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The Tour peloton opted to ride most of stage 3 at a relaxing pace. Mondayâs third stage of the Tour de France was a snoozer. Nearly four hours into the six-hour slog, the average speed was a mere 33kph and the peloton was a half hour behind schedule.
The 102nd edition of the race takes 198 of the world's best cyclists over 2,000 miles. They'll race from Utrecht, the Netherlands, around France, and then finish in Paris three weeks later. The best way we know of to watch the Tour de France from the US is on NBC Sports' live stream. Note, we don't have cable TV â we're cord cutters â so we're watching the Tour on a laptop. We just bought the Full Tour Access option for $29.99. That gives you every stage of the race live in HD on your computer.