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TdF Stage 3: Vejle - Sonderborg (spoilers!)

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Ten mins before I start on my own race so here's somewhere to post up anything interesting about what should be another classic sprint stage, probably with less wind than yesterday although with a few tricky changes of direction as the course pops inland or onto narrow roads.

Stage details here
https://www.letour.fr/en/stage-3

Preview here
https://inrng.com/2022/07/tour-de-france-stage-3-preview-sonderborg/

There is the distinct possibility that it might be quite a dull stage although it does have the slight difference of Danish scenery...

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 8:19 am
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Prediction - bit of a snoozefest, one to watch the last 10km only for.

Other prediction - action packed with wind, crashes and a surprise breakaway winner.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 9:18 am
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one to watch the last 10km only for.

One to watch the ITV highlights only...unless your 2nd prediction happens 😂

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 9:19 am
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looking like a block headwind (14mph gusting to 30) all the way bar the last 10km 🙁

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 9:48 am
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I will be watching the coverage as it goes past my in-laws house. I know the roads in the last 50km pretty well, as above it's likely to be a boring stage.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 9:56 am
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Good luck with the race crazy-legs.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 11:10 am
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Holy moly the crowds are enormous!

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 12:54 pm
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hint of echelons though it's too far out.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 1:23 pm
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I wonder if Cav would have been dislodged from the train that easily 800m out? That looked really poor from Quickstep.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 4:29 pm
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Lol at Sagan pointing at Van Aert and calling him a motherf****r

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 4:36 pm
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My bad - he was saying it to Groenewegen

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 4:42 pm
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It was funny though.

What caused it?

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 5:03 pm
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No I think it WAS aimed at Van Aert. Sagan felt he was blocked against the barriers.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 7:50 pm
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Just watching the highlights on ITV4, can't say it's a day I'm disappointed to have to have missed although Magnus Cort seemed to enjoy his day out! 😅

I liked the little Boardman section on UCI rules, that was quite entertaining.

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 7:56 pm
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Weird finish, none of the commentators could tell who Sagan was pointing at but I think afterwards there were definitely words seen or heard between him and WvA?

I saw a headline (article behind paywall) that suggested Jakobson (or Ewan perhaps) was unhappy with Sagan AND WvA?

 
Posted : 03/07/2022 9:53 pm