Stage 2

Rainy weather caused many crashes, including several favorites:

Lance Armstrong

Alberto Contador

Andy and Frank Schleck

Christian Vande Velde - out of race

According to Armstrong, "There was something on the road.  We could not stay on our bikes. I've never seen anything like that. As I got up and got going again it was a bit surreal. You got to the bottom [of the hill] to take stock of the situation and you didn't know what to do."

Stage 3

Cobblestones knocked a few more down -- literally and timewise.

Frank Schleck is now out of the race following another fall.

Armstrong has slipped to 18th place.

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