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The Tour de France stage 3 team time trial gave an opportunity to the general classification teams that had already lost some time in the opening two stages to recoup some of their losses.
BMC Racing, Team Sky and Mitchelton-Scott were a trio of teams hoping to do exactly that, putting the best part of a minute into the likes of Movistar, Bahrain-Merida and AG2R La Mondiale.
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As gaps become closer and closer, the finest margins can win time trial stages and so teams try to make gains everywhere, even if resulting in only the smallest aero advantage.
While Team Sky made headlines earlier in the day with a new Castelli Body Paint 4.2b speedsuit, BMC Racing rolled down the start ramp in Cholet wearing their new Assos speedsuit, alongside matching, team issue white and silver aero oversocks.
Almost every team, bar those not expecting to perform well, were equipped with aero oversocks and speedsuits, alongside the expected time trial helmets and time trial-specific bikes.
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