2019 Tour de France, stage 3: Binche - Epernay, 215km

[Simurgh]

congrats ala - was there a split in the peloton at the very end..enough to warrant different times?

 

[RattaKuningas]

What an epic ride by Alaphilippe. Last 10km it was hard to watch because I was hoping so much that he would make it until the end.

 

[JosephK]

Panache wins the day!

 

[hfer07]

Allez Ala!!

Stage win and Yellow jersey - what more can you ask for?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

That victory was never really in doubt when he got such a big gap on the climb when he caught Wellens. No one was even close to the level of Alaphilippe today. And yellow jersey as well. Chapeau!

 

[Simurgh]

Pinot finishes 10th and Bernal 12th, gaining 5 seconds on the rest of the GC contenders! (according to letour.fr/rankings)

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Awesome stuff! He's like Voeckler + more raw talent.

 

[Poursuivant]

Amazing win

 

[Matteo.]

Pinot- Bernal with 5s on the rest. not bad

 

[sir fly]

Rouleurs dominate top 10 (apart from the winner, obviously).
Thought there'd be some puncheurs, as well.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Pinot- Bernal with 5s on the rest. not bad

Thomas left the gap!


GC

 

[The Chicken]

haha yep, Bernal now confirmed leader of Ineos

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Stuyven in good form. Hope he gets a stage this year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

 

[JosephK]

Re:

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

I know Thomas Voeckler had it a long time in 2011. There has to be a more recent French wearer, yes?

 

[Cinemaniak]

Re:

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

Galoppin

 

[The Chicken]

Sagan is finished.

 

[Leinster]

Re:

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

2014, Gallopin? Surely there’s been someone since then...

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

I think Gallopin in 2014 when Nibali/Astana let the French enjoy Bastille Day in yellow.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Re: Re:

Who as the last French guy in yellow?

2014, Gallopin? Surely there’s been someone since then...

No, it's Gallopin.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

Pinot- Bernal with 5s on the rest. not bad

I thought I knew how they measure gaps but those 5s have made me question my understanding of the rules. Is it not the gap from the backwheel of the last rider in the first group to the frontwheel of the first rider in the next group?

 

[Catwhoorg]

Re: Re:

Pinot- Bernal with 5s on the rest. not bad

I thought I knew how they measure gaps but those 5s have made me question my understanding of the rules. Is it not the gap from the backwheel of the last rider in the first group to the frontwheel of the first rider in the next group?

No. Its the gap from the front wheel of the first group, to the front wheel of the 2nd.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re: Re:

Pinot- Bernal with 5s on the rest. not bad

I thought I knew how they measure gaps but those 5s have made me question my understanding of the rules. Is it not the gap from the backwheel of the last rider in the first group to the frontwheel of the first rider in the next group?

No way there were 5 sec. there but why not give Pinot 5 sec? Bernal just got lucky.

 

[Velolover2]

Hard stage. All the more pure sprinters (Ewan, Griepel, Kristoff, Groenewegen) finished 14 minutes down. Only exception was Viviani at 10 minutes.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen in a hard crash on the final k's, came in 20 minutes after, status unknown.