To Nothing Pascal Derame is the first rider to attack today. He is from the Bonjour team which is based in the Vendee region just south of today's stage. His surge lasted only a few hundred meters. The rider was then reeled in by the peloton. A mild day greets the riders for this third stage.
Conditions are slightly overcast, but there is no forecast for rain.
At the fifth kilometer, the peloton is still together. In Nantes Today The site of today's finish, Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique region, has been visited 27 times before in the 87 year history of the Tour de France. The last time was in 1990 when 1986 world champion Moreno Argentin was the stage winner. The race began with 177 riders still in the race. There were no overnight withdrawals.