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Netherlands' Mike Teunissen of the Team Jumbo Visma strains during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time trial over 27.6 kilometers (17 miles) with start and finish in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Netherlands' Mike Teunissen of the Team Jumbo Visma strains during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time trial over 27.6 kilometers (17 miles) with start and finish in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Thibault Camus/Associated Press

Tour de France 2019: Live-Stream Schedule, TV Info, Route for Monday's Stage 3

Rob BlanchetteJul 7, 2019

The 2019 Tour de France crosses the French border during Stage 3 on Monday.

Teamย Jumbo-Visma, featuringย Mike Teunissen, posted the fastest time at theย Stage 2 team time-trail. Sunday's TTT result allowedย the Dutchman to retain the yellow jersey.

Stage 3 is less challenging than the mountainous events ahead. Theย 214-kilometre route will require stamina, timing and discipline, with rapid climbing essential at its conclusion.

Date: Monday, July 8

Time: 11.20 a.m. local, 10.20 a.m. BST, 5.20 a.m. ET

Route: Binche, Belgium to Epernay, France

TV:ย Eurosport, ITV (UK), NBC (U.S.)

Stream:ย Eurosport (viaย Sky Go),ย ITV Hub,ย NBC Sports

Preview

Jumbo-Visma laid down a marker down in Stage 2.

Teunissen leads the general classification by 10 seconds, butย Team Ineos andย Geraint Thomas were 20 seconds behind in second spot, providing the champion with a solid placing.

This is the second time the Tour has visitedย Epernay, with the race passing through the Champagne region in the north-east of France.

The Tour provided route details for this year's stages:

General classification contenders are expected to seek out comfortable team rides on Monday, and the top names will be attempting to establish a foundation for the their campaigns.

A category-4 climb will challenge the field at the 173-kilometre mark, and the peloton could be split, with teams revealing their tactics towards the end of the stage.

Sprint specialists might struggle during Stage 3, while classic riders will favour the terrain and layout.

The diversity ofย Peter Sagan could allow him to prevail in Epernay.

Slovakia's Peter Sagan crosses the finish line of the 117th edition of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, between Compiegne and Roubaix, in Roubaix, northern France on April 14, 2019. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo cr
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The climbing at the end will suit the 29-year-old, and his natural sprinting speed should set him apart from others.

Sagan has won 11 Tour stages during his career. Theย Bora-Hansgrohe man helped his team to 11th in Sunday's TTT, and he will warm to the overall task in the days ahead.

Julian Alaphilippe is also expected to contend early on during the Tour. The Frenchman is on a winning streak this year following victories at theย Fleche Wallonne and the Spring Classic atย Milan-San Remo.

The 27-year-old also prevailed at theย Strade Bianche, and he has the form and ability to impress during the forthcoming stages.

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