00:00This is the real test.
00:09Machi van der Poel leads this race, equal on time with Pogacar.
00:13Fengergaard at eight seconds, Remco Evenepoel at 58 seconds now.
00:19My main goal will be to try and win the fifth stage,
00:22and then we will see after that if it's with a yellow jersey or not.
00:26It's only eight seconds, everything can happen.
00:30It can also be that Van Der Poel or Pogacar or somebody else
00:34is doing a really good time trial, and you never know.
00:42I'm proud to keep the yellow jersey for one more day,
00:45but if I'm realistic, the chance is really big, I will lose it tomorrow.
00:49It's nice to ride the TT once again in yellow.
00:53I did it four years ago as well.
00:55So, yeah, it brings back memories I will enjoy.
01:01This is one of the most important first parts of the first phase of this Tour de France.
01:07A 33 kilometre power testing con well suited to rulers, but it's the time trial ruler Remco Evenepoel,
01:20dominant on the recent Dauphiné TT, who has a golden chance to strike in the battle for yellow.
01:25Ivan Romeo, the youngest in the peloton but already the under-23 world TT champion, but despite the fastest time, the Spaniards' place in the hot seat was short-lived.
01:37The European TT champion Edoardo Affini served up a blistering time, but just as important, there's my team mate Vinagor giving a good look at what's to come.
01:50Best time by a big, big margin now, best time by a big, big margin. Come on, Edo.
02:08Don't be in the hot seat for long, eh?
02:11For him it was good to be in the car to see the course another time and also to see it at the race speed, because of course you get a different feeling of the corners and how the wind blows.
02:32The Italian setting a strong standard for his leader to follow, yet three-time French TT champion Bruno Armarei was four seconds faster than Affini at the first checkpoint and still waiting for the GC favourites to launch.
02:45Bruno Armarei, second time on the line.
02:53Remco Evenepoel, he needs now to bring back some time.
02:58World TT colours donned on the jersey and helmet.
03:03Soudel Quickstep's leader was away and finally taking charge after the third checkpoint, 11 seconds ahead of Affini.
03:18Eight kilometres left to build up a more robust advantage.
03:21South of the mate, come on, South of the mate, come on.
03:24He has completely emptied the tank, he went out of the start gate as though he was out of a gun.
03:31Remco Evenepoel now closing in on the finish line.
03:35He's going to stop the clock, smashes the time of Affini by 33 seconds.
03:4042, 36 minutes, 42 seconds this time.
03:48Jonas Wengergaard about to get started.
03:52Third overall, eight seconds down.
03:55Big moment now.
03:57Wengergaard gets going and sprints away.
03:59And very fast start there by Vengergaard.
04:05This is Tadej Pogacar, UAE team Emirates XRG.
04:10Start of Tadej Pogacar.
04:12Not quite like the bullet that Remco Evenepoel was, but not far off.
04:17You find a good rhythm and then you just put your head down and you push it.
04:37Third best time, third best time for Tadej Pogacar.
04:41He is one second slower than Remco Evenepoel at that time check.
04:50Wengergaard isn't there yet.
04:52Wengergaard is going to come through.
04:5419 minutes 30 for Wengergaard.
04:58He's one second outside Roglic's time.
05:02Wengergaard is not having a good time trial this afternoon.
05:05Something is not going well for this rider.
05:08Yeah.
05:10Jonas, it was really impressive how you countered the attack of Tadej.
05:14Really, we had to go deep, but really, really impressive.
05:18I can't say that you lost something, but it wasn't the best TT.
05:23But we keep fighting.
05:25You did your best and that's it.
05:27We have to accept it.
05:28That is great.
05:29That is great.
05:30Great.
05:31Great.
05:32Great.
05:33Super.
05:34Perfect.
05:36Perfect.
05:37Perfect.
05:38I'm good.
05:39I'm good.
05:40I'm good.
05:41He has worked this course out perfectly.
05:43He's now a minute ahead of Jonas Wengergaard on the road.
05:48He has worked this course out perfectly, he's now a minute ahead of Jonas Wengergaard on the road.
05:56He'll be happy with that tonight.
06:13Last corner.
06:1532 seconds, Wengergaard loses to Kevin Volklant.
06:19Here comes Pogacar now, final corner.
06:21He comes round the turn.
06:23I think it's safe to say now that Remko Evenepoel wins this time trial,
06:27but Tadej Pogacar has put paid a massive dent in the hopes of Jonas Wengergaard to win this Tour de France
06:36because Pogacar is on fire in this time trial.
06:4016 seconds is all he loses to Remko Evenepoel.
06:44Second fastest time.
06:46Mathieu van der Poel finishes, crosses the line.
06:5018th fastest loses 1.44 to Remko Evenepoel in the time trial.
06:56There's still a long way to go, but yeah, it's already very nice to take a stage win.
07:06Yeah, we're kind of relaxed now and now it's all focusing on this podium in Paris.
07:20No first Tour yellow jersey for Evenepoel but another knockout performance.
07:34The Belgian adds to his time trial success in the 2024 edition and again ahead of Pogacar,
07:40this time 16 seconds better off.
07:42Yet the Slovenian didn't mind back into the Maio Jaune for the first time this edition
07:48and gaps appearing, especially for Wengergaard.
07:52One jersey not enough as Pogacar heads the points classification.
07:56Jonathan Milan will wear green in his place.
07:59And no reason to give up the polka dots.
08:01Yet the GC leader will loan the jersey to UAE teammate Tim Wellens.
08:05Evenepoel the best young rider in second overall.
08:09The highs are great, but the lows brutal at the Tour de France.
