Overview
- Visma - Lease a Bike won the 28.4 km team time trial around Perreux on Tuesday, setting the best time on a course that finished with an 800 m steep ramp.
- EF Education posted the third-fastest time and their effort allowed Alex Baudin to retain the overall lead despite the stronger Visma ride.
- The TTT reshaped the top of the general classification with Kévin Vauquelin and Oscar Onley 12 seconds back and Matteo Jorgenson about 15 seconds behind Baudin.
- Decathlon CMA CGM underperformed in the TTT, finishing sixth and leaving Paul Seixas roughly one minute down on the leader, a result he called a 'disappointment.'
- Teams will study the Perreux data as a rehearsal for the Tour de France team time trial in Barcelona and the race now turns to punchy and mountainous stages that are expected to decide the final outcome.