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92nd Tour de France - GT France, July 2-24, 2005 Main Page Results & report Stage Details Previous Stage Next Stage Stage 3 - Monday, July 4: La Châtaigneraie - Tours, 212.5 km Commentary by Hedwig Kröner, with additional reporting from Tim Maloney and Anthony Tan Complete live report Live coverage starts: 12:30 CEST Estimated finish: 17:15 CEST 12:22 CEST And Hello again for the third stage of the World's greatest and toughest bike race - presented by the French ASO every year in July. We're currently hovering over the Western Vendée region of Napoleon's country, but will soon head North-East through the Départements Maine-et-Loire, Venne and Indre-et-Loire, following the river Loire upstream inside the country. Today's medium-flat stage from La Chataigneraie to Tours is 212,5 kilometres long, with three intermediate sprints (St Michel-Mont Mercure, km 29; Coron, km 79; and Les Trois Moutiers, km 137) and another three minor climbs of Cat. 4: the Côte de Pouzauges (km 22), as well as the Côte de Chinon and the Côte de la Taconnière at 51 and 33 km from the finish respectively. We might therefore see a rapid start, as the riders interested in the Mountains jersey and sprint points sh http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/tour05/?id=live/tour053
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