Ciao a tutti da Pavia!

My frozen food provider has an Icelandic wife and he often visits Iceland.
Tullio

Really:)
"Duglegur" is to do something in a good and efficent way.
Iceland proved that in this tournament:)
"Lengi lifi Island".

Angers
Mark Cavendish over Andre Greipelt
28th victory at Tour!

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Despite winning Sunday’s uphill sprint to Cherbourg on Sunday, Peter Sagan lamented that many riders at the Tour de France had “lost their brains” and were taking too many risks, especially in the finales of stages. Dimension Data’s Bernhard Eisel, one of the most experienced riders in the race and one of the senators in the peloton, agrees with the world champion, telling Cyclingnews on Monday that the situation "is just getting ridiculous".
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-fight-for-position-just-getting-ridiculous-says-eisel/

Anyway.
General classification after stage 3
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team 14:34:36
2 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:08
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:10
4 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:14

196 riders, narrow roads, motorcycles taking photos and TV videos. Accidents are bound to happen.
Tullio

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Limoges
1 Marcel Kittel Germania
2 William Coquard France
3 Peter Sagan Slovakia

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Cocquard's first name is Bryan.

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Tour de France: What are the chances of breakaway success?
Ghent University professor develops the winning formula.

X = distance at which the peloton should start chasing in kilometres
A = time gap between the breakaway group and the peloton in hours
p = speed of the peloton in kilometres an hour
v = speed of the breakaway group in kilometres an hour
c = 10-a
a = amount of riders in the breakaway group

Greg Van Avermaet wins at Le Lioran over Tom de Gendt, both from Belgium. More than 5 minutes over the main group, which means that Van Avermaet gets the yellow jersey. Nibali and Sagan left behind, Fabio Aru with the best.Contador loses another few seconds on the last climb of five.
Tullio
Contador loses 33 seconds. Sagan 24 minutes.

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In the female Giro d'Italia Mara Abbot (USA) wins the dreaded Mortirolo climb and, notwithstanding a fall in the descent, still manages to win at Tirano and gains the Maglia Rosa.
Tullio

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Montauban
1 Mark Cavendish on sprint. Van Avermaet always in yellow. Tomorrow Pyrenees.

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No real changes in the GC.
But Cavendish has now one more stage victory in Le Tour than Bernard Hinault.
Only Eddie Merckx has more with 34 stage victories.

France-Germany 2-0. Now France-Portugal.

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Lac de Payolle (Col d'Aspin)
1 Steve Cummings UK
2 Daryl Impey South Africa
3 Daniel Navarro Spain
4 Vincenzo Nibali
5 Greg Van Avermaet who gains more time: 1 1/2 minute over main group.
A pneumatic arc has fallen on the arriving group. Standings are to be confirmed.
Tomorrow Col de Tourmalet

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Bagneres de Luchon
1 Chris Froome UK also yellow jersey. Won on the downhill from Col de Peyresourde.

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"It wasn't planned," says Froome:)

General classification after stage 8
1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 39:13:04
2 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange 0:00:16
3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:16
4 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:17
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:19

He wanted to attack going uphill, but he could not, so he attacked going downhill. Tomorrow the arrival is at the end of a climb. Wait for Purito Rodriguez, who lives there.
Tullio

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GP England, Silverstone
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari

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! Tom Dumoulin Nederland under sleet at Andorre Arcalis
Chris Froome always in yellow
Alberto Contador retired. Chapeau!

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Engordany-Revel
1 Michel Matthews Australia
Froome always in yellow. Waiting for Mont Ventoux, Thursday.

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