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It's the opening stage of the grand buchla, Copenhagen
individual time trial, just over eight miles and the result will be a man in Yellow by the end of this day. So Jeremy Look, Lock is the
first man to start. He's restored in himself. He's a
Frenchman, he lives in Paris. I could have told him there's a
shorter way to Paris, then the way he will go over the next
two thousand at miles. Now, Bob role has been around
the course on his bike earlier and that they said, the crowds
are four deep all the way around these eight miles
circuit. That's going to be pretty near the population of
Denmark. It was absolutely insane. I was nervous writing it many
hours ago. The people have been there all day and they are
fired. It up, a lot of great Danish superstars in cycling
right now. Matt's Patterson is one hoping
for the early yellow Jersey and of course they have yonas Ving
ago and all the Danish people and people from around the world
have come out and covid restrictions are easing. And I
think everybody is ready for a huge spectacle and
they're going to get it starting today in the time
trial. So I think we can take around the whole course with the
Geico stage map, a bog roll has written it, I have written
it this morning, a lot of twists and turns that was before it
started raining. Meaning so making those Corners that
much more dangerous. There's one incredibly tight
corner with about 300 and 3.5 km to guess you'd say at The
Little Mermaid statue. So the top of the course that's one
of the tricky Corners. Also those two right-handers, but
right there, when they pass the Little
Mermaid just at the coast and come back into downtown.
Copenhagen some also some long,
straightaways filled, very few undulations on the course of
almost pancake flat but Long straightaways also that should
benefit a writer like silly pool, gonna get that big gear
going and start flying over, 70 kilometers an hour. And some of the
straightaways, well, the weather got a little
bit ahead of us today. We're expecting the rain later, but
it's with us now is still forecast, temperatures pretty
good. 70 degrees certainly isn't cold, wind speed Pretty
Lights. Now are other man out amongst it
is, of course, the Perino, welcome back, Steve. I'm not
sure where you are, but let's find out. Steve I'll give you some inside. Where
am I man? Hold position right now. I've never been in
this spot before. I just saw the prime minister of Denmark, I
saw the mayor of Copenhagen Christian freedom and of course,
the greatest cyclist in the world, the Matthew
vanderpol just went out and I can tell you all that ring,
even talk about, it's amazing. It's kind of like, throwing
water on a dry sponge because they just swelled out here. I
mean, it is packed right now. I wanted to give you a little
bit of insight on, basically, you guys were talking About Bob,
can you talk about how good he was? I'm sorry. Steve laughter break
up because exactly what you're saying is just happened. A
Basinger. Had that problem earlier Bob this time? He didn't
make, yeah, he got nearly enough to grief
previously. And now it's just that's how slippery it
is and be secure. You can see the desire to get the first
yellow. Jersey of the tour, getting the better of him and
going down, this is what it's all about, for be score, winning
this stage, but it might not happen because
of this crash, Well, as accounting, of course.
And we think this race will be 1 by 2 or 3 seconds today. He's
lost more than that right there. But this is the man who's having
a nightmare here and I think he's lost a little bit
of his nails, we're going to
show you a sequence of replays. Now,
in the last few minutes, Bob, this eager crashing early in his
time, trial, after about the third or fourth corner and then not more than a couple
of kilometers later busy, you're going down again and I'm not sure if it's,
because of Every bike is not set up correctly but very very
tough day for B singer one kilometer to go formative
and the pull back to rural Village. Who looks
as though he's rocking and rolling might be a good time
right behind the pole here, tremendous bike, Handler
Olympic time-traveling champion. Currently row glitch vanderpol about to catch his
Minuteman. So match you Vanderpool absolutely on fire in
the TT. This could be the new fastest time, Phil. They
look good to me. Bob, that time he's aiming got is 34 and I hope he's got some
skin left on his elbow there because he's shaving those
boards, but he's gonna continue on I think he's going past Chris
Hamilton. Yes, there's no way that this man
isn't going with the thought of a yellow Jersey. At the end in
mind here, Chris, Hamilton, in his first Tour de France, on the
left, the Australian has been passed him. A stay out of
the slipstream of vanderpol. I don't even get in the
slipstream of van der Pol. He's coming up like a train the time.
Repeat, 15 minutes. 34 is this going to be the first
shock here, Vander, Pol thought, it wouldn't
be his day today, but it could be. He's got nine
seconds. Oh, Bob it is going to be very, very
tight but he's gonna make it, he hits the line, 15 30.6 to, he
takes the lead with the question is, is it good
enough? But the average speed of 50, 1.1 kilometers, an hour,
that's pretty amazing, considering how tricky the
corners are and how many corners out. On course, I think
he should have been considerably faster than malama,
however, to have a chance at the stage win today,
but it might depend on the barometer. It might be the
rain that decides who wins
Vander Pol F? Absolutely not believing
nothing out on the porch, but if it were
dry, maybe a different story all together and we'll see how
pretty much throw glitch. Handles all the twists and turns
in danger. He's got a huge objective winning the
Tour de France in three weeks.
