Summary

  • Race is neutralised at 15:00 BST after a crash involving several riders

  • Joaquim Rodriguez wins stage three

  • Chris Froome holds the yellow jersey after finishing second

  • Germany's Tony Martin is one second behind Froome in the overall standings

Live Reporting

Peter Scrivener

  1. Joaquim Rodriguez comes from nowhere and he goes for it. Froome tries to dig in but he can't keep pace with the Spaniard.

  2. Thomas has gone. Froome is left with Nibali and Contador for company.

  3. Kwiatkowski looks to be dropping away as Geraint Thomas continues to pace Froome.

  4. 1.3km remaining

    The riders are on to the bottom of the Mur de Huy. Who has the legs to finish this off?

  5. 2km remaining

    Geraint Thomas has taken up pacing duties. He is the only Team Sky rider with Chris Froome. He is chatting to a Movistar rider on his shoulder. Tony Martin is still with this leading bunch. Can he finish high enough up to push for the yellow jersey? Peter Sagan will surely try and distance him on the climb to the finish.

  6. They are over the top and descending to the foot of the Mur de Huy. The final climb is 1.3km long at 9.6% with sections at 25% remember. This race is far from over.

    Chris FroomeAFP

    All the big four are still in with a shout of winning this stage and Chris Froome is taking up the pace with just 4km remaining.

  7. 5km remaining

    The peloton has been blown apart. Froome and Nibali looking in good shape though as Tinkoff-Saxo rider Rafa Majka sets the pace with Kwiatkowski in second and Froome in third.

  8. Richie Porte has gone. That leaves Geraint Thomas to pace Chris Froome. Froome is out with the elbows to make sure he keeps his own space as they toil up the Cote de Cherave. Thomas is on the wheel of Kwiatkowski.

  9. Yellow Jersey
    Classification

    Fabian Cancellara is losing minutes today. He is already four minutes down. So, the yellow jersey is very much up for grabs. Tony Martin might not like the steepness of the finish but if his Etixx - Quick-Step team-mates can drag him up the Mur de Huy, their team boss Patrick Lefevre may came down a little. Particularly if they can get their world champion Michal Kwiatkowski to the finish line first as well.

  10. The pace is quickening as the riders go under the 10km to go banner. The Cote de Cherave is the next categorised climb. It is only 1.3km, with an average gradient of 8.1%.

  11. 12km remaining

    Richie Porte sticks his nose out at the front of the peloton. The Australian has a couple of Team Sky colleagues on his wheel, one of them is Geraint Thomas. The other is Chris Froome. The British-based team are doing a great job of keeping out of trouble.

    Alberto Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo team and Vincenzo Nibali's Astana are following every move.

  12. Fabian CancellaraAFP

    Fabian Cancellara is feeling his right thigh as reaches the summit of the Cote d'Ereffe, more than two minutes adrift of the leading bunch. He has a couple of dozen riders for company but it's going to be a tough final 15km for him.

  13. 17km remaining

    We are on to the second climb of the day and the first that will be contested. The Cote d'Ereffe is a 2.1km ascent at an average of 5%. And riders are being shelled out the back of the peloton. Mark Cavendish has gone as Team Sky take up the pace.

  14. Green Jersey
    Classification

    Result of the intermediate sprint at Havelange

    1. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal), 20 pts

    2. John Degenkolb (Giant), 17 pts

    3. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis), 15 pts

    4. Bryan Coquard (Europcar), 13 pts

    5. Mark Cavendish (Etixx), 11 pts

    6. Geoffrey Soupe (Cofidis), 10 pts

    7. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), 9 pts

  15. Tweet us via #bbccycling

    Bobby Cowsill: Given cycling success is based upon marginal gains, I fear today's neutralisation could lead to future exploitation.

    Michael Fotios: @BobbyCowsill It's day 3 for goodness sake. The race leader goes down in a massive crash. What if it was Froome?! #bbccycling

  16. 20km remaining

    Yellow Jersey
    Classification

    Fabian Cancellara continues to drift along towards the back of the peloton. His face a picture of pain. I think we will be seeing a new man in yellow tonight, which will be such a shame for the big man from Switzerland. He is on the wrong end of another split and going backwards.

  17. 22km remaining

    The Tinkoff-Saxo train continues to tap out the tempo on the front of the peloton. Team Sky and Astana also in attention as they freewheel down a hill and take a couple of tight lefts and rights through a village in the Ardennes region of Belgium.

  18. Matt Slater
    BBC Sport at the Tour de France

    French TV has just shown some pictures of the aftermath of that crash: a lot of road-scorched flesh and angry red rashes. Bikes, bidons and sunglasses all over the place, too, and the yellow jersey in a ditch.

    There will be a lot of debate about the decision to neutralise the race and the possible precedent it sets for this race and others going forward, but the organisers had to think fast and they faced pushing on without enough doctors to handle the next pile-up. I think they made the right call but others will not.

  19. Rob Hayles
    Former GB cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    It's tough tough racing from here on in and position will be key for those looking for the yellow jersey or the stage win. They need to be up near the front on tight and twisty roads.

  20. The peloton is all back together as we enter the final 27km of today's race. There are still three climbs for the riders to get over. Two category four ascents before the Mur de Huy, with its 25% gradients and 9.6% average.