After a day of raucous hills on Stage 2, Monday’s sonorous Stage 3 of the Tour de France finished up in London after 98 miles of yawn and just a dash of rain to dampen spirits further. The 196 riders who started the day finished the day, meaning we have a third day without a Point d’Appui. Benjamin King of Garmin-Sharp and Imanol Erviti Ollo of Movistar Team finished on les Cuspides in 98th and 99th places respectively.

Two riders broke away early in the race as it left Cambridge, and the peloton were happy to let them dangle off the front until the last six kilometers of the race, when the sprinters jumped to the fore, and Kittel won his second stage.

Poor Simon Gerrans hit the deck again today, going down with Andy Schleck and Ted King after a yawning spectator stepped off the bank and into the stream. All three were soon back on their bikes and finished without further incident.

Vincenzo Nibali and Ariel Maximiliano Richeze remained in the Maillot Jaune and Lanterne Rouge positions, respectively. Peter Sagan still holds the sprinter’s Green Jersey, but Bryan Coquard’s little nip at the heels during the intermediary sprint left us heartened.