After two levels ending in bunch sprints within the 2024 version of Paris-Good, the final classification battle will get underway on Tuesday’s stage 3 in Auxerre for the primary staff time trial of the season.
The stage is 26.9km lengthy and whereas it begins with a flat run-out alongside the Yonne River, the course has two small climbs, each of which tip as much as between 5 and 6% grades.
The primary climb comes after 5 kilometres and is the gentler of the 2, climbing about 200 metres in elevation over two kilometres. The second, the Côte de Jussy, begins after a false flat and is 2.6km lengthy, with a steeper 5.8% grade within the first half and a a lot gentler strategy to the highest.
Riders will lose all of the elevation they gained on the climb on the quick second half of the race. The groups will wish to save somewhat bit for the marginally uphill last kilometre.
In 2023, it was Jumbo-Visma, that led the way in which for Jonas Vingegaard, profitable the stage with 23 seconds on UAE Workforce Emirates of the eventual general winner Tadej Pogačar.
This yr, the contenders have shifted round their programmes, with Vingegaard opting to race Tirreno-Adriatico and Pogačar beginning his season with a ridiculous 80km solo assault in Strade Bianche.
Visma-Lease a Bike have Olav Kooij ready to take the race lead from Groupama-FDJ’s Laurence Pithie as the highest three riders together with Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) are tied on time within the standings.
If Kooij cannot make it over the climbs, his teammate Matteo Jorgenson is true behind within the GC, 4 seconds behind.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) is simply behind at six seconds, whereas Lidl-Trek have Mattias Skjelmose at eight seconds tied with Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers).
Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) is among the many different contenders all on the identical time at 10 seconds from the highest three.
Regardless of the end result on Tuesday, the groups will undoubtedly be placing all the newest time trial tech on show, together with Visma and their very bizarre new providing from Giro.
Comply with stage 3 of Paris-Good dwell with Cyclingnews.
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