The first two stages were for the sprinters but now are about to start what is expected to be the decisive stage of the race. It's the Time Trialist's time to shine and the best of the PCT and some of the CT are in attendance to try their luck.
Favourites
FL
TT
RS
PR
FL
TT
RS
PR
Zmorka
74
82
75
82
Haugard
72
79
77
79
Paillot
70
80
74
80
Beniusis
71
79
73
78
Gonzalez Salas
70
80
76
80
Rekita
72
79
73
78
Sütterlin
71
80
77
80
Dillier
69
79
76
78
Dunbar
69
80
77
77
Norsgaard
73
79
75
77
There are no intermediate time checks today, so it'll all be a surprise till a rider reaches the finish!
John is the first rider we catch up with. He sets a time of 21'22".
De Luna improves it to 21'6".
Malori improves it further to 21'1".
Mostov ties the fastest time.
Weemaes improves the best time to 21 minutes even.
Teammate Potocki is a further second faster.
Bevin goes faster at 20'57".
Quuade significantly improves it to 20'50".
Teammate Sipos can't go faster and loses 3 seconds.
O'Loughlin gets close but he is a second slower.
Daniel does improve it to 20'49".
Marryatt is a second slower.
Marchewka loses 2 seconds...
...and so does Oram.
Brunel does set a new best time of 20'45".
Tessom is 5 seconds down.
Eaton loses 3 seconds.
So does Verona.
Sterbini goes fastest at 20'44".
Affini is 3 seconds down.
Fraile is the new leader at 20'43".
Politt ties the best time.
Fominykh loses 4 seconds.
Powless is the new leader with a time of 20'42".
Wolf can't make an impact and loses 7 seconds.
Norsgaard takes over the hot seat with a time of 20'40".
Dillier immediately ties the top time.
Sutterlin lays a marker down for the top favourites with a new best time of 20'24".
Beniusis is 6 seconds slower.
Bissegger loses 10 seconds to the top time.
Haugard does better, losing 3 seconds and slotting into 2nd.
Van Niekerk loses 8 seconds.
Gonzalez Salas ties the best time!
Sajnok loses 8 seconds.
Dunbar also ties the current best time!
Rekita loses 5 seconds.
Zmorka blows away the previous best to post a new leading time of 20'25".
Paillot loses nine seconds which puts him in a four way tie for 2nd!
Eredenebat loses 17 seconds.
Silvestre is the best TT rider among the sprinters and he loses 45 seconds today.
Hayakawa completes his ride to close us out, losing nearly 4 minutes and his leader's jersey.
Today's winner - Marlen Zmorka.
It's a 1-2 for Los Pollos on the day as the judges award 2nd to Sutterlin behind obvious winner Zmorka. Gonzalez Salas completes the podium. The GC is a different story though, as Paillot and Dunbar move into the podium spots behind our stage winner today on countback, with Gonzalez Salas in 4th and Sutterlin 5th. Positions 2 to 5 basically flipped on its head between the stage and the GC. Hayakawa continues to lead the Points with Selimovic leading the KOM. Bissegger now leads the U25s with Los Pollos taking over the Teams classification leadership.
