The double defending champion, ill, did not start the time trial on Wednesday.
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A second. This is the gap between Christophe Laporte, yellow jersey, and Wout Van Aert, his dolphin. And as two Jumbo-Visma can hide another, it is their leader Primoz Roglic who completes the podium. A trio that outpaced their opponents on the flat during the first stage around Mantes-la-Ville. But this classification risks being shaken up on Wednesday March 9 during the 13.4 kilometer time trial between Domérat and Montluçon.
A time trial with a bumpy course with a climb in the end which could favor the strongest. In this game, Wout Van Aert and Primoz Roglic are among the favorites, as are Stefan Küng of Groupama-FDJ and Stefan Bisseger (EF-Education EasyPost). The contenders who have already lost time on the Slovenian favorite will have to do everything to limit the damage or take time from him to be able to hope for something on the mountain stages.