The first moment of truth at the 2006 Tour is a 52km time test from Saint-Grégoire to Rennes across the countryside of northeast Brittany. Mostly rolling with a flat finish, the TT should show the first signs of who can win the Tour this year. Floyd Landis and Cadel Evans will want to stamp some authority on the Tour.
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