I recall when cameras were watching him, waiting to abandon at any moment. He gestured for the camera guys to leave him alone, and they went, while he abandoned them.
Finnish commentator said there would be no chance to make the time limit but I don't think it will be a problem. Overall these stages which are easy in the beginning before heavy climbing in the other half aren't too bad.
I was in 2017, I was in the area where I was able to see riders going in two directions. Standing in the area where Avenue George V meets Champs-Elysées. Also a view to the intermediate sprint but there wasn't true sprint that year.
I tend to read five pages on each thread on one day, apart from race threads where I look entire one if it's interesting.
I'm currently 70 pages behind in Pogacar thread.
Seeing that three stages is probably most likely, I would think something like this.
Stage 1 - GD in Edinburgh or Glasgow, hilltop finish
Stage 2 - flat stage, maybe ending in Liverpool
Stage 3 - hilly stage around Wales