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Name the breakaway: “The idea of a darker Flandrian interpretation of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series was always flawed,” writes Paul Griffin. “But once ‘lashings of ginger beer’ was mistranslated as ‘constant infusion of Flanders’ 39% Black Damnation stout,’ the cast plumbed unprintably sordid depths of depravity. To this day Wellens, Delaplace, Offredo and Ourselin are unwelcome in the film industry, anywhere in the world, while Rossetto the dog is anxious around liquids, trees, people, clouds and desks.”
128km to go: The gap from the five-man breakaway to the the group is 5min 19sec with a little over 85 kilometres behind them.
Written by Barry Glendenning
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/08/tour-de-france-stage-three-live under the title “Tour de France: stage three – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
