'It'll be a very hard three minutes': Yves Lampaert gears up for super-short time trial at Deutschland Tour

The race's prologue is only 2.6km long - surely one of pro cycling's shortest races

Yves Lampaert in action at Tour de France
Yves Lampaert storms to victory in the opening stage of this year's Tour de France.
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In today’s prologue at the Deutschland Tour, the riders will take it in turns to race against the clock in Weimar. 

The course, described by the official race roadbook as “crisp”, counts four slick right-hand turns, forming an almost perfect square around the city’s National Assembly. 

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Tom Davidson