LesDiablesRouges said:
Too many good Tt’ers For Alaphilippe to finish third. That being said I think he’ll lose 20-30 seconds to Thomas tomorrow.
Still like WVA for the win and I think it could be a convincing win as well.
The problem is that other than Van Aert and Kragh Andersen, there are a lot of arrows pointing in the negative direction for all other specialists:
Schachmann has looked subpar in the race and spent a lot of energy in the race.
Asgreen has patrolled the front the entire race and is tire.
Tony Martin has done the same and the route doesn't suit him.
The same goes for Lampaert who also seems to be on the down since his win in Suisse.
Kwiatkowski may not be allowed to go all out and disappointed at nationals.
Castroviejo may not be allowed to go all out and has been garbage the entire season, except for nationals.
Dennis, well.
Küng has been subpar the entire season and will not like the route.
Oliveira could actually be a dark horse but does he still have the level?
EF boys (Bettiol, Langeveld, Scully) are unlikely to podium and Bettiol didn't look good today where he was in the break.
Durbridge and Hepburn should have been the main engines for the TTT where the team sucked.
Rosskopf could be a possibility, but I don't think he can beat Alaphilippe. He might have had his eyes on this stage the entire race, but he needs to confirm his Vuelta TT, which he hasn't been close to doing this season.
Matthews has been too active in the race to be a contender for tomorrow.
Haga has had a heavy schedule and been riding a bit on the front but he could do the sneaky one like in the Giro.
Dowsett and Politt ride for Katusha.
Then you have the GC riders like Thomas of course but also Kruijswijk, Porte or even Buchmann, Yates or Fuglsang but the last mentions won't beat Alaphilippe.