The 2022 Tour de France’s spectacular jaunt round Denmark involves an finish at present with a 182km route down the east shoreline of the Danish mainland which is completely arrange for the sprinters to battle for victory as soon as extra.
Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen triumphed on stage 2 to silence anybody questioning Quickstep’s choice to depart Mark Cavendish at dwelling, and he shall be trying to find one other win amid a Tour de France with only a few alternatives forward for the quick males.
Which means his dash rivals shall be equally decided to get their fingers on a stage, with riders like Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) aiming to problem Jakobsen on the end in Sonderborg, a small city which straddles the Strait of Alssund.
The previous city is on the island of Als which the newer suburbs have constructed up on the mainland aspect. The peloton should cross King Christian X’s Bridge earlier than sweeping around the southern and jap edges of the city, which can convey them to a pointy left bend earlier than the cost to the end line on a road heading proper into the center of the Sonderborg known as Augustenborg Landevej.
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There are three class 4 climbs which the person within the King of the Mountains’ polka dot jersey, Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Schooling), will goal for extra factors to strengthen his grip. There may be additionally an intermediate dash shortly after the second of these climbs the place the person in sprinters’ inexperienced, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), will hope to choose up some factors.
Crosswinds might play an element, particularly within the second half of the route when the street hugs the shoreline, and the primary contenders will have to be cautious of any potential assaults which might cut up the bunch. After yesterday’s crashes, staying secure and making to the end intact would be the overriding precedence of these hoping to problem close to the highest of the final classification, like double champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) and Denmark’s very personal Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).
The Tour will pack its luggage and head to north-west France over Monday’s first relaxation day.
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Stage 2 begin time
The stage is scheduled to start at round 12:15pm BST and may end round 4:15pm BST.
Find out how to watch on TV and on-line
Tour de France protection may be discovered this 12 months on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (World Biking Community).
Dwell racing every day shall be proven on ITV4 earlier than highlights sometimes at 7pm every day. ITV’s web site lists timings right here.
Eurosport and GCN+ will present each minute of each stage. Extra on Eurosport’s protection right here and the GCN+ protection right here.
It is usually being proven on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast data right here.
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