Granville / Angers

Stage 3 - Monday, July 4th - 223.5 km

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The Stage

A horde of sprinters will likely charge at the finish today. Said finish is slightly uphill but will it be enough to stop the power sprinters? Is this the kind of terrain for Alexander Kristoff or John Degenkolb (who deserves some good luck after a car drove into him and his teammates, injuring him quite severely) to be successful?

Winner: Mark Cavendish, photo finish!

Tour Touristique

Longest tapestry in the world? The Apocalypse Tapestry is a large medieval French set of tapestries commissioned by Louis I, the Duke of Anjou, and produced between 1377 and 1382. It depicts the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by Saint John the Divine in colourful images, spread over a number of sections that originally totalled 90 scenes. Despite being lost and mistreated in the late 18th century, the tapestry was recovered and restored in the 19th century and is now on display at the Chateau d'Angers.

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