He cannot throw that away today. He cannot risk,
may be as much as he needs to, to win the Each. But
if he has the power on the straightaways, I think we're
going to see him right up there in the results, but he's still
good at the Moa by 17 seconds and counting down roughly, she's gonna have to put
in a kick here. He's able to match it around the
pole. He's got six seconds to do it,
he won't do it. But it's gonna be desperately desperately
clothes. That is a great start. But Matthew of and the boat,
it's gonna feel pretty happy about the time of Prima
Strawbridge. He slotted the second place,
fantastic ride by row glitch under pressure from the The
weather kept his nerve kept, his Verve and gets to the Finish
Line very competitive against Vander Pol who had much better weather
conditions. So this is a solid ride for row glitch and we'll see what
vinca go and tidy peggotty. I can do but a solid start to
the Tour de France. For one of the two leaders of the young
movies Mateen this is Matt's petersson. This could be a good
ride by the Danish Superstar a little bit quicker than van.
Der Pol at the moment but still has a ways to
go. This is a fantastic ride by
match Patterson try. Get to the line, he's got
four seconds. Three do we might have just done it. Second place,
formats predator and he is the star of Danish. I think,
just our former world champion, he got a huge huge Applause at the presentation, convene, the Go-Go better, listen to the crowd. He is the new hero in sport in
this country. The owners of indigo at the tell us how to say
his name by the lake. Yes. Madame ascher? Yes, I because it doesn't look like
vinegar when you see it written down as he settles in. Now, as we look at Karen Thomas, this
could be an important ride very quick so far. He's got a
few hundred meters, still to go. But he's right in there
against the fastest he's still in the green Bob, as he makes it
Salon. I think he might just slip away it just passes now.
But this is still a great ride by a man is projecting himself
all the way to Paris here, losing just a few seconds here
at the moment, 10 seconds or so. If you happy enough with
that, if he can survive eight, place a little bit
quicker, happy with that, then less of a little bit slower than
row glitch. But right in there, I think he might have
wanted a little bit more this from the time trunk than what he
got today. He needed the time because of
the mountains. Going now, the matter is sprinting
down the long straight towards the Finish. Now is the here. R2
of Denmark, as of last year in the Tour. De France, and they
are going to roll him all the way down here. Is he gonna match the time? He
still got a chance it about 22 seconds off. The best time as he
approaches the line out. This would be absolutely
incredible. If finger go could Max the time of and appalled, he
puts his head down. He looks up. He puts
his head down. He's got seven seconds to ride.
The last few hundred meters. It's going to be tight. 25
coming up. He's not gonna make
it but he's going Very very close,
they'll appreciate that third-best. Just who s off just better than
his teammate. Primo struggler. So he moves into third, they
were almost on the same s so row glitch and vinca. Go both
ready to rumble in the Tour. De France, the face of Filippo garlow in
the start house. Can he said the best time? A got you all smiles as he
watches he's under ways. The world
champion. Ronda is a guy is as 18 times, I win, since 2009
teeth and 21, race wins the heart. Pre-race, favorite,
all eyes will be on the Italian. Philly, pull Ghana to get the
first yellow Jersey of this year's Tour de France and big pressure from
his any, Odd Squad. Well, An ordinary is in the start out.
He's actually chasing one minute behind Filippo Gana. And now, Bob the time to find
out, he's worried about a possible knee injury, but he's
made the tour and he says, I'm still not sure. This is going to be critical for the team of you humble these
muff, and the chances of wild fan art, a great chance to upset
the apple cart Filippo Ghana, maybe the hot favourite,
but this Rider, because of his ability to slow down to handle the corners. Well, and accelerate back up to speed,
probably better than anybody. I think this rain gives Wild And art a bit of an advantage
over Philly, pool Ghana. What is matter of a man who and
right behind the two of them in about 40 seconds, we're going to
see the start of the tour winner last year. And the year
before today, peggotty back with the world time trial
champion. This supersonic skin suit
specially made a for Filippo
Gana because his team always believes
in marginal gains literally mold it to the shape
of his body as he settles in and various in the starter
house. Gotcha descends almost a smile.
