MILLAR SAYS

Corners, hills or technically challenging? Nope. Gone are the days of the kamikaze short prologue where every corner was a potential accident. This is back-to-basics time trialling where you take your brain out before the start and replace it with a giant sponge to soak up the pain. Flat, fast and fun-free at 55kph. Never mind the speed, drool over the latest aero technology, live power outputs and wind tunnel-honed positions. It’s almost as if they had someone like Tony Martin in mind for the first yellow jersey.