The race kicked off with a stage that, looked like a perfect opportunity for a rider like Julian Alaphilippe or Mathieu Van Der Poel to take yellow. The elevation profile shows that there isn’t a flat road in sight between Brest and Landerneau on this testing first stage. Over the course of the 198km-long route the riders will be faced with 3,200m of climbing and no less than six categorised ramps - a rather rude awakening to a race that’s known for easing riders in slowly. Subscribe to GCN+ for cycling as you have never seen it before! Live racing, shows & cycling adventure films: https://gcn.eu/plus Subscribe to GCN Racing: https://gcn.eu/gcn-racing Check out the GCN shop: https://gcn.eu/5-X #GCN #Cycling #BikeRacing Check out the GCN App: https://gcn.eu/app Let us know what your favourite race is, and which races you’d like us to cover. Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Racing brings you the best of the world’s bike races to your screens, wherever you are: the finest live race commentary, in-depth analysis and behind the scenes access from your favourite events are all here. So get involved, join us, and get ready to be in the thick of the action. Engage with on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on cycling racing. GCN - https://gcn.eu/SubscribeToGCN GCN Japan: https://gcn.eu/subscribe-gcn-japan GCN Italia: https://gcn.eu/GCN-Italia Suscribirse a GCN en Español: http://gcn.eu/Suscribirse The GCN Club - http://gcn.eu/club YouTube Channel - http://gcn.eu/gcnYT Facebook - http://gcn.eu/gcnFb Instagram - http://gcn.eu/GCNInsta Twitter - http://gcn.eu/gcnTW GMBN Tech - http://gmbn.tech/subscribe GCN Tech - http://gcntech.co/subscribe EMBN - http://embn.me/subscribe