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

[l.Harm]

Excuse my ignorance, but is Bouhanni in this race?

No, Demare is.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Perfect train for the strongest sprinter. I normally love sprints, but this was more of a processional.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Easy for Kittel in front of Sagan. What happened to Greipel?

Renshaw 3rd!

 

[go crazy]

No, Demare is.

I didn't know those two were interchangable

 

[cineteq]

Isn't Greipel a sprinter?

 

[sultanofhyd]

Rojas P8 go go go!

 

[go crazy]

Perfect train for the strongest sprinter. I normally love sprints, but this was more of a processional.

Not as bad as the old Cav/HTC days. That was the Sky train version of the sprint, no one had a chance.

 

[Netserk]

When Sagan is the rider who scores most points on a day like this, there really isn't any competition for the green jersey...

 

[willbick]

Testament to Sagan's handling and positional skills that he gets Kittel's wheel

 

[JRanton]

I saw 2 Cofidis riders go down in the crash at 1.7km to go. Don't think anyone else was involved.

 

[scholar]

I managed to tune in for the last 650m, which is something of a personal record when it comes to good timing.

From the text I saw it seems OPQS rode just like they did at the Scheldeprijs, as if they'd forgotten that Cavendish wasn't there.

 

[go crazy]

But where was froome, did he sprint again?

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Comically easy for Kittel.

Sagan just follows his wheel in for the #2 points because why bother trying for anything else.

Because Kittel is in his own league. Sagan clearly couldn't do anything more.

 

[doperhopper]

Perfect train for the strongest sprinter. I normally love sprints, but this was more of a processional.

well, 2014 sprint challenge is about who gets Kittel's wheel for 2nd place (or points for Sagan's jersey)

 

[Pricey_sky]

I managed to tune in for the last 650m, which is something of a personal record when it comes to good timing.

From the text I saw it seems OPQS rode just like they did at the Scheldeprijs, as if they'd forgotten that Cavendish wasn't there.

They rode for Renshaw who came 3rd, not a bad finish from him to be fair.

 

[murali]

what a ride by Renshaw.

this is why he is better off out of belkin.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Either Omega or Giant needs to change their shirts btw, from the front when they are hanging forward they really look the same to me.

Then you need to stop watching through a banana.. seriously. On my tv it's an easy difference to spot at least.

 

[Eclipse]

Because Kittel is in his own league. Sagan clearly couldn't do anything more.

That was my point =p

If nobody can touch Kittel just draft him for 2nd instead heh, not like anyone else is catching that train once it's left the station.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Then you need to stop watching through a banana.. seriously. On my tv it's an easy difference to spot at least.

Agree, I can spot them quite easily although I do watch in hd which obviously helps.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Haussler actually up there. Good sign. Lets hope he remembers who is one of these days.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Then you need to stop watching through a banana.. seriously. On my tv it's an easy difference to spot at least.

It is when the white part of the Giant shirt is visible. But when they lean forward all you really see is the dark shoulders with a very similar white text on them. I'm not talking about helicopter shots, it indeed is easy then.

 

[thrawn]

Apparently Frank Schleck lost a minute today.

 

[scholar]

They rode for Renshaw who came 3rd, not a bad finish from him to be fair.

Yeah, only one place off his position on the Champs Élysées in 2009.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Apparently Frank Schleck lost a minute today.

I think he will be saved by the 3km rule.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Apparently Frank Schleck lost a minute today.

Yes Frank and his brother came in 1min 5 down