Starting the Celebration UCI19-28
It is an extreme rarity to see a rider celebrate his ride in an individual time trial, after all, it is all about time gains and a celebration slows a rider down. However, Rohan Dennis (Australia) had such a lead (and he can see the clock as he nears the finish) that he allowed himself a luxury of a celebration. Dennis had pulled out of the Tour this year just ahead of the individual time trial and has been under press scrutiny ever since. So he can be pardoned his feeling of vindication in defending his Rainbow Jersey in the Elite Men's ITT. Under his arm the winner of the Vuelta d'Espania, Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) had been caught by Dennis, but out sprinted the Australian to the line. He was over three minutes behind Dennis on time but couldn't resist the temptation to race to the line.