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2008 Tour de France : Stage 3 Saint-Malo - Nantes 195 km Monday, July 7

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Old 08-07.-2008, 01:13 AM   #61
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Whoa! Quickstep has come up to the chase and the gap is tumbling down f'n fast. 30 sec down in 2 km. The peloton is fractured, and commentary says that Ricco may not be in the front chase group.
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Whoa! Quickstep has come up to the chase and the gap is tumbling down f'n fast. 30 sec down in 2 km. The peloton is fractured, and commentary says that Ricco may not be in the front chase group.



This is the stuff that makes a flat stage interesting.
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Old 08-07.-2008, 01:18 AM   #63
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Menchov is also not in the front chase group. The breakaway is looking more and more likely to succeed with a 4 min gap with just about 15 km to go.
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Old 08-07.-2008, 01:19 AM   #64
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Yes, they're saying Menchov is in the second group as well. That might mean the sprinters' teams could get some help.

I think the break will stay away. 15.7 km, 4'01". Feillu unless his legs are gone or they start playing silly-buggers.

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Old 08-07.-2008, 01:26 AM   #65
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This is the stuff that makes a flat stage interesting.
Silly boy, Riccò, him and Menchov. Getting caught napping like that - in the last 50 km of the stage you better be up front protecting your position!
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Old 08-07.-2008, 01:28 AM   #66
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The peloton is in a dead heat frenzy. They are going to hard pressed to catch up now.
Oh, there is no way in which they are going to catch up now. Only 8 km to go and the gap is still around 3 min. Rabobank is setting the pace for the second chase group trying to minimize the losses for Menchov (Ricco is also in the same group).

BTW, Angel Gomez HAS pulled out.
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So now the most interesting bit is to see what the GC will look like and whether Rabo will be able to contain the damage for Menchov and Riccò.
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Good stage and I hope the whole race goes like this. I hate predictable stages.
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The battle between the 3 riders in the last km was awesome!
1. Samuel Dumoulin
2. William Frischkon
3. Romain Feillu
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Dumoulin!

Dumoulin attacked, Frischkorn bridged, Feillu countered, but went way too early. Frischkorn did the work again to catch him, got second by half a wheel.

Feillu in yellow, I think.
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Dumoulin!

Dumoulin attacked, Frischkorn bridged, Feillu countered, but went way too early. Frischkorn did the work again to catch him, got second by half a wheel.

Feillu in yellow, I think.
Yes, Feillu takes over the yellow jersey. Looks like Menchov lost 40 sec over the first chase group.

Actually, Frischkorn has beaten Valverde in the general classification!
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Delighted to see the breakaway, stay away.

I agree with JH : pan flat stages like that are normally pretty boring affairs but the breakaway stayed away and the riders got their place in the sun.

Good stage.
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Looks like Cranky has made a comeback on thumper in Stage 3. And I get first pick tomorrow...


Interesting stage. Frischkorn was so disappointed at getting second. Vaughters may not appreciate him saying that he wanted to attack at a critical point... but the DS was in his ear and made him hesitate.
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That was a great flat stage.
Loved seeing the break succeed. A great final 2km's as well, no silly buggers slowing to a foxing cruise but on it all the way. But then no way Feillu would have mucked around with the malliot jaune as a prize, I don't think he cared where he placed. Had a good go at the win though.

I have Feillu in a tipping comp team to, so happy with that
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Looks like Cranky has made a comeback on thumper in Stage 3. And I get first pick tomorrow...

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