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2021-07-03T13:52:20.329 Z.
10 points for Poels over the top there. & #x 26f0; 10 more KOM points for & #x 1f1f3; & #x 1f1f1; @WoutPoels who is now the virtual polka dot jersey. & #x 26aa; & #x 1f534; & #x 26f0; 10 points de plus pour & #x 1f1f3; & #x 1f1f1; Wout Poels au sommet de la Côte de Mont-Saxonnex. Il est virtuellement maillot à pois. & #x 26aa; & #x 1f534; #TDF 2021 pic.twitter.com/uYxIP8YskJJuly 3, 2021See more.

2021-07-03T13:51:48.369 Z.
De la Parte and Julien Bernard caught by the peloton after dropping from the break.

2021-07-03T13:51:07.283 Z.
Benoot and Kragh Andersen leap off the front on the method down.

2021-07-03T13:49:28.600 Z.
He, Peters and Armirail were out the back of the breakaway.

2021-07-03T13:49:07.946 Z.
Ion Izagirre misses out on a turn on the descent and goes off course– still on a roadway so he hasnt crashed..

2021-07-03T13:47:09.578 Z.
Poels takes it over the top.

2021-07-03T13:45:32.863 Z.
Poels closes in.

2021-07-03T13:45:23.447 Z.
Elissonde and Kuss attack for the points at the top.

2021-07-03T13:44:54.338 Z.
Juul-Jensen continues to drive. 1km to the top.

2021-07-03T13:43:54.104 Z.
Peters is dropped from the break.

2021-07-03T13:43:36.318 Z.
A look at the front of the peloton a little earlier on.( Image credit: Getty Images Sport).

2021-07-03T13:42:20.076 Z.
Nans Peters now at the back of the break not looking fantastic. 1.5 km to the top of the climb.

2021-07-03T13:41:47.069 Z.
Five minutes back to the peloton from the break now. Its only increasing.

2021-07-03T13:38:23.155 Z.
BikeExchange continue to drive at the front. Armirail is just about hanging on at the back of the break.

2021-07-03T13:36:32.318 Z.
Latours group is 2:30 behind the Pogačar peloton. Yellow jersey Van der Poel is still in there.

2021-07-03T13:31:59.084 Z.
51km to go/ 99km doneNow Valverde gets and stops assistance to place on a coat. It seems that he is most likely suffering with the cold rather than stopping to help his teammates.

2021-07-03T13:30:15.590 Z.
BikeExchange push the speed at the front.

2021-07-03T13:29:22.153 Z.
The break hits the climb now.

2021-07-03T13:24:29.935 Z.
Valverde is hanging back from that lead group, which has actually come together with Poels now. Hell be assisting Miguel Angel Lopez and Enric Mas.

2021-07-03T13:22:22.572 Z.
Rui Costa operates at the head of the peloton for UAE.Pogačar and Van der Poel chat even more back.

2021-07-03T13:21:31.063 Z.
The Giro Donne peloton dealt with Prato Nervoso today on phase 2 of the race.Check out our report on the action here.

2021-07-03T13:20:47.216 Z.
Poels and the chasers will be starting the Côte de Mont-Saxonnex quickly. Thats the very first first-cat climb of the day– its 8.8 km at 8.9 per cent.

2021-07-03T13:18:53.640 Z.
60km to go/ 90km done15 seconds in between the chase group and Poels. The peloton is a more 3:30 back.

2021-07-03T13:11:56.014 Z.
The weather condition is still dreadful out there, by the way. A very damp day.

2021-07-03T13:11:13.046 Z.
Latours group is at 7:30 (four minutes behind Pogačar) and the Roglič-Thomas group is 12:30 (nine minutes behind Pogačar) down.

2021-07-03T13:07:01.895 Z.
70km to go/ 80km doneA downhill go to the valley now. The next climb starts in around 20km.

2021-07-03T13:04:36.820 Z.
The group is 48 seconds down on Poels now. The peloton is 2:20 down on the Dutchman.

2021-07-03T13:01:53.152 Z.
An imcomplete list of riders in the chase group … Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ), Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Søren Kragh Andersen, Tiesj Benoot (Team DSM), Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Simon Yates, Chris Juul-Jensen (BikeExchange), Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic), Mattia Cattaneo (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Michael Woods (ISN), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (AG2R Citroën), Ion Izagirre (Astana-Premier Tech), Sergio Henao (Qhubeka NextHash), Victor de la Parte (TotalEnergies).

2021-07-03T12:57:30.664 Z.
UAE and Ineos at the front of the peloton as things have actually settled.

2021-07-03T12:56:38.200 Z.
Castroviejo, Simon Yates, Juul-Jensen in the chase group.Theyre 40 seconds down while the peloton is 1:40 down.

2021-07-03T12:55:56.338 Z.
Poels crosses the top of the climb for a point. There are supposedly around 17 riders chasing him.

