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Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) has just started. Expect either him or compatriot Price-Pejtersen to take the early lead once this initial wave of riders reaches the finish.
A reminder that Iván Romeo (Movistar) will start today’s time trial last, after his breakaway stage win yesterday. Catch up with how he got into the yellow jersey by reading our stage report:
Critérium du Dauphiné: Iván Romeo solos to victory from breakaway on stage 3
Critérium du Dauphiné stage 4 underway
More big news coming out this morning is the reported departure of AG2R La Mondiale as a co-sponsor of the French WorldTour team, according to Le Télégramme. Read the full news story below:
Temperatures are plenty hot in Charmes-sur-Rhône, up at 30 degrees with Novak minutes away from setting off.
Make sure to look out for Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) as one of the later starters. He’s continuing to show his promise as a GC rider. Read more about him here:
Paris-Nice runner-up Florian Lipowitz moves back onto GC radar at Critérium du Dauphiné
Domen Novak (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will be the first rider to start the TT. He’s due off the start ramp at 14:15 local time in France, so in just under 10 minutes time.
Olympic and world time trial champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) is starting the day as the favourite. Read what he had to say about the ITT yesterday below:
Here’s a look at the profile of the 17.4km, with that climbing section in the middle of the route set to prove vital in the fight for the stage win.
Today’s race against the clock runs in the usual format of last to first on GC. Check out all the key start times below:
Action continues on stage 4 with a 17.4km race against the clock from Charmes-sur-Rhône to Saint-Péray, with the GC favourites expected to battle it out for the stage win.
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