Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne/Baiona, 193.5k

[Didinho]

Just rooting for Trentin today. And a sprint stage/sprint without crashes.

 

[Didinho]

Just tuned in. Who win the intermediate sprint?

Lafay ahead of Pedersen.

 

[Aimar16]

Just tuned in. Who win the intermediate sprint?

Pichon

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Fred Wright crashed.

 

[JosefK]

Pichon

Intermediate Sprint --
1. Pichon (in breakaway)
2. Powless (in breakaway)
3. Lafay (solo pursuit ahead of peloton)

 

[DNP-Old]

This is one of the strangest actions I've seen.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pichon to be the first in France.

 

[Andre]

Remco territory

 

[StryderHells]

This is one of the strangest actions I've seen.

Why is it strange?

 

[Rob5091]

80 km dash for the line! Give that man the Combativity Award! (2,000 Euros - not bad for a days work.)

 

[Trofonios]

Smart of Pedersen going as deep as he did yesterday? Surely his team knew that UAE would drive hard on the last climb. Or is it just a sign that they don't think he stands much of a chance in more pure sprint stages?

 

[Rob5091]

Just rooting for Trentin today. And a sprint stage/sprint without crashes.

Trentin seems to be suffering and taking it easy at the back of the peloton.

 

[RedheadDane]

Welsford's moustache can almost rival Cort's.
Almost.

 

[houtdffan]

McCrossan reporting more tack issues

 

[postmanhat]

Tacks on the road again causing punctures. Pidcock did the final descent/10K on a semi-flat tyre yesterday.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Just tuned in with about 75km to go and am catching up on everyone's posts, apparently the very nice Powless just got caught by the peloton. I don't think that's very nice.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Just tuned in with about 75km to go and am catching up on everyone's posts, apparently the very nice Powless just got caught by the peloton. I don't think that's very nice.

It's not. Not at all.

 

[RedheadDane]

McCrossan reporting more tack issues

Tacks on the road again causing punctures. Pidcock did the final descent/10K on a semi-flat tyre yesterday.

Danish commentators mentioned that they're quite close to the place where it happened yesterday. So, either someone in San Sebastian really don't like cycling. Or they didn't get the roads cleared properly yesterday.

 

[Boehmand]

Smart of Pedersen going as deep as he did yesterday? Surely his team knew that UAE would drive hard on the last climb. Or is it just a sign that they don't think he stands much of a chance in more pure sprint stages?

I think Pedersen knows he will more often than not lose in a flat-ish sprint against Philipsen, Jakobsen & Groenewegen, but if he can consistently hit top 5 in the finish line sprints, and mop up all the intermediate sprints, he will be well positioned for green, and if need be he can hit breaks (incl. on lumpy stages) for intermediate sprints.

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

Who is this eurosports commentator with ant mccrossan?

 

[RobertCrawley]

Danish commentators mentioned that they're quite close to the place where it happened yesterday. So, either someone in San Sebastian really don't like cycling. Or they didn't get the roads cleared properly yesterday.

There are so many people there that it's hard to imagine no one saw someone spreading tacks on the road.

 

[Nick2413]

Just tuned in with about 75km to go and am catching up on everyone's posts, apparently the very nice Powless just got caught by the peloton. I don't think that's very nice.

It's not. Not at all.

He was nice enough to give the stage to the sprinters today, what a guy

 

[JosefK]

Who is this eurosports commentator with ant mccrossan?

McCrossan is doing the World feed from Peacock (NBC- US coverage). His analyst colleague is Nicolas (Nico) Roche.

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

McCrossan is doing the World feed from Peacock (NBC- US coverage). His analyst colleague is Nicolas (Nico) Roche.

THat explains it...irish colour commentators don't get excited much..like Sean Kelly

 

[Tricycle Rider]

57km to go, Pichon all on his own in the front. Don't know if he can make it but I'll root for him.