Will Geraint Thomas keep the yellow jersey? Who will win stage three? And what is your favourite Tour moment? #bbccycling

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A couple of glances over his shoulder and Nate Brown gives himself a little smile. There are hundreds of fans encouraging him and he has time to take a bottle from one of the Cannondale coaches before crossing the line to take two points, while opening an energy bar.

He is now on three points. One ahead of team-mate Taylor Phinney, who is wearing the polka dots today.

Brown is almost four minutes clear of the peloton but he is sitting up and at least waiting for Politt to get over the summit.

It looks like he will be wearing the polka dots tomorrow, although David Millar, on ITV commentary has just suggested that Phinney could go for the point on the next category four climb and thus take the jersey back...

Nate Brown is the first to have a dig. Nils Politt was the man who attacked over the previous climb and Brown followed.

Brown is the better climber but Politt would win in a sprint. So Brown has tried to break his rival early. His pedalling cadence is higher while Politt is pushing the higher gear but the gap is not closing.

The American is out of the saddle and bobbing and weaving. Politt has not given up but his mouth is agape. A couple of hundred metres to the top.

Chris Saunders, I hope your burgers are cooked and you're paying attention because the leaders are coming your way. They are on the Cote d'Eschdorf. It's only 2.3km long but average gradients of 9.1% mean it's got a bit of a sting.

Nils Politt and Nathan Brown are riding with some purpose and their lead over the peloton has stretched out to almost three minutes.

They are a touch over 30 seconds clear of their fellow escapees, who are now riding in a bit of no-man's land situation.

Maybe they are waiting to get over the next climb and they will then go on the attack once Politt and Brown run out of juice?

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Nils Politt and Nathan Brown have done some maths here and worked out that there are only a dozen or so kilometres from the next ascent, a category three climb and whoever wins the race to the top will be wearing the King of the Mountains jersey on Tuesday.

Both riders are on one point but with two points up for grabs at the summit, one will move to three and at this early stage of the Tour means the lead in the classification.

So, they are going full gas and will probably sit up once they've got over the top.

There are two climbs to follow, one cat three and one cat four near the finish, but it is highly unlikely that anyone from the peloton will win both.

Phew.

It's a photo finish on the line! Just one point up for grabs but Frederick Backaert really wants this. Nate Brown, who was first over the Cote de Sart earlier today, goes in pursuit, as does Nils Politt.

Brown gives up but Politt, who won the intermediate sprint, takes it on the line from Backaert.

Politt and Brown have continued to ride though and opened up a gap on their fellow escapees.

The leaders are 1km from the summit of the Cote de Wiltz - a 3.1km ascent with an average gradient of 4.8%.

Who will make the break for the point on offer?

Before the stage Marcel Kittel, who is in the green jersey as leader of the points classification, said he wanted to retain the jersey and was focusing on the intermediate sprint.

The German only picked up three points but it looks likely that he'll keep the jersey because he started the day with a lead of 25 points and the riders immediately behind him in the standings are all sprinters and will not contest the finish in Longwy.

1. Nils Politt 20 points,

2. Frederick Backaert 17

3. Romain Sicard 15

4. Adam Hansen 13

5. Romain Hardy 11

6. Nate Brown 10

Crossing the line one minute, 50 seconds later

7. Mark Cavendish 9

8. Sonny Colbrelli 8

9. Ben Swift 7

10. Peter Sagan 6

11. André Greipel 5

12. Arnaud Démare 4

13. Marcel Kittel 3

14. Michael Matthews 2

15. Rüdiger Selig 1

Who remembers the Orica team bus getting stuck under the finish line in 2013? The legend that is Jens Voigt certainly doesn't.

Let's have a change of track...what's your favourite Tour moment? #bbccycling

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Chris Saunders tweets in that he is "on top of Cote de Eschdorf. I predict one of the break will come over 1st. Very civilised bbq and bar sprung up adjacent to top".

The riders have a category four climb to get over first before they tackle the category three ascent of Eschdorf.

Anybody else out in the field watching today? #bbccycling

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French champion Arnaud Demare has a couple of FDJ riders leading him out but he can do nothing as Mark Cavendish stomps on his pedals and cruises over the line first from the peloton and seventh overall.

A nice little hit out that for Cav and a reminder to his rivals that he still has a bit of power in his legs.

Full points list to follow.

Nils Politt of Team Katusha-Alpecin takes the intermediate sprint without too much trouble in Wincrange.

Here come the big boys...

A terrific television camera angle catches the riders sweeping round a left-right-left bend between two cornfields. That's what we want from the Tour.

The pace of the peloton is rising as they reach 5km from the intermediate sprint line. The usual suspects are moving forward, chief among them Peter Sagan and the gap to the break is down to 90 seconds.

But suddenly, they are down to just 20km/h - even I could manage that!

The riders have hit a headwind and the six out front are just going to have to ride through it. Clearly it's easier if you're in the peloton with lots of other riders for shelter.

The peloton does not want to make the catch yet though, so has slowed right down. The pace is down to 16km/h!

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Great work Jonny. Loving that! Keep your predictions coming #bbccycling

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I hope you're all sitting comfortably and are ready for this nugget which you can use next time you're out pedalling with your mates and there's a lull in the conversation.

The riders have just raced past Burrigplatz which was thought to be the highest point in Luxembourg at 558m - they've even built a small tower to mark the spot.

However, new measuring systems have found a place called Kneiff, which is not too far away (then again where is if you are in Luxembourg?!) and that is apparently at an altitude of 560m.

So, if anyone ever tries to tell you about Burrigplatz being the highest point...you can put them right.

Anyway, the race is now in Luxembourg. Intermediate sprint coming up in about 10km.

So, who do we have in the leading group?

Perhaps the most recognisable name is Adam Hansen. The Lotto Soudal rider is competing in his 18th successive Grand Tour - and he has finished each of the previous 17 - a record.

There are three each year, the other two being the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana.

According to the Lotto Soudal webiste, the 35-year-old Australian "got his nickname ‘Croc Man’ from winning twice the Crocodile Trophy, an extremely difficult mountain bike race".

One of the hard men of the peloton.