Stage 3
Why can’t the Tour talk to Mother Nature and have crosswinds for all the flat stages. Days like Stage 3 happen once every few years and make the typical insomnia-curing stages interesting to watch.
The mere fact that Armstrong made the split and Contador missed out, of course, got the conspiracy theorists on both sides working overtime.
1) Hincapie tipped Armstrong off.
2) Bruyneel wasn’t having Astana work to chase the break because he wants Armstrong to win
3) Contador was perfectly happy to let the break go because now Astana has better tactical advantage with Armstrong more of a threat.
4) Etc, etc, etc
Let’s face it. Sometimes you simply screw the pooch in a race. Contador blew it. Either he was in the wrong place or not attentive or too lackadaisical or something along those lines.
Whatever the case, it made for a rare, exciting flat stage. Let’s hope Christian Prudhomme, the Tour’s director, doesn’t lose Mother Nature’s phone number.
The mere fact that Armstrong made the split and Contador missed out, of course, got the conspiracy theorists on both sides working overtime.
1) Hincapie tipped Armstrong off.
2) Bruyneel wasn’t having Astana work to chase the break because he wants Armstrong to win
3) Contador was perfectly happy to let the break go because now Astana has better tactical advantage with Armstrong more of a threat.
4) Etc, etc, etc
Let’s face it. Sometimes you simply screw the pooch in a race. Contador blew it. Either he was in the wrong place or not attentive or too lackadaisical or something along those lines.
Whatever the case, it made for a rare, exciting flat stage. Let’s hope Christian Prudhomme, the Tour’s director, doesn’t lose Mother Nature’s phone number.
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