Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy, 183.9 km

[Broccolidwarf]

Looks like Thomas will get back now, dislocated shoulder so he might be ok.

Exactly, he just needs to listen t Mads P.

 

[sir fly]

INEOS has a lethal weapon in their arsenal now.

 

[DanielSong39]

It might be a decent idea to attack and try to bridge to the break, or form a secondary break
Normally it has no chance but if the entire peloton decides to sit up and wait for G, it might be worth a flyer

 

[Broccolidwarf]

It might be a decent idea to form a break
Normally it has no chance but if the entire peloton decides to sit up and wait for G, it might be worth a flyer

Why on earth would the peloton do that?

Nobody has an interest in helping Ineos out.

 

[mountainroad]

I really hope G isn't too banged up. He came into this race in good shape with parcours that are good for him, helping to keep the whole thing from being a ceremonial procession for the two big favorites.

I think people were reading too much into G's performance on Bretagne yesterday. G was never going to hang with PogRog on a murito finish.

I hope not but it might be moot now.

 

[DanielSong39]

Why on earth would the peloton do that?

Nobody has an interest in helping Ineos out.

Maybe things have changed, I remembered when the peloton braked for Froome
Or helped him bridge the gap

 

[Vroome.exe]

I see there is a four time Tour de France winner in the peloton, surely he is the favorite for this stage?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Brilliant tactics by Ineos here, taking out a most valuable helper from one of their rival's teams like that.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Geraint rode a whole Tour with cracked ribs ...it was the 2012 or 2013 Tour I cant remember which

He can take the pain no doubt

You’re maybe thinking of 2013, when he (slightly!) fractured his pelvis on the opening stage. I vaguely remember him looking in agony during and after a TTT a few days later, and he somehow made it to Paris.

 

[SHAD0W93]

4 -> 2 -> 1
That didn't take long
Well we know who is the leader now, let's see if Carapaz can make podium

Hopefully it doesn’t go like RadioShack did leaving Klöden left standing and he gets hurt too.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Here we go again. Its very difficult to rely on G. He manages to crash one time or the other

 

[DanielSong39]

Why on earth would the peloton do that?

Nobody has an interest in helping Ineos out.

They just did, LOL

 

[JosefK]

G . . . another spontaneous combustion moment.

 

[Lequack]

Gesink must be gutted, he was excited for the Tour to come through Andorra

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Here we go again. Its very difficult to rely on G. He manages to crash one time or the other

"Welsh Fuglsang"

 

[spalco]

They just did, LOL

It looks like the peloton is going full speed, is Thomas back yet?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

You must have really loved Tinkoff

I‘d forgotten that goat’s anus ever existed until you reminded me.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

It looks like the peloton is going full speed, is Thomas back yet?

Yes, half the team dropped back to pace him through the convoy

 

[Eclipse]

Have the day off so went to the pub for a lazy afternoon and then checked the thread to see it suddenly exploded.

Was hoping for echelons not g's-almost-gone

 

[Broccolidwarf]

They just did, LOL

Nope, the peloton maintained speed, the gap to the break is the same - but obviously he would make it back, situation being what it is.

 

[JosefK]

It looks like the peloton is going full speed, is Thomas back yet?

Yes, back in.

 

[perico]

It looks like the peloton is going full speed, is Thomas back yet?

Yes

 

[sir fly]

Fortunately, the stage's flat, and even if someone gets cooked under these weather conditions it won't have a dramatic effect.

 

[railxmig]

I really hope G isn't too banged up. He came into this race in good shape with parcours that are good for him, helping to keep the whole thing from being a ceremonial procession for the two big favorites.

I think people were reading too much into G's performance on Bretagne yesterday. G was never going to hang with PogRog on a murito finish.

I hope not but it might be moot now.

It would be fine if he didn't stay with PogRog (only Keldermerckx managed) but he didn't stay with 20 other people that were 15s in front of him. 15s on Bretagne is quite a big chunk of time. I don't think it's a sign of good shape. Also, Roglic is at least comparable with GT in TT if not slightly better and this season GT didn't show that he can stay with him in the mountains. I still believe it's a PogRog procession unless they will do a NibRog and let someone like Gaudu or Uran (Fuglsang?) too much time.

 

[MartinGT]

Bike change for Thomas. Kelly seems to think he looks pretty good. He must have been on the Bushmills, he isn't looking great!