The 106th Tour de France is well underway after its flying visit to Belgium to celebrate 50 years since Eddy Merckx took his maiden yellow jersey. The opening two stages saw 176 of the world's best cyclists navigate a technical sprint stage around Brussels and a tricky team time trial to the city's biggest monument, Atonium.
The race then returned home to France with its nation's sweetheart Julian Alaphilippe grabbing the race lead after an audacious attack in Champagne country.
Among those 176 riders tackling the 2019 Tour de France are six Brits.
Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) and defending champion Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) are considered contenders in the fight for the yellow jersey while Simon Yates will be expected to support his twin.
Team Ineos's Luke Rowe will be shepherding compatriot Thomas around France for the race's first week as Alex Dowsett (Katusha-Alpecin) and Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) complete the class of 2019.
Below Cyclist takes a look at each of these six riders and what their goals will be over the next three weeks.
British riders at the 2019 Tour de France
Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos)
Last year's winner, Geraint Thomas rides this Tour de France with the spotlight placed firmly over his head as he leads the charge for a seventh British Tour title in eight years.
Beyond just defending the title he took 12 months ago, Thomas will have the added battle of fighting his teammate Egan Bernal.
The ultra-talented Colombian is only 22-years-old but tipped by many as the favourite for this year's race, especially considering the multiple trips to altitude in the third and final week.
If Thomas can better Bernal over the next three weeks, then he should stand in good stead to win the race overall.
Either way, keep an eye on Thomas as he should be at the centre of some the most exciting racing to come.
Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
If you're looking for a hipster alternative to Geraint Thomas to cheer on for home yellow success, look no further than Lancastrian Adam Yates.
He comes as part of a Mitchelton-Scott team that is prepared for all outcomes and off the back of some impressive results throughout the season.
Most notably, until getting sick, Yates sat second at the Criterium du Dauphine and even managed a truly respectable sixth in the individual time trial, a discipline that does not necessarily suit him.
Realistically, if everybody rides to their utmost ability, Yates will struggle to contest yellow but a podium is certainly up for grabs, especially if he has the support of his twin brother Simon.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
A Grand Tour winner following his Vuelta a Espana exploits late last summer, Yates failed to repeat his Giro d'Italia heroics this May finishing an underwhelming eighth on GC.
He now comes to the Tour purely as a super domestique for Adam and to return the favour from last year's Vuelta.
If the legs are good, Simon Yates could have the biggest effect on this race of any domestique, he is that good.
The only problem being this is his third consecutive Grand Tour and sooner or later, the fatigue is certain to show.
Luke Rowe (Team Ineos)
Team Ineos road captain and enforcer, Luke Rowe has the big responsibility of guiding Thomas and Bernal through to the mountains incident-free.
Pointed elbows and a sharp tongue at the ready, expect Rowe to never be far from the front as he usually bosses proceedings, especially if the race begins to get a bit nervous.
Once the race reaches the mountains, Rowe's job will be over and it will all be about surviving to Paris.
Alex Dowsett (Katusha-Alpecin)
A second Tour de France for Alex Dowsett comes amid rumours that his team, Katusha-Alpecin, could be shutting its doors at the end of the year.
If that's true, the next three weeks could be the perfect shop window for anybody in the market for a social media-savvy Essex boy who can post a good time trial.
Things have already started well for Dowsett after a very decent performance in the team time trial but we expect his best performance to come on the Stage 13 time trial in and around Pau.
In a similar test at the Dauphine, Dowsett finished 23rd but expect to him to have upped his game for the Tour.
Steve Cummings (Dimension Data)
While everyone's crying over the spilt milk of Mark Cavendish being left out of the Tour de France by Dimension Data, we all seem to have missed the fact that Steve Cummings is back after his year-long Tour absence.
The Scouse veteran is clearly beyond that golden period of 2016 when he made a habit of taking big breakaway victories but there is certainly enough left in the tank to feature once again.
All he needs is the right people with him - like a Thomas de Gendt, for example - and a bit of luck and there's no doubt that Cummings could take a third career Tour stage win.
British riders in last year's Tour de France
Dimension Data: Mark Cavendish
Mitchelton-Scott: Adam Yates
Team Sky: Chris Froome, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas