Tour de France Stage 3 Wanze - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 207km

[Cerberus]

Probably means it isn't long enough to get back the time he will likely lose in the mountains.

I'm not sure that less than 500 km would do that.

 

[180mmCrank]

The ITT isn't long enough? Ya lost me there. Isn't long enough for who to do what? certainly you don't mean it's not long enough for Armstrong to put time into contador.....do you?

All I mean is that with one ITT the mountains are going to be more significant AND Contador is pretty similar to LA at the ITT - so i don't think there is enough here for LA to better AC (assuming he has the form to be competitive which we don't know yet) - but all will be revealled in three weeks

 

[Mellow Velo]

Lampre cause another chute!
Ag2r worst off off, along with Katusha and a Shack big guy.......

 

[alberto.legstrong]

Probably means it isn't long enough to get back the time he will likely lose in the mountains.

Not sure how any TT that isn't flat as a pancake is gonna help LA unless AC crashes.

 

[Publicus]

I'm not sure that less than 500 km would do that.

LOL.

Armstrong is going to do ok in the mountains. He'll race once or twice, but otherwise will ride to protect his position (assuming he's in the top 3 going into the Pyrenees).

 

[Publicus]

Not sure how any TT that isn't flat as a pancake is gonna help LA unless AC crashes.

The last TT is basically pancake flat.

 

[Rocksteady]

First crash of the day!

The only crash I saw was the Japanese stream(only one I could get working)!!! Anyone have a good English stream that isn't from FromSport. My comp won't work with Fromsport.

Thanks,

 

[Ferminal]

So the first section is at 75km to go but it doesn't really get going until 34km remaining.

 

[euanli]

The last TT is basically pancake flat.

That is possibly going to be windy. For all those Contador can't TT when its flat or windy people.

 

[Big GMaC]

Checking in boys/girls.

THIS WILL BE FUN

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

They're fighting for position for the first 350m of cobbles now, sky and astana to the front, going to get very tetchy later if they're lining up 4Km early for 50 seconds of bumpy road.

 

[Mongol_Waaijer]

would like to make a cheeky request that fans refrain from gushing on about how well the Sociopath handles his bike and knows how to ride up front.

He always rides up front, as if he's the yellow jersey, even if he isn't.

The duty of 190 odd other riders is to ensure he remains there unchallenged.

Otherwise there is trouble. Remember " I will crush you Little Prince" ?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

So the first section is at 75km to go but it doesn't really get going until 34km remaining.

85Km and 44Km, no?

 

[sometriguy]

This is fun!!!

 

[sometriguy]

The Group is strung out, wow!

 

[Publicus]

I swear I just saw a Garmin rider take a swing at someone.

EDT: That is one narrow road. Going to be a major crash.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Sky, Radioshack, HTC, Saxo all prominant on the front now, breakaway on the cobbles, look fine, but quite narrow

 

[scribe]

Game on!_____

 

[roundabout]

or not........

 

[Scirea]

Sky is not joking around.

 

[Ferminal]

85Km and 44Km, no?

Nice maths fail me

Edit nvm for some reason I was looking at the end as 203 instead of 213.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Alberto riding down the side on his own??!

Andy did not look a happy bunny

 

[scribe]

Alberto riding down the side on his own??!

Andy did not look a happy bunny

He thinks the shack boys are still on his team.

 

[Big GMaC]

Alberto riding down the side on his own??!

Andy did not look a happy bunny

Like a boss

 

[Mellow Velo]

Blink and you would miss that first section.
Farrar is really going to struggle.
Bertie looked fine, moving on up.