first time always the worst , these riders may be on second or third infection , so although they won’t feel too bad , a test fail means thyre excluded ......
yeah , colds and flu won’t lead to exclusion , remember the huge fines for those going to work while infected , now if you don’t feel bad , you’re advised to go to work !
The day after the rest day, or the first day of a proper breakaway? This stage looks pretty dull, no massive gradients and no massive areas for attacking in the GC. Given the bigger gradients later in the week, it should be a decent sized breakaway. As such Kamna - One of the Bora hoardes. Still can't get away from his effort last week. Schachmann - this stage looks perfect for him. Went in a break last week and helped set up Kamna. Can the old 1-2 hit again today. Van Aert - Will they let him go down the road again? I think they might
Interestingly George Bennett (UAE) is out with a positive covid test, as is Luke Durbridge. Ben O'Connor not starting either.
And Majka (UAE) has COVID but a small load which allows him to continue. Twitchy bum time for anyone betting on the GC.
Just a shame Pogacar, like some domina-bitch, just COULDN'T let him get the yellow jersey. What a twat
I dont think Pog would have been at all bothered with Kamna taking the jersey. He certainly wont see him as a challenger. With the serious climbs to come Pogacar would fancy putting half an hour on Kamna. The biggest danger to Pogacar is illness.
