There is some heavy stuff this year among the starting riders, with riders who restart competition like Pedersen (🇩🇰 Lidl-trek), Kooij (🇳🇱 Decathlon) and Brennan (🇬🇧 Visma), on top of Cosnefroy (🇫🇷 UAE).

I didn't check whether the prologue is televised elsewhere, but in France it is not; but the 3 stages are.

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[–] CarstenBoll@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hoping Pedersen gets his first win of the season here.

[–] Deschanel2027@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess you didn't imagine having to say this sentence 6 months ago!

I suppose it depends whether he comes to just restart easily and ride miles in a peloton, or if he is already in full form.

Stage 2 is the most hilly; nothing very steep but nothing flat. It is probably the most suitable stage for a Pedersen in shape, if the sprinters aim for the other stages. And perhaps Cosnefroy is past his peak shape; I mean, he won twice this month, and I see he is still expected on the Dauphiné (which surprises me a bit), but he didn't had any significant break since January...

He won a prologue of similar length 2 years ago. That's another possibility. This one will be more punchy, not because of slopes but because of curves; it will give a first piece of information about his punch of the moment.

[–] CarstenBoll@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago

Given his injury he's had a fine spring, just... no victories. I think he'll go for wins, he's not in the habit of starting races where he isn't fighting for the win.