LAST: Simon Guglielmi has broken and has a gap of about three and a half minutes to the main field. About 105 kilometers remain.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo will witness the 170 kilometer long stage from Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux. The cross-country star, who also has Uno-X as one of his major sponsors, was not sure if he was the right man to advise Kristoff before a possible mass sprint.
– No, there are such big differences. There is so much more speed and thrust here. The closest thing you can compare it to is probably when we are in hockey downhill. Then you just need to come from behind and bring as much speed as possible into the race, says Klæbo to TV 2.
The Trønder had been allowed to take part in the tactics meeting with the professional team without wanting to reveal what was said there to TV 2 before the stage, but he could reveal that he was looking forward to an exciting sprint stage.
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With only one small climb (category four), today’s stage is undoubtedly considered a flat stage, which favors the sprinters. With so many sprinters in the field, it would be surprising if the stage did not end with a mass sprint.
Alexander Kristoff is the great Norwegian hope and Uno-X’ sports director Gabriel Rasch confirms this TV2 that the 36-year-old gets renewed confidence.
– We go for Alex again. We think we have succeeded in two different things in the first two sprint stages, so we are trying to make it coincide.
MASS SPRINT: Today’s stage can also offer a mass sprint, this time hopefully without crashes and falls. Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP. view more
Kristoff was number seven on Tuesday’s stage. Then Wærenskjold delivered a move that has received a lot of attention. It has therefore been discussed whether Kristoff and Wærenskjold could switch roles.
– We have talked about it, so it will be discussed. We are going through all the facts we have, but that is what we have landed on, says Rasch.
Expected finish in Bordeaux is 17:07.
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