TDF: Stage 3 thread - spoil away! :)

Harrybelafonte

Well they're falling already and np pave in sight

AstraMonti

What a stupid crash, I didn't get how the rider on the right fell all alone!

k_d

http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/804962/Contador-beherrscht-die-3.-Tour-Woche#/beitrag/video/804962/Contador-beherrscht-die-3.-Tour-Woche


slippy s**t!

godihatedehills

Anyone got any linkys to watch it online? or even to listen to seanie?

Thx

mcgratheoin

godihatedehills wrote: »

Anyone got any linkys to watch it online? or even to listen to seanie?

Thx

http://beo.tg4.ie/

AstraMonti

godihatedehills wrote: »

Anyone got any linkys to watch it online? or even to listen to seanie?

Thx

Here you are: http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/0/150/v-15007.html

joker77

Onto the cobbles they go, and almost immediately Eurosport go to an ad break again. For f*ck sake.

ThisRegard

Eurosport are pretty bad for the ads alright, I flick between Eurosport and ITV4 and even at that you often get them taking ads at the same time.

godihatedehills

ThisRegard wrote: »

Eurosport are pretty bad for the ads alright, I flick between Eurosport and ITV4 and even at that you often get them taking ads at the same time.

They could be taking them when the host broadcaster is.

ColSheehan

Great stage yesterday up to the crash. Great ride by Chavanel after what happened earlier in the year!

I think Cancellara was right to allow the regroupement but was wrong to neutralise the sprint. It is a bike race still and if they protest more like yesterday then they will never race. I feel sorry for Hushovd mostly, considering he was up near the front of the peloton and would have taken a huge advantage over Farrar, Cavendish, Petacchi, Freire as they were all having trouble keeping up or after crashing.

Have to say I found what the AG2R rider did @ the end where he raced ahead of the peloton to get on the podium cunning yet genius. I know he didn't make many friends from it, but hey its a bike race and at the end of the day its second place in a stage in the Tour de France! Great for the portfolio

ThisRegard

godihatedehills wrote: »

They could be taking them when the host broadcaster is.

True, but just as I posted ITV4 took a break while Eurosport was still airing. But Eurosport took a break a couple of minutes later before ITV4 managed to get back on again.

mcgratheoin

ThisRegard wrote: »

True, but just as I posted ITV4 took a break while Eurosport was still airing. But Eurosport took a break a couple of minutes later before ITV4 managed to get back on again.

Eurosport commentators are also aware of when the breaks are coming - probably unlikely if they're just following a local feed.

godihatedehills

mcgratheoin wrote: »

Eurosport commentators are also aware of when the breaks are coming - probably unlikely if they're just following a local feed.

Of course they know when the breaks are coming, they're eurosport's breaks.

And yes they are definitely taking the host broadcaster's feed, that's the only one there is. Then they put in their own breaks, but probably in and around when the host broadcaster puts theirs in.

ThisRegard

Lots of lads using the footpaths today, here come the cobbles.

Dodge

This was one I had marked down to stay at home at watch but circumstances conspired against me. Hoping for a win for big Thor to help regain the point he lost for yesterday.

ednwireland

looks like theyve figured out the safest way is keep the pace high they are flying into those cobbled sections

oops spoke too soon...... chute

least its dry

k_d

some flying over hedges!

fran oconnor

k_d wrote: »

some flying over hedges!

was Roche involved in that spil?.

Dodge

Stage definitely feels like a classic. All the big guns fighting for elbow room at the front and the pace is incredible now.

cooker3

Schleks down.

mcgratheoin

Dodge wrote: »

Stage definitely feels like a classic. All the big guns fighting for elbow room at the front and the pace is incredible now.

Bye Bye F Schleck....

Dodge

Both the Shlecks down!!

ThisRegard

Time to neutralise the race again so.

mloc123

"oh timpste"

ednwireland

looks like proper paris roubaix now - apart from the sun

Dodge wrote: »

Both the Shlecks down!!

maybe if they didnt ride so close together .............

joker77

Franck Shlecks tour could be over here

k_d

boom...

SomeFool

uh oh

mcgratheoin

Can Spartacus get enough back to regain yellow?

joker77

Anyone make out where Roche is at all today? Haven't heard him mentioned, and haven't been able to pick him out. He tore his new tricolour shoes yesterday, which would have made him a little easier

kennyb3

Great to see a stage like this early in the race rather than the normal boring 7 stages of sprints till they reach the mountains. only bad point is the injuries that inevitably come with it

cooker3

kennyb3 wrote: »

Great to see a stage like this early in the race rather than the normal boring 7 stages of sprints till they reach the mountains. only bad point is the injuries that inevitably come with it

Agreed. This should be a more regular happening for 1 stage in the first week. It's really set the race alight.

Dodge

joker77 wrote: »

Anyone make out where Roche is at all today? Haven't heard him mentioned, and haven't been able to pick him out. He tore his new tricolour shoes yesterday, which would have made him a little easier

He was in the leading 20 about 5/10 minutes ago. Leaders' numbers are easier for me to spot for some reason (He's 81 btw)

it seems I was a bit premature with Andy Schleck being down too

Dodge

Think I just noticed Roche in the Contador group

Hungrycol

LA punctures 16ish km to go...

ThisRegard

Dodge wrote: »

Think I just noticed Roche in the Contador group

Yip, just sitting behind Contador there.

mcgratheoin

Dodge wrote: »

Think I just noticed Roche in the Contador group

Yup, just behind him now.

*edit* That group is doing a good job of hanging close to Cancellara's group. Should be good result for Nico today

nitrogen

Yip, Roche is in there.

ednwireland

armstrong 50s down on contador after a puncture

joker77

Great ride from Roche - keep it up!

ThisRegard

2 bloody punctures for the yellow jersey. This is a great stage.

cooker3

Disaster for Lance.

alibabba

Go on Roche !

Dodge

Official timing had LA's group ahead of Contador before the flat. I can only imagine the look on LA's face as AC's group rolled past...


EDIT; and now AC's face as LA tagged back on to that group

mcgratheoin

Dodge wrote: »

EDIT; and now AC's face as LA tagged back on to that group

Not Contador's group - was another group ahead of LA but not with AC

No chance of green jersey for Cav now I reckon

Dodge

Dodge wrote: »

This was one I had marked down to stay at home at watch but circumstances conspired against me. Hoping for a win for big Thor to help regain the point he lost for yesterday.

wahey!

Dodge

mcgratheoin wrote: »

Not Contador's group - was another group ahead of LA but not with AC

I thought it was but I haven't seen Armstrong finish yet

joker77

Couldn't ask for much more than that for Roche's GC ambitions, he should be fairly happy to gain ground on AC and LA!

ThisRegard

Poor Chavanelle, but if the Welsh guy takes the yellow it would be good.

edit, na, Thomas is in second, 23 secs behind.

titan18

Pretty sure LA was with Petacchi and Cav when they came in