De Gendt doesn't seem to be in his best shape, it's 3rd GT for him, maybe he's tired?
Does anyone know whether Tony Martin is a full go or if he's doing it TDF-style?
yesterday de Gendt cancelled his Yorkshire participation. Initially he wanted to make a decision on the 2nd rest day depending on how he feels, but as he already knew that he's not going to be good enough anyway, he informed Verbrugghe yesterday already.Maybe.
Or he has just been waiting on this stage. Wouldnt be surprised.
Tour tracker and Tissot timing don’t seem to show any intermediate time checks. Someone please tell me otherwise!
Does anyone know whether Tony Martin is a full go or if he's doing it TDF-style?
Whoever designed that page was a real genious. The table with the intermediate times is just adding riders at the bottom as they cross the point. The table with riders sorted by intermediate time doesn't have the times. And if you want to know the gaps do your numbers cause they aren't there.There are two intermediates:
https://www.tissottiming.com/2019/vue/en-us/default/Stage/10/Live
Tony Martin more than 1½ minute slower than Pawel Bernas at the first intermediate....
French vineyardsAccording to a cyclingnews article, the first 2/3 of the course is very classics-inspired. Rolling narrow roads around the Spanish vineyards. There is a lot of sharp corner where the steady rhythm can be interrupted.
It's only the last 10k which is pretty straight-forward.
It's not a ITT for the pure specialists.