Derek Gee (Israel Premiattech) will be the last rider down the ramp in Stage 2024 of the Critérium du Dauphine, but all eyes will be on the previous rider, namely the 34.4 km test from Saint-Germain-Laval to Neulise. You will then head to the world champions Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) and Primoë Roglië (Bora-Hansgrohe).

2 people are expected to be top contenders for the Tour de France along with defending champions Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Tadej Pogañar (UAE Team Emirates), both injured in a mass crash at Itzulia Basque Country in May.

The time trial will be a key indicator of where Evenepoel and Roglië are preparing for the Tour de France and will be the first step towards overall victory at the Dauphine.

Roglich is 3rd overall, 7 seconds behind the Canadian winner of Stage 3, and Evenepoel is 13th in the 38 rider group, sitting 1st in 33rd place.

The Belgian will start the time trial at 3:42 p.m., just before the Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kus (Visma-lease the bike).

The other rider I see on stage is Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), who likes to go out on the course at 1:49 pm and set the fastest early time.

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) said on Monday that it has high ambitions for the Dauphine and is focused on the time trial. 

"I'd like to try my hand at GC, but if there's team support after the time trial, it's still a bit unknown, so I'm not sure what to do."私たちは一種の決CyclingPro.net .

Paurese suffered a knee injury and had kept him away from competition for much of the spring, but returned in time for the US Pro Road National Championship race. He wants to make an Olympic team and has put time on his TT bike.

"I've been getting a lot more and more comfortable with TT bikes and I hope I get my u-23 of being a time trial-focused rider I've let it go for a while but now I'm trying to refocus on it.

His compatriot, Sepp Kus, is also thinking about the overall classification, saying:CyclingPro.net He also works on time trial bikes. 

"There are a lot of good riders here, so we need to see what happens after TT and then go to the mountain stage. I've worked a decent amount on a TT bike, just to have a good feel on the bike. It's a long TT and making such an effort is good training."