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Bjorn already 50km down the road.
Assuming no more major routing fails - and the route for the last stage is very straightforward with hardly any variations - he will be second. He is the faster rider and Stephane and the others will know that only too well. While you can jump someone in a sprint, the faster rider should always win out over 500km.
Who will get third? I'd go for Stephane as I don't know the others, he's done it before, and he was first to CP4 so should be freshest.
Edit - Rene and Stephane both left CP4. Rene was slightly ahead but seems to be on rough / small roads. Stephane has made it onto the main road so should go quicker from now. It's a big descent from CP4 so best to do it on longer but smoother roads.
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There will certainly be some interesting calculations going on! I think it might get a bit cat and mouse. If I was anyone but Bjorn I think I’d try mixing it up, also knowing he’s had route issues not terrible to have him in front and yourself on a faster average speed if that makes sense.
Will be interesting to see how it unfolds