Crunch time for Ineos Grenadiers leaders in Tour de France time trial

Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) at the Tour de France
Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Richard Carapaz heads into Wednesday’s 27.2km Tour de France time trial from Changé to Laval as the best-placed Ineos Grenadiers rider in the overall standings but with Geraint Thomas almost 30 seconds down on last year’s winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), both riders will be looking to deliver standout performances.

Carapaz currently sits third on GC, 31 seconds off yellow and ahead of both Pogačar and last year’s runner-up Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma). The 2019 Giro d’Italia winner came into the Tour as one of four possible cards for Ineos to play in the battle for the yellow jersey, but after crashes and time losses derailed both Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart, it’s the rider from Ecuador who currently sits at the top of the pecking order within the British team.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.