It’s not red, but it’s just like that. In the final hectometres of the team time trial in Utrecht, Primoz Roglic came back into the middle of his teammates and indicated he would cross the finish line in the lead, donning the first leader’s jersey. The Jumbo-Visma finally offered this honor to their Dutchman Robert Gesink (36 years old). Still, it’s the Slovenian who makes the best operation among the leaders.
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Behind him, Richard Carapaz benefited from a very solid INEOS Grenadiers team around Ethan Hayter, Dylan van Baarle or Ben Turner. The Ecuadorian, but also Tao Geoghegan Hart and Pavel Sivakov are 13 seconds behind Roglic, one less than Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl). The little Belgian prodigy impressed, especially at the expense of a final stint that saw his teammates seriously stick out their tongues at his bike. Behind these three teams the gap is bigger: Simon Yates (BikeExchange – Jayco) is at 31 seconds, Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) at 33.
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Further down you need to go down to 41 seconds to find Jai Hindley and Wilco Kelderman’s Bora-Hansgrohe, down to 42 for Mikel Landa and the Bahrain-Victorious. Enric Mas, a minimal contender for the podium, made a bad operation even if it was expected with a payoff of 43 seconds, just ahead of the 46 of Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana). Ben O’Connor and the AG2R Citroën conceded 55 seconds, the note is salty for the EF Education EasyPost by Rigoberto Uran and Esteban Chaves (1’19”).
The ranking of favorites
| Primoz Roglic | Jumbo Visma | |
| Richard Carapaz | INEOS Grenadiers | +13” |
| Remco Evenepoel | Quick Step Alpha Vinyl | +14” |
| Simon Yates | BikeExchange – Jayco | +31” |
| Joao Almeida | UAE team Emirates | +33” |
| Jai Hindley & Wilco Kelderman | Bora Hansgrohe | +41” |
| Mikel Landa | Bahrain Victorious | +42” |
| Enric Mas | Movistar | +43” |
| Miguel Angel Lopez | Astana Kazakhstan | +46” |
| Thymen Arensmann | DSM team | +53” |
| Ben O’Connor | AG2R Citroen | +55” |
| Rigoberto Uran & Esteban Chaves | EF Education – EasyPost | +1’19” |
| Louis Meintjes and Jan Hirt | Intermediate Market – Wanty – Gobert | +1’25” |
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