Finally, a bit of action in the peloton. Local hero Tommy Voeckler edges towards the front of the bunch, casts a glance sideways, says a few words in French, gets a nod of approval and sets off in pursuit of Armindo Fonseca.

Voeckler quickly puts a couple of minutes between himself and the peloton. Is this a definite attack? Or does he have friends up the road who he wants a quick shot of brandy with?

Armindo Fonseca's lead is back out to five minutes, 30 seconds as we take a close look at some of the excellent roadside art. A man made entirely out of bales of hay, sucking on a piece of straw, catches my eye. 

I was halfway up Sutton Bank in the snow a couple of months ago interviewing a scout troop who were making their own piece of art ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire going past. They were spelling out the name of their village: Sutton-under-Whitestoncliffe. It wasn't easy.

The peloton is still pootling along like they have no rush to get to the hotel for tea. I, on the other hand, will be struggling to get my boys to cubs and scouts tonight. Gymnastics is already out of the window for my daughter Eliza.

Tom Dumoulin of the Giant-Alpecin team is all smiles before giving a big yawn to the camera. The riders know they've got it easy.

OJ Borg and commentator Rob Hatch are currently discussing all things Tour de France on the Facebook page. , externalHead on over, but be sure to come back.

Meanwhile, blissfully unaware of all this, Armindo Fonseca is extending his lead back out to more than four minutes.

I've just had an email off OJ Borg, our 5 live presenter out in France. He's about to do a Facebook live on the BBC Sport pages., external Head over there to join in.

Race leader Peter Sagan is leading the peloton along. He is riding alongside BMC Racing's Marcus Berghardt. You'd think they were out for a Sunday afternoon ride.

I wonder if this is his statement to the rest of the peloton? He was pretty vocal, external last night after picking up his yellow jersey, being critical of a lack of respect.

The 26-year-old said: "When I did my first Tour de France (in 2012) it was a different race. Now everyone rides as if they don't care about life. Last year it was very bad and this year is very bad but it's the riders' decision how they ride. But you never know if you'll be able to continue in the race. Today I'm in yellow but maybe tomorrow I go home, this is the Tour de France.

"In this moment I'm not an important rider in the peloton (to change things). Nobody cares. It's as if they lost their brains. I don't know what has happened. There are stupid crashes in the group. Before there was respect; when some did something, they threw bottles at him or beat him with a pump but cycling has lost this."  

A Sagan protest in action? Or just a more sedate day? And what do you make of his comments? #bbccycling

According to the official Tour de France website,  Fonseca has covered 32.7km in the third hour of racing. That means he is averaging 33.7km/h and has covered just over 100km of today's 223.5km stage.

The peloton is just three minutes, 30 seconds behind him now. He's about to leave Brittany and his home fans.

My Tour de France bible's timings are all askew because of the go slow. It has schedules based on an average speed of 45, 43 or 41km/h. 

To give you an indication of just how slow they are, the peloton has just passed through Saint-Christophe-des-Bois. Even at an average of 41km/h they should have reached there at 13:36 BST.

Peter Sagan is a born entertainer and it's hard not to love the Slovak.

He's a bike rider who pulls wheelies over the finish line. He also likes a good sing-a-long as the extraordinary video below proves.

And at his wedding last year, he turned up in a green Trabant, wearing a fur-lined leather jacket, brandishing a chainsaw to chop up a 'fallen tree' that was blocking his path.

And there are pictures of him riding a bike across the top of a barrier a good 12 feet in the air. Extraordinary.

While the riders continue their journey to Angers, can I point you in the direction of the BBC Radio 5 live podcast?

Among other things they discuss the "fabulous" Peter Sagan. Rob Hayles says: "He’s one of those guys that kids will hopefully will look up and want to emulate."

He is wearing the race leader's yellow jersey for the first time today, which is quite incredible when you consider he's won the green points jersey - an indicator of a being a consistently high finisher on each stage - for four consecutive years.

When asked how long he hoped he could retain the yellow jersey, he replied: "I don't care. If I don't have the yellow I'll have the green (jersey for the points classification) and if I don't have the green I'll have the rainbow jersey."

Image source, AP

While Armindo Fonseca is five minutes, 20 seconds clear of the peloton after 85km, his team-mate Dan McLay is taking things easier in the main bunch.

McLay is one of eight British riders in this year's race, and probably the one you know least about.

He was born in New Zealand but was raised in Leicester and you can read a bit more about him, external from an interview conducted a couple of years ago. Sample quote: "I was terrible with sports that required coordination. I am poor at most sports."

He finished ninth on stage one and is keen to go better today. He said:  "I've only done one sprint in the Tour de France. You can tell it's huge and everybody is really nervous. The first day didn't go too badly I'm going to try again and give it a shot. Maybe little by little the stages won't be that fast and I have a better chance.”   

Image source, Getty Images

A great montage Stu - a stage victor, race leader and points jersey winner across all three Grand Tours - Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana and the road world champion in 2011.

He's also won three world track titles but there is one thing missing before we can say he's won every accolade...the Olympic medal.

Armindo Fonseca is one of four riders from Brittany in the 103rd edition of the Tour de France so it made perfect sense for him to head out on the break today with 70km of the stage passing through his home region.

He will be getting plenty of support from the fans lining the route, even if it was somewhat lacking from his fellow riders.

No lost car keys drama for our BBC Radio 5 live team out in France today. They are setting up at the finish line in Angers. Presenter OJ Borg is sampling the atmosphere on a warm, humid day.

Rob Hatch will have live commentary from 15:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra, or you can listen through this very website.

If you are reading this through the BBC Sport mobile app you will need to click on the link to watch the video.

A happy Independence Day to Cannondale rider Alex Howes, who you may recall was in the stage one break, but the best thing?

Come on people let's put Alex right. We've all been to France, right? What are your best bits?

Great food? Great beer and wine? Great scenery? Great people? #bbccycling

It's fair to say all the riders are taking things a little easy today. The roads are a little rolling but nothing to trouble professional cyclists.

 However, after two hours of racing, Armindo Fonseca has covered 68.4km. If he continues at his current 34.2km/h pace, we should reach Angers by Thursday.

The peloton is not going too much quicker, given his lead is still more than six minutes.