11:00 - Chris Froome: "It’s fast and flat"
GC favorite Chris Froome has just completed his recognition of the course. "It’s fast, flat, and hopefully it’s going to be a good day for us", the Brit told letour.fr. "Richie [Porte] is going well. I’m feeling good, so hopefully it’s a day we can take some time from the other GC contenders. I don’t think we’ll be looking at victory with guys like Tony Martin but it depends if he’s sick or not." Froome has a maximum gear of 56x11 while Martin usually uses 58x11.