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2013 Tour de France, Stage 3: Ajaccio - Calvi 146 Km

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Will Sagan finally get his first or will a late attack made on the 2nd cat make it to the end?

I don't think the favourites will attack considering there is still plenty of flat after the descent and the TTT will be the following day.
 
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Another decent looking stage. Sagan and EBH will be the only, even partial sprinters within 10 minutes of this one and Bakelandts wont have it easy. A few will try to drop Sagan on the last climb. I'll go Gilbert or Kwiatowski for the win and no more than 40-50 on the same time up front.
 
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Would be a surprise if Sagan and his team screw it up again. although a late attack already payed off today so some guys will definitely try again tomorrow and Cannondale might need some help in the final.
 
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One of these last two stages couldve done with ending 7 or 8km earlier but this should still be interesting. If it was in reverse Id fancy Sagan but he looks beatable at this one, at least by one or two.
 
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This one if for Sagan, will just have to make sure no one escapes and rides away with it on the downhill. Also a good opportunity for the opportune attackers, Voeckler or Veilleux perhaps. Hopefully Bakelants keeps yellow.
 
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Id say Sagan if Cannondale didnt look so bad today.

A shame for him really.

A group to form on Cat 2, new yellow jersey as well, Sagan in green.
 
This stage makes me think of the WC this year with that last hill. I Think some classics guys will punch, form a small group and eventually sprint for the win. If the sprinters trains or even GC contenders give it all to not let them go, i think either Sagan or Greipel will take it. Sagan:D
 
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Waterloo Sunrise said:
Cannondale were **** poor today and would have been nowhere near if not for Garmin chipping in.

Sagan has to hope Bakelants gets over the last climb well, or get aggressive, because I don't see the peloton coming in first without Radioshack bailing out Cannondale.

I say Garmin were the failures. They had no shot at the stage and would have had Yellow had it come to a sprint. Cannondale will get a few wins, will Garmin?
 
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nesocip said:
Id say Sagan if Cannondale didnt look so bad today.

A shame for him really.

A group to form on Cat 2, new yellow jersey as well, Sagan in green.

Shame for him he gets paid so much his team can't afford domestiques
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Meh, it's still 12k from the top of the last col to the finish. This is going to be a war of attrition. If there's any justice, Sagan should take it but he'll have to rely on other teams to do some chasing if the break gets even a sniff of a chance.

An "old school" Liquigas team (even with a GC contender) would hand this on a plate to the likes of Sagan. How the mighty have fallen....
 

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