The Giro, my favourite tour of the year is only 2 weeks....

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Well, Kittel dominated that finalè even after a chaotic final km

Fortunately, no crashes as it was a technical finish

Pffft, it must have been the slowest sprint I have ever seen, Kittel could have won with his eyes closed.  The most exciting part of the stage was the solo run by Berlato.

[Rick Sanchez]

Where was Greipel???

[Rocket-Boy]

Where was Greipel???

On Kittels wheel...

Im happy when either one of them wins though, both great sprinters.

['Dale]

Kitten is one sec behind the Maglia Rosa after a 10 sec bonus for 1st finisher.

Barring any surprises, he should be in pink this evening.

[SwissVan]

Chancellera is having a hard time as a result of stomach flu, had to sit up and take it easy at the end of stg2 yesterday...as a result got dropped. 

 

Not a nice way for his final year to unfold

['Dale]

Another sunny day in Nederland...

['Dale]

The third stage of the Giro d'Italia is another for the sprinters because it is totally flat.

['Dale]

The third stage covers 190km via a long loop east between Nijmegen and Arnhem.

['Dale]

 

It is good to see that Fabian Cancellara (Trek Segafredo) is at the start and determined to carry on in the Giro despite being hit by a virus on the eve of the race.

['Dale]

 

Maglia Rosa (pink), General Classification leader: Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant - Alpecin)

 

Maglia Rossa (red), Sprint Classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Etixx - Quick Step)

 

Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains leader: Omar Fraile (Team Dimension Data) ????????????????????????????????

 

Maglia Bianca (white), Young Rider Classification: Tobias Ludvigsson (Team Giant - Alpecin).

['Dale]

They're off! The flag has dropped and we already have an attack.

['Dale]

Tjallingii and Berlato were both in the break yesterday and are on the attack again today.

['Dale]

It seems that Tjallingii was the first to attack and was then joined by the other three riders. Tjallingii is racing on home roads and proudly flying the flag for Dutch team LottoNL-Jumbo.

['Dale]

The break has pushed out their lead to 2:40.

['Dale]

The peloton has let the break go, confident they will sweep them up before the finish.

['Dale]

Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data) celebrates his 26th birthday. He won a sprint stage at the Vuelta last year. Can he perhaps win again and give himself a special present?