2021-07-03T12:55:18.570 Z.
Benoot, Quintana, Cattaneo, Valverde, Kragh Andersen in this group between Poels and the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:54:33.835 Z.
Kragh Andersen is revived by a chase group on the climb. Poels still ahead.

2021-07-03T12:53:35.465 Z.
The lorry has actually reportedly been moved now, so no difficulty ahead.

2021-07-03T12:51:51.824 Z.
80km to go/ 70km doneSoren Kragh Andersen (DSM) is going after Poels.Theyre striking the fourth-cat Côte de Menthonnex-en-Bornes now.

2021-07-03T12:50:28.146 Z.
35 seconds from Poels to the peloton. It still hasnt slowed up here. A typical speed of 48kph up until now.

2021-07-03T12:45:42.084 Z.
Michael Woods among those attempting to attack from the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:40:30.940 Z.
88km to go/ 62km donePoels crosses the top of the climb alone, 40 seconds up on the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:36:55.352 Z.
Attack from Elissonde as he attempted to make it far from the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:34:59.698 Z.
More riders attempting to avoid the peloton without much success.

2021-07-03T12:34:24.320 Z.
Poels has 30 seconds on the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:32:05.215 Z.
Roglič dropping from the group he was in.

2021-07-03T12:30:52.388 Z.
The third-cat Côte de Copponex now and Wout Poels attacks.

2021-07-03T12:29:11.720 Z.
94km to go/ 56km doneThe main peloton is returning to that break now. Around 10 seconds back.

2021-07-03T12:28:17.616 Z.
McNulty is the UAE guy up there.

2021-07-03T12:27:41.964 Z.
Kwiatkowski is in that front group but not Carapaz as far as I can see. Another UAE rider is up there. Theyre 25 seconds up on the peloton.

2021-07-03T12:25:49.663 Z.
Around 20 men off the front here.

2021-07-03T12:23:59.560 Z.
A big group of riders off the front, consisting of Pogacar.

2021-07-03T12:22:12.923 Z.
100km to go/ 50km doneNew attacks going at the front after the intermediate sprint.

2021-07-03T12:18:58.329 Z.
ISN reports a sponsor lorry TruckCochounou) stuck on the Côte de Mont Sassonex (not Colombière). Hopefully it can be moved quickly.There is a truck stuck on the final climb: Our osteopath Joe reported an issue on the Col de la Colombière.

2021-07-03T12:17:09.303 Z.
Roglič is in a group of around 2, 1:50 down. The Thomas group is over four minutes down.

2021-07-03T12:16:38.097 Z.
86 points for Colbrelli now. Hes up to 6th place in the points classification.Matthews moves to second place on 113 points.Cavendish still leads on 168 points.

2021-07-03T12:14:57.658 Z.
Colbrelli kicks off the sprint from third wheel. Matthews responds however cant pass.The Italian champion takes the 20 points ahead of the Australian.

2021-07-03T12:14:16.442 Z.
20 points available, then 17 and 15.

2021-07-03T12:13:57.601 Z.
Matthews vs Colbrelli coming up!

2021-07-03T12:12:19.914 Z.
2km to the sprint point.

2021-07-03T12:11:23.480 Z.
Crash for Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) however hes back up and running.

2021-07-03T12:09:49.791 Z.
BikeExchange chase Mohoric for their male Matthews.

2021-07-03T12:08:02.665 Z.
112km to go/ 38km done6km to the intermediate sprint. Mohoric back on the front. Still no breakaway.

2021-07-03T12:06:35.481 Z.
Latour remains in Rogličs group of dropped riders, 1:30 down. Thomas group of dropped riders is 3:45 down.

2021-07-03T12:03:40.083 Z.
Porte is pushing on. Pogacar in third wheel and on the radio.

2021-07-03T12:02:47.830 Z.
Up front its a fight among the versatile sprinters as the intermediate sprint nears. Michael Matthews amongst those active together with Colbrelli.All together still, and now Ineos are pressing at the front.

2021-07-03T11:59:31.187 Z.
Roglič 40 seconds down now. Hes on his own. Thomas group is 2:40 down.There does not appear like much point in them continuing this race unless they can recuperate and help their colleagues in the Pyrenees …

2021-07-03T11:57:56.580 Z.
Sonny Colbrelli makes a move.

2021-07-03T11:57:30.204 Z.
120km to go/ 30km doneRoglič is dropped from the peloton on these rolling roadways.

2021-07-03T11:54:47.728 Z.
Yet more attacks but nothing sticks. Michael Gogl crashes in the peloton.

2021-07-03T11:48:46.149 Z.
Two minutes in between the front of the race and the dropped riders.

2021-07-03T11:47:50.567 Z.
Pierre Latour and Rafal Majka– a crucial guy for Tadej Pogacar– arent in the front group.

2021-07-03T11:45:57.758 Z.
130km to go/ 25km doneNans Peters (AG2R) makes a move. Others follow. Still no break.

2021-07-03T11:45:26.083 Z.
Colbrelli likewise pushing on. The intermediate sprint is up in 25 kilometres.

