The flat to undulating course to Laval suits pure specialistst. This year, Wout van Aert took the San Benedetto del Tronto ITT on the Tirreno-Adriatico, Stefan Küng took the Tour de Suisse time trial, while Stefan Bissegger powered to triumph in Paris-Nice’s chrono race.
In addition to the battle for the stage honours, the ITT will also be the first crucial outing for the GC contenders. The likes of Geraint Thomas, Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar should be able to put time into their rivals. That is, not condisering the damage that has been done by the crashes on stage 3.
Favourites stage 5 Tour de France 2021
*** Wout van Aert, Stefan Küng, Stefan Bissegger
** Brandon McNulty, Kasper Asgreen, Tadej Pogacar, Dylan van Baarle
* Søren Kragh Andersen, Stefan De Bod, Geraint Thomas, Mikkel Bjerg, Primoz Roglic
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