AJACCIO, Corsica — The Tour de France enters its third stage Monday. Five things to know: 1. BELGIAN BRAINS: Belgium’s Jan Bakelants showed he was street smart in winning Sunday’s second stage from Bastia to Ajaccio in Corsica by nestling into a six-rider breakaway late in the stage, and then escaping with just a few miles left before holding off the pack at the finish. The RadioShack rider took the Tour leader’s yellow jersey from Germany’s Marcel Kittel, who lost time as he struggled on the day’s climbs. It was a...
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