Jeremy Whittle's stage three report
Here’s how our man on the spot saw today’s stage. Thanks for joining us today, and come back tomorrow for more!
And the fun never stops. Tomorrow’s stage four is another hilly ’un – 126.8km from Troyes to Bar-sur-Aube. Two category three climbs and three category fours … but it’s the arrival of gravelly unpleasantness that really adds interest and jeopardy.
The backloaded stage sees the – dare I say fairly sedate? – opening 60km culminate in an intermediate sprint, before all of Côte de Celles-sur-Ource, Val des Clos, Maître Jean, Vitry and Val Perdu arrive in quick succession to pummel legs and lungs.
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