Carlos Sastre was happy to not have lost time in the nervous stage 3 of the Tour. When the peloton split in three, the Spaniard was glad to have solid team-mates all around him. "Riding with people like Cancellara, O'Grady, Arvesen, Voigt or the Schleck brothers ... gives you a feeling of tranquility and an impressive calmness. It was a stage that wore out all the teams."
Sastre expected such a stage with all the cross winds and rain in the past few days. And he knew that the tail wind in the final sections would make for a fast, furious and possibly dangerous finale. "The final was very nervous and there was a lot of tension. As we could see, there were important riders for the overall who lost time."
