Among the vineyards of Burgundy there will be no time to admire the landscape in the Tour of France, where specialists in the fight against time and favorites for the general will compete to take the first time trial25.3 kilometers between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin.
Although it is not many kilometers, The time trial will be demandingwith a first part more physical and another more technical, which will require a lot of attention.
Almost everyone with any ambition for the stage has come to the vineyards of Burgundy to reconnoitre the stage, which promises a tough battle and which will not leave much room for doubt on the actual fitness of the runners.
The top favorite is the Belgian Remco Evenpoel, world champion of the discipline, but as he himself admits, in a grand tour by stages”The favourites for the general classification must always be taken into account“.
“If I win it will be a dream,” said the Belgian, second in the general classification, 45 seconds behind Pogacar.I don’t set any goals beyond winning.“If I can get some time off them, that will be perfect for me, but I know they are always strong on these types of stages,” said Evenpoel, referring to Pogacar and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard.
The first section is a false flat ascending section that will require a lot of power and that leads to the Curtil-Vergy peak, a 1.6 kilometre climb with an average gradient of 6.1%.
“It will be a four-minute climb where you have to be very strong. In general, the course is going well for me, it’s a tough time trial,” said the Belgian.
Once this level has been reached, the time will come to put the developments to the maximum to a very technical descent zone where specialists will be able to get the most out of their bikes. The best will reach an average speed of 53 km/h on a course that will take them half an hour.
Pogacar also named the Belgian as the big favourite for the stage win. The Slovenian, who last year lost his chances of fighting for the overall in a stage against the clock, considered Friday’s stage to be “crucial”.
“Remco is the favourite, he is world champion for a reason and he is winning many time trial stages. He will be the reference tomorrow,” said the Slovenian who will start two minutes later than the Belgian.
The Slovenian assured that is “looking forward” to testing himself on this route He admitted several months ago: “That profile suits me well too, I’m going to try to give it my all.”
A tough and difficult stage in which the margins will not be definitive, but which can begin to shape the general classification.
Where to watch the Tour de France 2024
In Spain, the Tour of France It can be followed on television in Spain through the signal of telesport and through the platform RTVE Play. Besides, Eurosport broadcasts all the matches live through its television channels and streaming platform Max.
The television signal can also be followed through LaLiga+ y EITB.
On Teledeporte, the narration will be led by Carlos de Andrés which will be accompanied by Peter Delgado and the guests who will attend each of the stages.
On Eurosport, the broadcast is led by Juan Clavijo, Antonio Alix y Javier Ares with the comments of Saul Miguel Garrido Eduardo Chozas Juan Antonio Flecha Alberto Contador.
Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Gerorges – Gevrey-Chambertin, 25.3 km (CRI)
Departure of the first runner: 13.05 hours (11.05 GMT)
Expected arrival of the last runner: 17.29 (15.29 GMT).
2024-07-05 06:00:31
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