Yesterday we already had the first stage of the ´19 Tour de France.
For a first day not bad with very pretty countrysides and with several surprises.
The winner, Mike Theunissen, is a thouroughly níce guy and it was fun to see/hear his interview after the win.

Also fun was the Spanish program as they had a guest cyclist who knew the Belgium countryside and culture very well. He explained about próper beer and próper fries; ´frietjes´. He even tought the comentators how to properly pronounce it.
Highly entertaining.

Today is a time trial. Onl7 some 27 kms. but quite crucial for how the teams, the favorites get to the first mountainous stage on day 5 already.

That tells the story of this years route btw. The organisers have decide to visit FOUR mountianous regions, spread over the whole of the Tour. To add extra spice to this alreay hot curry, they put a tricky time trial in between two Pynenee stages.

Finally, with Froome out of the runing, there is no real favorite nor is there a clear favorite team this year.
Could be good racing: Very, véry tricky program, no clear favorites.