Tour De France Stage 3: Daily Dish
Another round of fun antics from Peter Sagan lights up Stage 3.
Another round of fun antics from Peter Sagan lights up Stage 3. – By Joe Lindsey
Also: apropos of nothing and with no explanation, he had a pair of goggles around his neck. Perhaps eye protection for the traditional champagne spray during the podium celebration? We have no idea what Sagan has in mind for his next podium fashion. What we do know is we probably won’t have to wait too long to find out.
Cannondale Hands Off KOM Jersey…To Cannondale
On Sunday, Taylor Phinney won both of the Category 4 climbs on Stage 2 to take the early lead in the race’s polka-dot jersey competition for best climber. Yesterday, with a lumpy stage route featuring five climbs (three Category 4 and two Category 3 ascents), he was destined to lose it.
But teammate Nathan Brown got in the day’s early break and won one point on the first Category 4 climb and two points for being first over the initial Category 3 summit. Since the break got caught and just two points were on offer for the finishing climb, those three points put him atop the KOM leaderboard; Sagan and Phinney are tied for second with Nils Politt, at two points. Stage 4 has just a single Category 4 climb, so unless Sagan (unlikely), Politt, or Phinney are in the break today, Brown will hold the jersey until Stage 5’s summit finish on Planches des Belles Filles.
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