'You're not waiting for anyone' - A look at the Paris-Nice team time trial that will be timed individually

There's a funky new innovation coming on stage three of Paris-Nice, which might make the TTT more interesting

Team Time Trial
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The team time trial is back. On stage three of Paris-Nice, today, the teams will face a 26.9km rolling test around Auxerre. It is the second year in a row a TTT has featured in the French race.

For those of you that are yawning at the thought of those 40 minute efforts, which return to the 'Race for the Sun' for the second time since 1993, there is a twist, however.

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Adam Becket