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It's not a normal season either, so we don't know what training regimes many of the riders are following and how they aim to peak for the Tour. As an example, Bernal has ridden ten race days so far this month, many of them in full on mountain stages, and it would appear that Ineos believe he needs a solid block of racing ahead of the Tour to arrive in his best condition. He looks slightly off the pace at the moment, but if you factor in the accumulated fatigue from his race program it's not a surprise.