2014 Tour de France Stage 3: Cambridge – London: 155km, flat

[VO2 Max]

The most practical thing would surely be for the riders to enter the train in the busses and stay there. However, Eurostar will surely want them in their passenger carriages for promo pictures.

Eurostar (passenger train) and Eurotunnel (vehicle transport) are different companies, so commercial consideration will presumably decide that one.

This is on the BBC article, although it doesn't actually explain how they're intending to make their way over. I wouldn't expect any impact on the race - a ferry firm will be more than happy for the publicity of picking up the slack if the tunnel lets the Tour down, and a flight will be chartered from City Airport if necessary for the riders. But if I were a holiday maker due to sail from Dover this evening I might be preparing myself for being bumped down the pecking order to make space for a fleet of team buses and advertising vehicles.

If delays continue, they could hit the cyclists competing in the Tour de France.

After the Monday stage finishes on the Mall in central London, the whole Tour de France convoy, with teams travelling on coaches, is due to head to France, where the fourth stage is set to begin in Le Touquet on Tuesday.

 

[Afrank]

I don't know, Coquard clearly has the legs over Sagan and even though he was one of the first to be dropped yesterday I don't think there are enough stages like yesterday where Sagan can survive but not Coquard, and if he can keep outsprinting him who knows?

EDIT : And you can trust Europcar to go all out in breaks every single day and steal sprint points off Sagan if Coquard has a decent chance at the jersey

Sagan didn't go all out in that sprint.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sagan didn't go all out in that sprint.

Nobody goes all out in the intermediate sprints.

 

[Jspear]

I don't know, Coquard clearly has the legs over Sagan and even though he was one of the first to be dropped yesterday I don't think there are enough stages like yesterday where Sagan can survive but not Coquard, and if he can keep outsprinting him who knows?

EDIT : And you can trust Europcar to go all out in breaks every single day and steal sprint points off Sagan if Coquard has a decent chance at the jersey

With Cav gone no doubt Sagan is thinking he will be able to finish higher on sprint finals thus gaining more points there. So, he might not fully expend himself in the intermediate sprints....he can save some gas for the finish and expect to be one place higher than he would have been otherwise.

 

[ILovecycling]

Great effort by breakaway!

 

[Afrank]

Nobody goes all out in the intermediate sprints.

Coquard looked like he went harder then Sagan did though.

 

[Netserk]

Four roundabouts between now and 15km to go.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Rain, this could be interesting.

 

[MartinGT]

Raining at the finish

 

[cineteq]

Raining at the finish

Really, in London?

 

[Afrank]

With Cav gone, I'm hoping to see OPQS trolling the other leadout trains.

 

[MartinGT]

Tommy V getting dropped!

 

[willbick]

Big crash penultimate corner no doubt

 

[willbick]

No shortage of grimaces in the peloton!

 

[Afrank]

Anyone know approximately how many minutes until they finish?

 

[Northern rider]

Big German stage winner no doubt. Keep Her Maj happy with a "home" win

 

[sultanofhyd]

Anyone know approximately how many minutes until they finish?

12 minutes

 

[mrhender]

Anyone know approximately how many minutes until they finish?

10 minutes +/- 2

 

[willbick]

Anyone know approximately how many minutes until they finish?

10............

 

[Afrank]

12 minutes

10 minutes +/- 2

10............

Thanks all! Good, I'll be able to see the finish before leaving.

Nice riding by Barta.

 

[MartinGT]

Go on Barta!

 

[Eclipse]

Great effort from Barta but he's going nowhere. Hope someone else tries something.

 

[mrhender]

Strong effort from Tinkov boys..
Hopefully a clever decision..

 

[ILovecycling]

Barta wow

 

[mr. tibbs]

The catch always makes me kind of sad