This man just loves racing a bike. He really doesn't feel
any pressure and that's why so difficult to beat not the Rogue
live safely in the Finish along with Ving ago type. Oh gosh, it looks like the
rains. He's just a little bit. Still
following still falling but typo got great at everything
grated bike handling time. Trialling climbing sprinting.
Today be could be a chance for today. People got to get an
advantage over his rivals. Straight up on stage. Number
one, in the Tour de France. This is going to be very
interesting to see how he goes well behind about. On art is Robbie
Hunter. Let's hope he's found the control volume Robbie, can
you pick us up now is his film back on track for? Absolutely
just pulled over from actual fact. What behind rocks?
And that's right now, you have been a fantastic ride for what.
It seems to me from what I've seen so far
the guys that is that the Bike skills seem to be
navigating the school, so much better than the others. And as
we know if I connect is one of those, so seems to be on track
for having a good ride. That was Danny. Oliver crucial
coming in eyes time was pretty slow. Oh, how's that art having
trouble with that left-hander? And just after Philly, pogona, look to be going. A lot faster
though, coming into that. So let's see how that translates,
Phil, absolutely, but he's getting
into the long straights towards the Finish. Now got wild has
been riding for nine and a half minutes so he's got to be in six
minutes inside six minutes now for the Finish Now, Robbie is mood. I think
he's up behind today, pool. Gotcha, Robbie Hunter. Are you
there? Absolutely right behind Target
baggage. All right now, seen him go down some of these
straight sections above 60, to 63 kilometers an hour, which is
absolutely amazing. We are coming into the final
part of the course, which is the last tricky section. If you get through this and
looks like he's having a good ride and navigating his way
through what seems to be a good start to the Tour de France. Absolutely. And I think that's
brought the answer to his papa. Today is racing to show his Was
today as well. He's looking very smooth quickly
off that been back into his style. He carries number one
because he's won the Tour. De France, not just last year,
but the year before Looking of four kilometers to go
as we go around the harbor here. Well, Bernard Clips, The Bays,
the crowd still waving at him, they know this money was an
absolutely here to win the Tour. De France last year
with his fine riding. I will know, by his time whether
his knees feeling better or worse, that's for
sure. He going 11 minutes. Now, these are the cobbles gotta just absolutely stopping
through the whole goodness gracious, that shows you how
slipper they are. Made it through there safely, not on the
time trial Bars, by the way, down on the brake levers, through this corner, very treacherous conditions that
has not changed in the closing, couple of
kilometers is that is the chicky
stretch for sure. As he led the back
wheel went there, as we look back at that and then that to clipped his wings
for a little bit pretty. Now, he's back into position. Everybody just loves this kid,
whatever country you represent because of the way he approaches
this race, it's fun. It's not a big business deal. It's he wants to ride. Give his
best. Now coming up towards the finish. This is Gala coming
in the tide to be. This 1530,
can the world champion deliver on
the day? He's not fall away from the
line. He's got nine seconds. Eight seconds to go. It's gonna be a Sprint finish.
Forget abandoned police are on his seat eight. He's done it.
He's turning up of two point. Six four seconds, that'll be Ryan. Round it down
to three seconds. Whole Philly. Pogona delivers when he
needed to that. Could be the first yellow, Jersey of the
Tour de France will find out in about a minute Wen. Hua fan, art
comes to the finish line, but a great ride by by Ghana under very difficult conditions.
Well, he's gonna be here in 58 seconds at the moment, he
crossed the line there to beat that time of Ghana. It's going
to be a tough call, but he's got a good time on the border of
the moment, get there, at least this. To be the big surprise 15
minutes and he could well, take it on the ligand has not won
this. By any means, he should have the strength to
come down here. So any problems with his knee on? Now, through the window, Val try, not can see the
Finishing Line and he's closing in on it like a
missile as he spits his teeth here. The
former Champion comes home now and look at that
time. 5.67 seconds without fan. Art is
a gain another Belgian phenomenon, 32 mile an hour
average under these conditions is spectacular. What a great
bike ride by wild fan art? That could stand the test of
time. Maybe this Rider is the only who
man who can beat him tidy forgot to the defending tour
Champion, but it is amazing. The startled to hear put Ghana,
vinod, poke at you in that order of the storehouse, it
smaller range Felipe and here comes poke at you. Now it's gonna be a very good time
15:22, he won't know. Of course, What man art has just delivered
nor Filippo gonna, but he will not be far off this
course, and this will be a real feather
in his cap and one upload to the rest of the Tour de France.
If Daddy forgot your pulls on the, my yo, Sean, no cyclist has ever led. The
race start to finish. Ja cockatiel came close but not quite there as he comes up to light. It's
just passed through. Hey but what a delivery by
today? Put catcher second-best time. There's no better way to start
your defense of your tour title than that and heaven forbid. He
was taking it easy through the corners fell for his Rivals.
