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There are two categorized climbs on the agenda as we speak they usually each come early. The summit of the class 3 Côte des 17 Tournants (1.4km at 5%) is simply 9.6km into the stage. The class 3 Côte de Choisel (1km at 6%) follows shortly afterwards.
The peloton has assembled for the beginning in Auffargis, the place the temperature is a cold 3°C. The mercury ought to rise in direction of 9°C or so by the end in Orlèans. An easterly wind of 20kph or so is forecast within the afternoon.
Roll-out is at 12.15 native time, with the peloton as a consequence of hit kilometre zero at 12.25.
Basic classification after stage 1
1 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma 3:48:28
2 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:04
3 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:06
4 Pierre Latour (Fra) TotalEnergies 0:00:29
5 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:32
6 Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
7 Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Movistar Crew
8 Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious
9 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
10 Florian Senechal (Fra) Fast-Step Alpha Vinyl Crew
11 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
12 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroen Crew
13 Samuele Battistella (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Crew
14 Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Crew DSM
15 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic
16 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe
17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
18 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis
19 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
20 Hugo Houle (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
The peloton should additionally face up to the seemingly overwhelming drive of Jumbo-Visma, who started bending Paris-Good to their will with a startling present of power within the finale on Sunday, when Christophe Laporte, Wout van Aert and Primož Roglič merely rode away from the peloton and crew time trialled to the end, coming residence 19 seconds up on Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and no less than 22 seconds forward of everyone else. Van Aert and Roglič yielded stage honours and the primary yellow jersey of the race to Laporte, a brand new signing from Cofidis. Roglič is already in a really sturdy place to put on that jersey in Good subsequent Sunday and, on yesterday’s proof, it might be a shock Van Aert did not notch up a stage win or two on the way in which to the Riviera.
Stage 2 of Paris-Good brings the peloton southwards from Auffargis to Orléans. The 159km stage has some early hills that ought to permit a break to forge clear, however the flat and quick strategy to the end signifies that the sprinters must be to the fore. The roads are uncovered on the run-in, nevertheless, and there are many adjustments in route, too. Echelons are at all times an occupational hazard within the opening days of Paris-Good.
