Its the team time trial today at the tour and its going to be FAST, nine riders combining to maximize their speed and put their team leaders in a position to win the tour.
This is an insanely difficult stage, not because of the profile or the distance, but because in a time trial you go at 110% effort from start to finish. The effort for the stage today is maximum, this is where you get an edge over your rivals, this shows where a team is in terms of unity. If a team does well in this stage it means they are united in their effort and goals for the tour.
Luckily there's only 22 possible winners from today's stage so I might get my prediction right. Team SKY would have been my outright favorite for today, but with the crash injuring a couple of them, it's highly unlikely they'll win today. I have no doubt they will be in the top 5 though... I hope.
So my Winning team for today - BMC
Outside favorites - SKY, Quickstep, Garmin Sharp.
Map and profile of today's stage - http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-4
Henry ICEman Uys @met_uys
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