Today's 41.5km time trial is tipped to be a crucial moment in this year's Tour de France. Many are saying that the final podium places will all but be decided with Wiggins expected to put time into his rivals, namely Evans.
However, this time trial is quite a technical course and not as straight forward as Wiggins would like and perhaps even favours the abilities of Evans. It will though, be an exciting race against the clock and will be a show of each riders mental toughness and individual strength.
Favourite to take out the time trial is the Swiss master of time trialing Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack) who, with Tony Martin carrying a slight injury, should indeed put in a blistering time. He is definitely my pick.
Although I don't believe this stage will be decisive in who wears yellow in Paris, this time trial, the race of truth as it is often called, is definitely an important one and will separate the men from the boys. I don't think that Wiggins will be able to put the time into Evans that he would really like and the coming mountain stages will indeed decide the tour.
My picks?
Cancellara
Martin
Wiggins
Evans
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