Tejay van Garderen and Brent Bookwalter preview the "crucial" time trial stage in the Tour De France and why all eyes will remain on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar in the jam-packed 33km ride.

Ultimately it came down to a single second, with Pogačar losing the lead to Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel despite the best efforts of Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates. These unusual tactics certainly drew the ire of a visibly frustrated Pogačar, with the Slovenian remarking after the stage finish:

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Pogačar took part in the first leg of the ride from the Swiss city of Zürich to Venice in Italy. “It fits into my nature, cycling and raising money,” he says.

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In accordance with UCI regulations, for the 33-kilometre time trial in Rouen, Pogačar will have to use a skinsuit issued by the race organisation in the colours of the polka-dot jersey, not his own specially designed model.

Pogačar, who won Amstel in 2023, launched one of his trademark attacks with about 40 kilometers (25 miles) to go in the 255.9-kilometer (158.7-mile) race.