Tour de France 2020 | Stage 3 (Nice - Sisteron, 198 km)

[sir fly]

If they continue like this, they might fall asleep and at some point - BANG!
Crosswinds, acceleration... a gap in no time.

Wolves came back to the region 'cause there's delicious lamb in Sisteron.

 

[Gigs_98]

Gotta give it to Eurosport Germany today. I don't like most of their commentators but they have some very interesting stories today. One of the commentators just talked with Voigt about a Friedensfahrt Voigt won back in 1994. The commentator at the time worked as an interviewer for a small TV station or a newspaper or something and was sent to the race to interview the winner. After the penultimate stage he asked Voigt, who was already leading, how sure he was to win the race the next day and Voigt answered that he was quite confident nothing big was gonna happen the last day. So they asked Voigt if he could just give them the winners interview before the race had finished, so they could drive home one day early. Voigt agreed and they said they were basically just all really afraid something was gonna go wrong on the final day cause it would look really arrogant from Voigt and the interviewer would have had an interview from the wrong guy.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

You might want to head over to your own - if now slightly wrongly named - thread.

Forgot that thread existed

 

[yaco]

A good chance for a Non GC guy who's come in underdone to break away from the peleton to complete a high intensity 100km effort.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sometimes I wonder why I love this sport. It can be so incredibly dull

And at other times; so incredibly exciting.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Matt Rendell reckons that Cousin rode 11000km in 6 days in May. That would be 18 hours a day at a little over 100km/h. Check the plausibility of anecdotes before you repeat them!

 

[bob.a.feet]

Short sleeve rain capes are so ugly. UCI, do the right thing and ban them.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

And at other times; so incredibly exciting.

Almost like test match cricket, then.

 

[Salvarani]

Sometimes I wonder why I love this sport. It can be so incredibly dull

Yeah, but we cant really expect fireworks every day over 21 days either. They still have to ride 198km today and it is raining. It takes it toll too, that will surely count later. It is an endurance sport in the end. Today will hopefully make other stages more fun.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Matt Rendell reckons that Cousin rode 11000km in 6 days in May. That would be 18 hours a day at a little over 100km/h. Check the plausibility of anecdotes before you repeat them!

It was 1152km in 8 days. Matt just a wee bit off .

https://twitter.com/x/status/1264241405385457669

 

[starlord]

Yeah, but we cant really expect fireworks every day over 21 days either. They still have to ride 198km today and it is raining. It takes it toll too, that will surely count later. It is an endurance sport in the end. Today will hopefully make other stages more fun.

Yeah, sure, I get that. It's just that it is my day off so I opened my beer and turned on the TV. Expected some action in a breakaway at least. Only to find out there isn't even one

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, sure, I get that. It's just that it is my day off so I opened my beer and turned on the TV. Expected some action in a breakaway at least. Only to find out there isn't even one

What the *** are you calling Jeremy Cousin, then?

 

[skippo12]

Greipel looks really heavy. Wouldn´t be suprised if he finishes outside of the time limit in the 3rd week.

 

[starlord]

What the *** are you calling Jeremy Cousin, then?

He's just selling some total and direct energie

 

[Salvarani]

Yeah, sure, I get that. It's just that it is my day off so I opened my beer and turned on the TV. Expected some action in a breakaway at least. Only to find out there isn't even one

Drink a few more and we can revisit

 

[Escarabajo]

Greipel looks really heavy. Wouldn´t be suprised if he finishes outside of the time limit in the 3rd week.

In the Dauphine I think he knew that he was not going to make it and took his number off and tried to do the stages without the number. That's what I heard from the broadcast. I am not sure if he actually finished the stages or not.

 

[Red Rick]

Hope this Cousin guy takes it.

 

[sir fly]

Will Cosnefroy catch Cousin before the final climb?

 

[Gigs_98]

To be honest, that polka dots subplot is kinda fun.

 

[search]

Will Cosnefroy catch Cousin before the final climb?

even if he did, he would lose the jersey to Perez. Bit of a pointless move

edit: or not. Seems like Perez abandoned the race now?!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Race radio reporting Anthony Perez out of the race ??? After actively collecting the KOM points?? Confusing

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Perez abandoned apparently.

 

[RedheadDane]

Perez out!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Race radio reporting Anthony Perez out of the race ??? After actively collecting the KOM points?? Confusing

Looks like he suffered a muscle injury. How unlucky

 

[Volderke]

Not unlucky. Just very foolish, as he didn't need to sprint to keep the jersey!