That is a real indication of how tough he's gonna be to beat
this three weeks of racing in the Tour de France. Great ride by pull.
Gotcha, well, there's the helicopter pad
and I hope they all move before. The helicopter comes in.
But there they are. They got the best view in the house
here. Over the island of Denmark were on two islands,
by the way, Denmark linked by Ridges will see them tomorrow. Least one of them you tsagaan out. On course,
taking it very easy. Also change the CPD. Everybody loves
pizza and he can guide round on one leg. He likes. There's the
overall standings fan art. Now, it's all just happened. 1522 /,
catcher comes in to back Gana who is in first,
but finishes in third at five seconds and Applause,
slips to Fourth medicine, slips down to fifth. All of them, a
bunch, the best bike riders in the world. Got reported that
Christoph. The port has Fallen after having started
quite well, grease off the port. One of the
other yellow Riders and maybe going a little bit too
quickly. Well we'll see about how he gets
on the Kevin vivanco. So getting ready for the start to let's try and show you that
crash of Christoph. Laporte this is afterward few Corners
later Christoph Laporte has gotten back up trying to write here is the I'll just slip. This is he sat
up to start to initiate the corner. He went down after a really solid start for
Laporte. So see if he can't collect himself
and get back on track. But generally speaking, fill the
times are so close. There's no way you can make up the
difference from falling to the Finish Line pretty solid
effort. And without that crash one would imagine he would have
had a very quick time. I'll tell you the screaming
showing the three seconds slower than the best time at. Finish when he felt. So that's really has a spoiled
his right that crash but he hits the line. Still in
21st place he was on a top-10, a might have been a top five if
he hadn't heard that for that was a very good ride. And
remember, he's the teammate to of Primo shrug liege and of
Jones's finger go. This is evil, a doubt here at
the mall for Quick Step. Sadly, the quickstep team
deciding not to bring the Sprinter Mark Cavendish, who
equal? The Eddy merckx his record of 34 stage wins last
year? I've got to say, I feel sad.
Yes, I'm biased because Mark is a pretty cyclist from the Isle
of Man. But he's in good form and is just wonderful his
championship. And I really should be riding gear, giving
the chance to record holder, Luca met sketch
on the is way for bike exchange Australia Gingka a tremendous leader in his own right but watch him
to be the last man standing before Dylan. On a vegan on his day, the fastest man in
cycling going through the Sprint stages,
starting tomorrow film should have a Sprint to the
Finish Line tomorrow in city, but just so interesting to see
how they cross these 18, km Long Bridge lever, mile bridge, because the Finish is just on
the other side that know what year, they're the streets. It's gonna be a big battle over
that bridge. One certainly not to be missed, especially wild
ride in the last few kilometers. If not many
kilometers before that, depending on what the windows
throughout the day, They did not close enough all out on course and it does seem
to be drying up considerably at the moment. Film it is a keep
looking out of this little puddle by a window in this rain
spots in it again, but it seems to be a tale of two halves is
cause just at the moment. So be be a lamp is out on
course, here. Passing the polka dot Jersey, so I say there's no real competition for the king of
the mountains in demo. I want to remember, Bob I sat on
the committee once when they were going to make a king of the
mountains, compulsory in every race in the world. Like
they do the green jersey in the yellow Jersey and I pointed
out as a will, how are you gonna cope with Denmark? Because there's no Hills. They said, oh, so the answer was
that rule never came in. Yeah. Welcome back. As we look out
across, Denmark and to everybody's surprise. We are
thinking that we are waiting for confirmation. Just crossing,
the line is a new leading time in the Tour de
France, totally, unexpected. And we're just waiting to confirm
that at the moment. As you rejoin, the action here in the
time, trial, remember the overall leader with the best
time so far today with a time of 15 minutes and 22 seconds was white van art but now it is
evil. A Who has delivered the time tile of his life for
quickstep and were just waiting to get confirmation of his time, it is wearing the stripes of the
former champion of Belgium. And look at that clock, aiming at the time of 1522 of judging by his face. He knew
it was on as he came down at Homestead.
150 out 40 seconds to go. It was incredible. Bob, and look at that. Nine seconds
to go is counting down. Saw the line crossed it. It and he
got across the line by 4.55
which will actually show a five.
