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

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Armstrong is losing the tour

There's going to be one hell of a party here tonight

 

[Dutchsmurf]

So far this stage delivers.

 

[online-rider]

I saw F schleck go down before. Is he injured?

 

[python]

Armstrong is losing the tour

he never had it...and now he has the excuse to go home early.

 

[balkou]

We've found Basso

 

[Spare Tyre]

I'm a bit lost on who's where and half the time I'm still working out who people are when the camera shot changes.

But OMG this stage is so much more exciting than most TdF stages. Worth staying up for, for a change...

 

[Tyke1968]

Brit jersey up at the front is nice.

But where is Wiggins???

 

[woodburn]

Basso appeared to be with main group.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink and Basso far behind, also J.Rodriguez in that group

 

[Fourier]

Cance goes

 

[Shardi]

So far this stage delivers.

This. +1

 

[Big GMaC]

Cance!_____________

 

[Sørensen]

I saw F schleck go down before. Is he injured?

F. Schleck is out of the race. Broken Collarbone

 

[balkou]

Cancellara is he going?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gee for the stage?

Popo is dying, but they are in front of Basso.......

 

[zapata]

cancellara attack, strangely. hushovd having to catch him.

 

[Epicycle]

Where is the rest of the Shack? I thought they had a guy in the 2nd chasing group.

 

[Dominar]

Bruyneel is a complete ***, from the Eurosport feed:

<<
"55km - Not everyone is convinced that the cobbles are necessary. "I'd rather have had a team time trial than cobbles," said Lance Armstrong's team director Johan Bruyneel. "It's risky and there's a chance you can lose a Tour contender in the first week. Yet one thing is for sure, Lance normally tackles the cobbles better than Contador."
>>

Not sure why you find that objectionable. Of course they'd prefer a TTT, and I seem to recall most posters here saying the same thing about Armstrong's and Contador's relative cobble skills.

Anyway, back to the racing... (or at least as much as I can get from this board, as I have no access at work this year )

 

[Zoncolan]

Cancellara attacks!

 

[palmerq]

i think armstrong will catch up with the contador group... but tthe tv has contador nearly 2 minutes behind schleck and evans....

great landing by roetlands :S

 

[therhodeo]

I love Cadel but man that guy is ugly when he is in the drops.

 

[Anonymous]

Armstrong still ahead of Contador.

Uh, no, he isn't.

 

[balkou]

Roelandts down in the tarmac

 

[Wergeland]

Great chance for Andy to gain time on the GC and Riis is letting Canc go for a stagewin?! Wouldn't happen if I was DS.

 

[Moondance]

Frank officially out.

Sucks.