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Stage 3: Sunday, May 11, Armagh - Dublin, 187 km

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The Race: More rain during the last Irish stage, but things did dry out in the final hour. With about 35 km to go a big crash delayed about 20 riders.

Meanwhile, the day's break with Maarten Tjallingii, Gert Dockx, Yondor Godoy, Giorgio Cecchinel and Miguel Angel Rubiano nursed a 45-second lead with 17 km remaining.

The pack's uneven speed allowed the five men off the front to stay away. Cecchinel had been trying to get the others to stay organized and working, but gave up, attacked the break trying for some personal glory.

At seven km to go, Giant-Shimano went to the front and caught Cecchinel, gruppo compatto. Nicolas Roche flatted with 6 km remaining. Tinkoff-Saxo sent some muscle back to help him get back on as the Cannondale-led pack accelerated.

Giant-Shimano with Marcel Kittel in tow tried to stay in front while Cannondale and Sky swarmed next to them during the technical finishing kilometers. It came down to a drag race between Kittel (who came from behind) and Ben Swift, with Kittel prevailing for the second day in a row.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 41.754 km/hr

1	Marcel Kittel	Giant-Shimano	4hr 28min 43sec
2	Ben Swift	SKY
3	Elia Viviani	Cannondale
4	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
5	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ
6	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY
7	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida
8	Edwin Alcibiad Avila	Colombia
9	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing
10	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp
11	Francesco Chicchi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
12	Manuel Belletti	Androni Giocattoli
13	Tony Hurel	Europcar
14	Nicola Ruffoni	Bardiani-CSF
15	Kenny De Haes	Lotto-Belisol
16	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge
17	Alessandro Petacchi	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
18	Daniele Colli	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
19	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol
20	Fabio Leonardo Duque	Colombia
21	Robert Kiserlovski	Trek Factory Racing
22	Rafal Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo
23	Michele Scarponi	Astana
24	Daniel Oss	BMC
25	Bjorn Thurau	Europcar
26	Brett Lancaster	Orica-GreenEdge
27	Tom Veelers	Giant-Shimano
28	Valerio Agnoli	Astana
29	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing
30	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing
31	Sonny Colbrelli	Bardiani-CSF
32	Borut Bozic	Astana
33	Luke Durbridge	Orica-GreenEdge	@ 11 seconds
34	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge
35	Nairo Quintana	Movistar
36	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
37	Rigoberto  Uran	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
38	Fabio Aru	Astana
39	Jos Van Emden	Belkin
40	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin
41	Michael Rogers	Tinkoff-Saxo
42	Francisco Ventoso	Movistar
43	Jeffry Johan Corrdor	Colombia
44	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
45	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY
46	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar
47	Pawel Poljanski	Tinkoff-Saxo
48	Sebastian Henao	SKY
49	Franco Pellizotti	Androni Giocattoli
50	Steven Kruijswijk	Belkin
51	Danilo Wyss	BMC
52	Ivan Basso	Cannondale
53	Cadel Evans	BMC
54	Michel Koch	Cannondale
55	Damiano Cunego	Lampre-Merida
56	Diego Ulissi	Lampre-Merida
57	Diego Rosa	Androni Giocattoli
58	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ
59	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani-CSF
60	Jackson Rodriguez	Androni Giocattoli
61	Angelo Tulik	Europcar
62	Nicola Boem	Bardiani-CSF
63	Fernando Andre Cardoso	Garmin-Sharp
64	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
65	Samuel Sanchez	BMC
66	Davide Malacarne	Europcar
67	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r
68	Julian Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
69	Jan Polanc	Lampre-Merida
70	Laurent Pichon	FDJ
71	Carlos Julian Quintero	Colombia
72	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani-CSF
73	Daniele Ratto	Cannondale
74	Svein Tuft	Orica-GreenEdge
75	Yukiya Arashiro	Europcar
76	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin
77	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge
78	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
79	Danilo Hondo	Trek Factory Racing
80	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
81	Marco Canola	Bardiani-CSF
82	Steve Morabito	BMC
83	Matteo Montaguti	Ag2r
84	Janez Brajkovic	Astana
85	Nicholas Roche	Tinkoff-Saxo
86	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol
