2012 Tour de France - stage 3: Orchies - Boulogne-sur-Mer (197km)

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Breakaway is no serious threat; pushing the pace now is just sneaky bull**** because Phil is dropped and Piti lives in the past.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I think he is doing that to fake it and he gets a hitch from the car, back to the main group.

He just had a flat.

so that would be a false-flat then

 

[TRDean]

Renshaw and Cav together in a little group, left behind.

Bala...any sprinters still in the front part? How big is the field???

 

[Bala Verde]

Hesjedal left behind?

His whole team is pulling in the last group. (Grabsch, Voeckler, Hanson, Renshaw, Cavendish)

 

[Fetisoff]

Caruso me hinks

Thats what the Skytrackers says.

Thanks. I thought it was him or Trofimov. When I saw it first I thought it was Denis for couple seconds, my heart just jumped. Sucks anyway, less help in the mountains

 

[Gloin22]

Bala...any sprinters still in the front part? How big is the field???

EBH, Sagan I guess

 

[cineteq]

Movistar not making any friends today, thats for sure.

They already have the reputation. Btw, this is racing.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Looks like there are no less than six Garmin riders in the big chase group. Harmon keeps saying that they are trying to bring Farrar back, but surely it's more likely that they are trying to bring back one of their GC men or Dan Martin?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cav way back with the 2nd group

 

[Mellow Velo]

Tommy's in trouble.
Garmin chasing hard. Ryder back there, too?

Oh and it's Voigt putting the hammer down.

 

[trevim]

Hesjedal left behind?

His whole team is pulling in the last group. (Grabsch, Voeckler, Hanson, Renshaw, Cavendish)

I think VandeVelde is the one behind. Maybe I'm wrong though

 

[roundabout]

Looks like there are no less than six Garmin riders in the big chase group. Harmon keeps saying that they are trying to bring Farrar back, but surely it's more likely that they are trying to bring back one of their GC men or Dan Martin?

VdV was certainly in that group

 

[Bala Verde]

so that would be a false-flat then

haha lol!

nice one.

 

[cineteq]

Hesjedal left behind?

His whole team is pulling in the last group. (Grabsch, Voeckler, Hanson, Renshaw, Cavendish)

I hope it's him, because it'd be silly if this is for Farrar.

 

[Museeuw]

Gilbert?

 

[Spine Concept]

Gilbert in the Cav group. Not gonna be him today.

 

[classicomano]

So the roll of the dice has started, 2 down already.

 

[MizzouJack]

Looks like there are no less than six Garmin riders in the big chase group. Harmon keeps saying that they are trying to bring Farrar back, but surely it's more likely that they are trying to bring back one of their GC men or Dan Martin?

Anyone know who is out the back from Garmin yet has to be a GC guy or 2?

 

[Bala Verde]

VdV was certainly in that group

Then that's why they are pulling.

I saw a large garmin block so I was guessing.

 

[gustienordic]

They already have the reputation. Btw, this is racing.

I'm not saying its wrong, just that people are angry at them... it's a good tactic if you are lucky.

 

[trevim]

I don't even know where he is but Nuyens for the win

 

[perico]

VdV was certainly in that group

Vande Velde and Danielson were both caught behind the crash, though neither were involved. That's who they are working for.

 

[happytramp]

Gilbert out ......with broken shoe.

 

[Trofinios]

Anyone have a good stream without commercials? Need a backup now when Eurosport have gone bananas with commercials.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Samu flat!.........or something.