Stage 3
BMC storm the team time trial
- Monday 9 July 2018
- 35.5 km
- 313 m climbed
- Won by Greg Van Avermaet
The road
At the start
The Cholet team time trial
Peter Sagan won in La Roche-sur-Yon and took the yellow jersey, with Gaviria at six seconds. Today is 35.5 kilometres of team time trial around Cholet, rolling rather than flat and starting straight up a four-per-cent hill. Sky and BMC are the favourites, and the directors are talking about two minutes for the teams that get it wrong. Some climbers will spend a fortnight paying for this afternoon.
How it was won
- At the line
BMC storm the team time trial
BMC power through Cholet four seconds faster than Sky to win the team time trial, sweeping Greg Van Avermaet into yellow while Sagan loses contact with his train on the climb.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | 9:08:55 |
| 2 | Tejay van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | +0:00 |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | +0:03 |
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