B rie uc , ▁ 1 6 4 . 5   km ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁stage ▁was ▁another ▁h illy ▁stage , ▁with ▁three ▁fourth ▁category ▁clim bs ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁category ▁" wall " ▁at ▁M û r - de - B ret agne . ▁ ▁Syl v ain ▁Ch av anel ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Vo e ck ler ▁established ▁a ▁break away ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁categor ized ▁clim b , ▁reaching ▁a ▁maximum ▁advantage ▁of ▁ 6 ' 2 5 '' ▁before ▁being ▁joined ▁by ▁Agr it ub el ▁team m ates ▁Christ ophe ▁More au ▁and ▁David ▁L el ay ▁with ▁ 5 7   km ▁remaining . ▁The ▁four ▁French men ▁were ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 2   km , ▁and ▁the ▁s print ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Thor ▁H ush ov d . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Saint - M alo ▁to ▁N antes , ▁ 2 0 8   km ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁was ▁flat , ▁with ▁no ▁ranking ▁clim bs , ▁which ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁favour ▁the ▁spr inter s ▁at ▁the ▁finish ▁alongside ▁the ▁River ▁Lo ire ▁in ▁N antes . ▁ ▁A ▁four - man ▁break away ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁ 9   km ▁mark , ▁compr ising ▁William ▁Fr isch k orn , ▁Samuel ▁Dum ou lin , ▁Paolo ▁Long o ▁Borg h ini , ▁and ▁Rom ain ▁Fe ill u . ▁They ▁quickly ▁took ▁the ▁three ▁intermediate ▁s