Stage 2 sees the race travel from Rosklide to Nyborg (202.2km)
Yves Lampaert wears the leaders yellow jersey after winning stage one
I give you the Great Belt Bridge. It is 18km long, rises at shallow gradients and is exposed to the elements.
GC teams beware the possibility of echelons being formed is very much a possibility.
Image source, Getty ImagesMads Pedersen rejoins the bunch after pulling up for a wheel change.
Meanwhile, up at the front of the race Sven Erik Bystrom elects to go it alone as he accelerates clear of Magnus Cort and opens up a minute on the peloton.
Quite how long he can stick it out in the headwinds is anyone's guess.
Movistar has confirmed that Alejandro Valverde has no fractures or serious injuries after apparently being hit by a car while out on a training ride on Saturday.
Valverde, 42, won his only Grand Tour at the 2009 Vuelta a Espana, has won four stages at the Tour and is a two-time winner of the Criterium du Dauphine.
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The peloton has eased up a shade but the two leaders are well within its sights. Only a matter of time before they are swallowed, unless of course the main bunch decide they can be left dangling a little longer.
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Peter: Ain't no mountain high enough or Leader of the pack for Pogacar and sadly that Chris Farlowe classic Yesterday Man for one of my all time favourites - Chris Froome.
Sven Erik Bystrom takes an uncontested intermediate sprint before Cort.
Then about 45 seconds later Caleb Ewan zips past Wout van Aert with Peter Sagan just tucked in behind. Fabio Jakobsen didn't look like he bothered with that.
The Ineos Grenadiers train makes a move to the front of the main bunch. The peloton is close to travelling at full gas as the intermediate sprint approaches.
Peter Sagan, Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan are also in attendance.
Crosswinds helping to animate the race as the time gap to the leaders tumbles down.
Nils Politt slips off the back of the peloton to have a puncture taken care of before getting back under way.
The German national champion won his only stage at the Tour on stage 12 into Nimes last year.
So so good to see these crowds out on the roads.
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Now then in light of the slight musical theme (see 13:49 and 14:00 posts) what song would you dedicate to a current Tour de France rider and why?
The peloton are just starting to reel in the two leaders. The gap has been reduced to just over two minutes.
Interesting times on the way. Although still another hour or so until we hit the Great Belt Bridge.
Meanwhile, just a few signs that the GC teams are getting a little nervy as they edge themselves up to the front of the peloton to try and check any move that might come in the crosswinds.
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Looks like Mads Pedersen has his own fan club out of the course as well...
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Image source, Getty ImagesNope I'm not referencing a 1980s movie rather a perch to watch the Tour whizz by.
Cyril Barthe and Pierre Rolland both stop for a comfort break at the same time.
Looks like they've decided to terminate their chase of the front two and rejoin the main bunch.
When you get off stage in Finland in the early hours take a couple of flights and couple of trains to get to the Tour de France.
Now that is rock and roll.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFancy a quick look at the riders to keep an eye on during this edition of the Tour de France.
Just have a read of our analysis.
Dan Martin, who participated in the Tour last year for Israel Start-Up Nation (now Israel-Premier Tech) has been throwing out a few tips on how he'd approach this stage.
Martin, who retired last September has won a couple of stages in cycling greatest race so is well worth listening to.
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Wondering just how this stage might pan out? The journey over the Great Belt Bridge could make things very interesting and the Tour's fast men will all have their focus a sprint finish in Nyborg.
You can read about each and every stage at this year's race in our stage guide.
Image source, ASOJust a reminder of some of the scores on the doors so to speak after stage one:
Stage one results
1. Yves Lampaert (Bel/Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) 15min 17secs
2. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) +05secs
3. Tadaj Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +07secs
4. Filippo Ganna (Ita/Ineos Grenadiers) +10secs
5. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Fenix) +13secs
6. Mads Pedersen (Den/Trek-Segafredo) +15secs
7. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) Same time
8. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) +16secs
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek-Segafredo) +17secs
10. Dylan Teuns (Bel/Bahrain Victorious) +20secs
Selected others
13. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +23secs
15. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +24secs
18. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +25secs
112. Chris Froome (GB/Israel-Premier Tech) +1min 16secs