The Tour de France is now just 32 days away and, with just the Critérium du Dauphiné separating most of the overall favourites from the Grand Depart in Dusseldorf, Cyclingnews has updated its form ranking to reflect the racing and results since mid-April.
1. Richie Porte (BMC Racing)
Previous rank: 5th
Overview: The season may be long but momentum is a prized currency and one that Porte has squirreled away with a number of impressive performances. In Romandie he was light years ahead of Froome and several other Tour contenders with an assured display in both the mountains and against the clock, and if, unlike last year, BMC Racing don’t leave their best GC asset at the side of the road, he will surely challenge for the podium this July. Up next is the Dauphiné, a race in which he could and should have made the podium last year.
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Highlight: Winning the Tour of Romandie at the end of April to make it two WorldTour stage races out of three in 2017.
Lowlight: The cold day in Paris-Nice still raises questions.
Next race: Critérium du Dauphiné
2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
3. Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo)
4. Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
5. Chris Froome (Team Sky)
6. Dan Martin (Quick-Step Floors)
7. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale)
8. Louis Meintjes (UAE Team Emirates)
9. Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott)
10. Fabio Aru (Astana)
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