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Stage 3.

Interestingly in CyclingNews reports and live coverage there is no mention of Hushovd crashing. Their mention of him being in the second group when the riders who made it through split into two groups when USPS went to the front:

15:37 CEST 144km/66km to go
Voigt is rocking and rolling a bit now, and the gap is coming down fast as the jockeyinh for position starts.

A crash in the bunch; several orange jerseys, Commesso, Cipollini, ROgers all affected.

Mayo was involved (seeveral Euskaltels were down) and is now chasing alone. Glomser was there too. Marco Velo looks to be the worst victim.

15:41 CEST 147km/63km to go
The leaders are now on the 2.9 km Erre cobbles, both sticking to the crown of the road - the verges are full of spectators anyway, so the gutters will be more dangerous.

Mayo is now being paced back up by half a dozen orange jerseys; US Postal's Benjamin Noval is also with them.

15:45 CEST
US Postal lead a lined-out bunch onto the cobbles; Ekimov taking the lead. A bit of a split after 30 riders, but nothing that will last.

Voigt and De Groot are through and clear.


15:48 CEST
Mayo was 1.16 down coming on to the cobbles. Hushovd is the wrong side of the split. The good line is clearly straight down the middle; riders in the gutters are clearly slower most of the time. Hincapie is now leadings through as they come back onto tarmac again.

After Mayo's crash, the entire Euskaltel team dropped back for him and began a desperate chase across the French countryside. As the peloton hit the first pavé section in Erre with 64km to go, US Postal powered away on the front 3'07" behind the break and they were now closing fast on the escape. With Hincapie, Ekimov and Landis hammering on the front, Postal's fast past caused a big split in the peloton and in the ensuing chaos, first 20 and eventually 40 riders had gapped the rest of the peloton, including Maillot Jaune Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole). Across the flat terrain of northern France, the desperate chase by the Hushovd / Mayo group continued and with 53km to go in Millionfosse, Voigt and De Groot were still away, with the Armstrong group closing at 30" and the Maillot Jaune at 2'30".

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