Second Advantage could be always round to the nearest whole second. That's not bad. Is
it what fan art absolutely shattered. It seemed like
watching that time of evil and part both from Belgium by the way but Evelyn part, I mean you got
to hand it to him. That was a spectacular Rod. Stay, we just
had a mechanical problem. Somebody not enjoying the party
at the moment in honor, right? Who's on the same team after a
fall here? Same team as the man is sitting
in the hot seat at the Finishing Line. What's up?
Like he slipped on the banana.
Did not slip on the banana peel.
Luckily, it did come out of the crowd
though, but you kill owner, a, a Danish writer, by the way?
Yeah, coming to grief there, and she told pick caught, he's very close behind the
rider. Who started one minute in front of him, but looking at
the time, as we know on the road for 14 minutes, he's
approaching last kilometer. There's the right in front of him, that is Nathan, very sorry. That
is it early, Alienation. It's going to be close, but it's
a solid ride by Pitcock so far closing in the last
kilometer current Olympic mountain bike.
Champions, very drinkable right? Yes, everything also like about
fanart. Exactly cycle crosses, well,
current world champion. Yeah, he's good at Double world
champion. He's also been world champion at Junior and senior
level. On the face Court, Nathan van
hooijdonk. I'm going straight by him and drives on to get
first sighting of the corner. He's been on the road for 1445
and leave Lamport even at this late stage. Most encounters
chickens just yet the pig got is after him in his
first Tour de France. Very aggressive young bike rider
from London. Now he swings round towards the
state. There's the situation, 1517,
it's gone, it's gone. And I really think
that evil, a can now breathe, a big sigh of relief and begin
to celebrate. Serious effort by Tom Peacock, thank you. Wanted to show what
he was worth but it's falling far short of evil a performance
today. The time of giving twins now, he's just going to be about 15
to 16 on the Dave. And better bail is 15. Tom pick up a very good ride. First Tour de
France, the youngsters, as we all know,
has a big future in this event. Isola is coming in the last man
to start from the start House of the 176 riders in the torque. So this will close it down and
it will not be chained. The tears are going to pop here.
They have to, they have to, he has won the
stage and the yellow Jersey, awaits evil, a of Belgium and marks alert himself, Pretty
solid by writing and take his own. He likes to get up there
straight now because it's winning time as well. Gone, 132nd of the 176 starters, Eve, lamport's, emotion
emotional of course, because he just won the opening
stage, he had the Synod such a roller coaster, this season. We remember, in Paris, roubaix,
he crashed a couple of miles from the Finish Line after a
spectator, stepped out to cheer for him and somersault it into the
ground. God up. Finish in the top ten impressive, but he
was right there for a Podium, he was disqualified. The bowel
Wall tour of Belgium, just a couple of weeks ago before the
national championships for aggressive riding during the
lead out for time bonuses, against the lotto Squad and then he was second, he was
beaten by Remco avin, a poll in the time trial championships of
Belgium just over a week ago, so an incredible ride and a, for a little bit of redemption,
and I've got to go a long ways, this is the most massive result.
And his career for Evelyn part, what a great ride
by the quickstep, man, and quickstep can breathe a sigh
of relief relief, and let the rest of the
results come in. The sprit stages. For Fabio jakobson, 31
is a way I can see. 7 started to get in there with his
interview, microphone to off-camera to our left. Hopefully they'll speak in
English there because ourselves a
Frenchman who speaks very good English and shoulders, like
Evelyn put Tivoli Gardens. Yeah, g NE peut.
This is where the presentation was a few a
couple of days ago, and Thursday
night till down there, watching the
big screen. Yep. That left it closed for the
Tour. De France to enjoy the show on a big screen down
there all day. What a shame, the weather hasn't shown. But I
suspect that Eve Lampert, wouldn't agree with me. It didn't seem to slow him down.
He was had very similar conditions to white van art to
tell people God's defilippo, Ghana man's Patterson Jonas,
Ving ago. Yeah. But Evelyn part was the
strongest and took the chances in the corners. Well, that's a
chunk it out that it is Bob evil. I'm part of Belgium gets
his first ever victory in his third Tour de France, 15
minutes, 17 seconds of an art thought, he'd done enough to
win. He lost by five seconds. Tidy package, a hippie jumping
around with joy to get third on that cross quality of a time
trial. He beat the world champion Filippo Ghana as well. And that year than the, Paul who
won the first days last year and got yellow. He lapped
me. Contemporary, fifth match, pedis. Informal world champion flew the flag for Denmark in 62.
Bingo, go. Another Danish writer finished. Seventh second
last year in the Tour de France. Prima's, Rutledge there
as well. His teammates, both really the big favorites
for this year's tour along with for gotcha about Kamala mercredi, really is
a time trial is after winning the Dutch championships,
just 10 days ago and Dylan turns completing the
top 10.
