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Here it is; the last chance to grab that yellow jersey. This stage is not unlike the 2018 Tour de France time trial stage and even more like the 2017 World Championships time trial parcours; both won by Tom Dumoulin. Primož Roglič came 8th and 2nd, respectively, but he has had a tendency to crash during Tour de France time trials, let's hope not today. Thibaut Pinot was born in the starting city, Lure, lives in Melisey where his father is mayor and which we'll pass through, and he has been doing quite well in time trials in recent years.
Winner: TBD
Plateau des Mille Etangs (Thousand Ponds Plateau)
A vast region, shaped by glaciers that disappeared 12,000 years ago, having dug a thousand and one basins in which ponds and peat bogs have nestled. From this mosaic of earth and water flow landscapes of forests of oaks, beeches and firs, meadows, ferns, heather and broom. Dotted here and there, large boulders bear witness to the legacy of the Ice Age. Men then joined forces with nature to shape these wild landscapes.
Richie Porte
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Primoz Roglic, with an honorable mention for van Aert if he does it full gas.
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I have to say Tom; I really hope he's (almost) back to his prime to grab a victory here (and gain a few places in the GC).
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