In the morning before the TTT began, each of the 22 teams went out for a final recon ride of the 28k course from Vannes to Plumelec.
Alexander Kristoff.
Steven Kruijswijk and Wilco Kelderman.
A good morning wave from TT specialist Svein Tuft.
Trek.
Nathan Haas awaits his teammates.
Mark Renshaw.
Receiving directions from Michal Kwiatkowski.
Talking with the DS in the team car.
FDJ.
Winner Anacona.
Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana, and Jose Herrada.
Quintana gives instructions.
Rohan Dennis.
Wout Poels.
Geraint Thomas.
Merhawi Kudus and Daniel Teklehaimanot.
As the team prepared for the TTT, team owner and Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkoff rode behind them wearing Peter Sagan’s Slovakian champion’s kit even though he has been publicly critical of Sagan’s string of second and third place finishes this season.
Alberto Contador.
Dani Navarro and Luis Angel Mate.
Bora.
