16:02, good enough for 10th place so far.
2022-07-01T14:47:10.217Z
A solid effort from Quintana, who recorded the 10th fastest time ever. Meanwhile, out on the track, Vingegaard rolled into a wave of noise.
2022-07-01T14:45:10.778Z
About time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
2 Maciej Bodnar (TotalEnergies) 15:32
3 Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) 15:32
4 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
5 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
6 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
7 Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorios) 15:42
8 Benjamin Thomas (Kofidis) 15:51
9 Daniel Martinez (Ineos) 16:01
10 Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) 16:06
2022-07-01T14:44:07.150Z
Geraint Thomas opens his effort and is followed by Jonas Wingegaard who receives a rousing reception from the home crowd…
2022-07-01T14:43:33.419Z
Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) makes a remarkable effort to be able to touch the yellow before the race leaves Denmark. He is second best in the final, 1.83 seconds behind Van der Poel. Meanwhile, Nairo Quintana outscored his minute man, Caleb Ewan…
2022-07-01T14:41:11.557Z
Alexander Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) rolls down the starting ramp with what looks like a balaclava under his aero helmet. The last time a Russian rider made such a fashion statement in a race during the Tour was in Val d’Isere in 1996, when Yevgeny Berzin wore his famous blue socks.
2022-07-01T14:39:22.107Z
Jack Haig, Bahrain Victorious’ second rider on the grid, is off the track. And as in the case of Tratnik, the main broadcaster chose not to show us any images of him. It’s almost as if they want to pretend Bahrain Victorious aren’t in the race at all.
2022-07-01T14:38:19.090Z
About time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 15:30
2 Primozh Roglich (Jumbo-Visma) 15:33
3 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 15:34
4 Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroën) 15:40
5 Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorios) 15:42
6 Benjamin Thomas (Kofidis) 15:51
7 Daniel Martinez (Ineos) 16:01
8 Connor Swift (Arkea-Samsic) 16:06
9 David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) 16:07
10 Jack Bauer (BikeExchange-Jayco) 16:11
2022-07-01T14:36:55.393Z
The second-best time ever for Roglic, whose 15:33 was 2.5 seconds off Van der Poel. The Slovenian clearly wanted to avoid taking risks in the worst corners, but this looks like a solid performance in the circumstances – not least because the conditions…
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