Yves Lampaert won a rain-drenched opening time trial in 15 minutes 17 seconds, while Geraint Thomas was slowed down by his gilet
Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers survived a clothing error in the Copenhagen rain to make a solid start to the 2022 Tour de France, as the race got under way with an opening individual time trial in the Danish capital.
“I did think about taking it off but it would have been a bit dodgy. The main thing is the legs felt good, really good to be fair. When I put the power down I had plenty of it. Mentally it was one of the hardest time trials I’ve ever done.” The 23-year-old Slovenian, reserved in the earlier and more technical sections of the course, picked up pace towards the finish in a demonstration revealing that he had maintained the flying form that had recently secured victory in his native tour.
The Tour’s superstars opted to pick their start times according to the predicted weather conditions, but the best-laid plans backfired when the heavens opened almost as the stage began. Staying upright and minimising risk on the Tour’s opening stage immediately became the priority but even so the slick city streets caught out some.
In what is expected to be a stressful and hectic weekend of racing, prior to Monday’s lengthy transfer to northern France, a second all-too-familiar story is shadowing the peloton after French prosecutors, coordinating with Europol, confirmed that their third raid in a year – and second in a week – on the Bahrain Victorious team, was in pursuit of prohibited substances.
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