Just as he did last in stage 3 of last year's Tour de France, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe grabbed the yellow jersey early in this year's race. On a positively gorgeous day in the Alps and in Nice, Alaphilippe held on in the final sprint as the peloton was closing in. Check out his narrow win over Swiss cyclist, Marc Hirschi, in the screen capture I grabbed.
Our prediction was once again quite good! See the comparison below.
- Stage 02: 4h 55' 27" (actual), 4h 47' 38" (prediction), 07' 49" fast (-2.65% error)
The two big climbs were grueling. After four decades of not having mountain climbs this early in the race, I'm definitely happy with our prediction!
Check out Alaphilippe's average speed below.
- Stage 02: 10.49 m/s (37.77 kph or 23.47 mph)
Alaphilippe was in yellow for 14 stages last year. How many stages will see him in yellow this year? The French will be rooting for him to finish the entire race in yellow!
Tomorrow' third stage is classified as flat, but cyclists will do some climbing, including three category-3 climbs and a short category-4 climb. The 198-km (123-mi) stage takes riders from Nice northwest to the commune of Sisteron. Our prediction is given below.
- Stage 03: 4h 50' 26" (prediction)
I hope we can stay under 3% error!
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