TdF Stage 3 - spoiler

Another flat stage and another day for the sprinters, I'm sticking my neck out and say it could be Cavendish for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I cant belive there is only one non-starter after yesterdays stage. Tough chaps.

 

Some of these riders climb on their bikes when most people would stay in the bed for a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Whose the non-starter?

 

Agritubel up the road again.

"Frenchmen Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel) and Mathieu Ladagnous (Française des Jeux) away. At the first intermediate sprint in Tournai, Vogondy crossed the line ahead of Ladagnous, and it was 11 minutes and 35 seconds before Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) passed the line at the front of the peloton."

 

Vaitkus - Discovery Channel. Broken thumb in 5 places. He had an operation last night and had a plate put in.

 

OUCH!

 

So Cancellara was OK - he looked like he might have broken his wrist yesterday

 

Just over 30 KPH for the second hour, they really are taking things easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

D'ya reckon the slow speeds are indicative of a cleaner peloton, or is it just that none of the teams can be bothered to drive the pace?

 

its the longest stage so thats part of it.

pictures on Europsort now and they are cruising slowly

 

I think so many of the riders are carrying injuries they are using today almost as rest day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Cancellara - an absolutely amazing attack. Just storming ahead of the sprinters and past the breakaway group... phenomenal.

Good to see Cavendish in the Top 10 too where he belongs on these stages. Hope to see him a bit higher over the next few days.

 

Quite clearly Cancellara was still in it.

 

not sure how the breakaway managed to ot win, how the sprinters managed not to win, and how did Cancellara get away from all of them!