2021-07-03T11:44:22.185 Z.
Mohoric in his polka dots is leading the peloton down the descent.

2021-07-03T11:42:30.012 Z.
1:30 in between Thomas and the peloton. Hes in a big group of dropped riders.

2021-07-03T11:41:02.974 Z.
Thomas group is 1.4 kilometres behind the front group at the moment. Rather a bit of distance.

2021-07-03T11:40:00.559 Z.
Michael Woods has actually supposedly crashed.

2021-07-03T11:39:49.468 Z.
136km to go/ 14km doneIts all back together at the front now.

2021-07-03T11:33:01.568 Z.
Poels is 20 seconds up on the peloton as he starts the damp descent.

2021-07-03T11:31:17.265 Z.
Geraint Thomas is in problem currently! Bad for Ineos.

2021-07-03T11:30:34.699 Z.
Sepp Kuss, Michael Woods, Kenny Elissonde, Mattia Cattaneo, Sergio Henao, and Stefan De Bod are going after with Geoghegan Hart.

2021-07-03T11:29:49.054 Z.
145km to go/ 5km donePoels on his own out front now. Geoghegan Hart has hung back and has numerous other riders with him.

2021-07-03T11:28:38.422 Z.
A number of riders dropped very early on, with all the typical suspects like the sprinters, lead-out guys and Chris Froome.

2021-07-03T11:24:34.255 Z.
Tao Geoghegan Hart and Wout Poels on the relocation now.

2021-07-03T11:20:59.187 Z.
150km to goAnd were off! Attacks from the start on the climb.

2021-07-03T11:10:54.873 Z.
Theres climbing up from the off today with the Fôret dEchallon, though it is uncategorised. It ought to be a nice springboard for the breakaway.

2021-07-03T11:10:12.711 Z.
The riders are presenting of Oyonnax now.

2021-07-03T11:05:45.963 Z.
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2021-07-03T10:54:11.689 Z.
Tour de France phase hunt gets off to a complex start for Simon YatesBriton participates in 29-rider breakaway but expends valuable energy ahead of the Alps.

2021-07-03T10:50:57.830 Z.
Were 20 minutes far from the start of the stage now.

2021-07-03T10:45:44.036 Z.
Jumbo-Visma have no hope of challenging for yellow in Paris any more, but they will try to take it from Mathieu van der Poel with Wout van Aert today. Jonas Vingegaard is likely to be their GC leader going forward. Heres the squad heating up ahead of todays phase. & #x 1f1eb; & #x 1f1f7; #TDF 2021 Uphill start = @tacx time & #x 1f32a; pic.twitter.com/6TZXAHHnS9July 3, 2021See more.

2021-07-03T10:43:16.098 Z.
Thomas was briefly dropped on among yesterdays climbs though, and stated he was still fighting with his shoulder injury afterwards.Carapaz, meanwhile, went on the attack for almost 15km however wound up taking no time at all at the finish.

2021-07-03T10:39:08.286 Z.
We must see the very first battle between Ineos Grenadiers and Tadej Pogačar today. The Slovenian is now the frustrating favourite for Tour victory and with Roglič out of the GC image, the combined efforts of Richard Carapaz and Geraint Thomas might be all that can stop him duplicating.

2021-07-03T10:29:59.833 Z.
Not the best weather condition at the start as groups indication on for the day.Its raining here today in Oyonnax & #x 2614; & #xfe 0f; Il pleut à Oyonnax aujourd hui & #x 2614; & #xfe 0f; #TDF 2021 pic.twitter.com/pHBEajTw1AJuly 3, 2021See more.

2021-07-03T10:29:17.291 Z.
Heres our report on yesterdays phase 7, which saw Primož Roglič fall out of general contention.

2021-07-03T10:20:27.042 Z.
Linus Gerdemann (2007 ), Frank Schleck (2009 ), Rui Costa (2013 ), and Julian Alaphilippe (2018) have all won in the town.Todays final climb of the Col de la Colombière has also been a routine function at the race, having been included on the path eight times because the turn of the centuries.

2021-07-03T10:17:14.424 Z.
Todays stage runs 150 kilometres through the Alps to Le Grand-Bornard, a routine fixture at the Tour de France.( Image credit: ASO).

2021-07-03T10:11:06.263 Z.
Hello and welcome to our live protection of phase 8 of the Tour de France, the first day in the Alps.

2021-07-03T13:52:20.329 Z.
10 points for Poels over the top there. 2021-07-03T12:50:28.146 Z.
35 seconds from Poels to the peloton. 2021-07-03T12:27:41.964 Z.
Kwiatkowski is in that front group but however Carapaz as far as I can see. 2021-07-03T12:18:58.329 Z.
ISN reports a sponsor lorry (Cochounou) stuck on the Côte de Mont Sassonex (not Colombière). 2021-07-03T12:08:02.665 Z.
112km to go/ 38km done6km to the intermediate sprint.