Team time trials are not everyone’s cup of tea, but the triple T on stage 3 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has left this race, formerly known as the Dauphiné, poised rather nicely indeed as we head into the mountains.
After three breakaways, one sprint, and one TTT, the eight-stage race takes a big shift in focus, with three successive summit finishes to light up the battle for the yellow jersey and, atop the Plateau de Solaison on Sunday, decide it.