87	Domenico Pozzovivo	Ag2r
88	Jay Mccarthy	Tinkoff-Saxo
89	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
90	Salvatore Puccio	SKY
91	Philip Deignan	SKY
92	Alexandre Geniez	FDJ
93	Dario Cataldo	SKY
94	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff-Saxo
95	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r
96	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp
97	Jonathan Monsalve	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
98	Joaquin Rodriguez	Katusha
99	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano
100	Vladimir Gusev	Katusha
101	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
102	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana
103	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo
104	Julien Berard	Ag2r
105	Chris Anker Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
106	Fabio Andres Duarte	Colombia
107	Angel Vicioso	Katusha
108	Fabian Wegmann	Garmin-Sharp
109	Jarlinson Pantano	Colombia
110	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli
111	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano
112	Johan Le Bon	FDJ
113	Romain Sicard	Europcar
114	Moreno Moser	Cannondale
115	Alberto Losada	Katusha
116	Adriano Malori	Movistar
117	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha
118	Martijn Keizer	Belkin
119	Tosh  Van Der Sande	Lotto-Belisol
120	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r
121	Pierre Rolland	Europcar
122	Francis Mourey	FDJ
123	Igor Anton	Movistar
124	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r
125	Matteo Rabottini	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
126	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli
127	Mikel Landa	Astana
128	Simone Ponzi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
129	Mauro Finetto	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
130	Eugenio Alafaci	Trek Factory Racing
131	Maxim Belkov	Katusha
132	Jussi Veikkanen	FDJ
133	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar
134	Miguel Angel Rubiano	Colombia
135	Axel Domont	Ag2r
136	Manuel Francesco Bongiorno	Bardiani-CSF
137	Boy  Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
138	Yonder Godoy	Androni Giocattoli
139	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing
140	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
141	David Tanner	Belkin
142	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana
143	Sander Armee	Lotto-Belisol
144	Rodolfo Torres	Colombia
145	Thomas Dekker	Garmin-Sharp
146	Paolo  Longo Borghini	Cannondale
147	Edoardo Zardini	Bardiani-CSF
148	Dylan  Van Baarle	Garmin-Sharp
149	Simon Geschke	Giant-Shimano
150	Winner Anacona	Lampre-Merida
151	Christopher Sutton	SKY
152	Yannick Eijssen	BMC
153	Adam Hansen	Lotto-Belisol
154	Ben Hermans	BMC
155	Dennis Vanendert	Lotto-Belisol
156	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida
157	Davide Villella	Cannondale
158	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida
159	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale
160	Marco Bandiera	Androni Giocattoli
161	Christopher Juul Jensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
162	Andrea Fedi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
163	Eros Capecchi	Movistar
164	Maxime Mederel	Europcar
165	José Herrada	Movistar
166	Perrig Quemeneur	Europcar
167	Nathan Haas	Garmin-Sharp
168	Luca Paolini	Katusha
169	Enrico Barbin	Bardiani-CSF
170	Robinson Chalapud	Colombia
171	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha
172	Lars Ytting Bak	Lotto-Belisol
173	Andrey Amador	Movistar
174	Antonio Murilo Fischer	FDJ	0:33
175	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale
176	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
177	Rick Flens	Belkin	0:35
178	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano	0:50
179	Bert De Backer	Giant-Shimano
180	Bernhard Eisel	SKY	1:03
181	Mitchell Docker	Orica-GreenEdge	1:15
182	Albert Timmer	Giant-Shimano	1:43
183	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Shimano	2:32
184	Emanuele Sella	Androni Giocattoli	2:34
185	Daniel Moreno	Katusha
186	Brent Bookwalter	BMC
187	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Belisol	3:17
188	Giorgio Cecchinel	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	3:22
189	Arnaud Courteille	FDJ
190	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida	3:49
191	Marc Goos	Belkin	9:38
192	Jetse Bol	Belkin
193	Andrey Zeits	Astana	13:39
194	Ramon Carretero	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
195	Michael Hepburn	Orica-GreenEdge
196	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge

GC after Stage 3:

1	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge	10hr 06min 37sec
2	Alessandro Petacchi	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	@ 8 seconds
3	Daniel Oss	BMC	0:10
4	Luke Durbridge	Orica-GreenEdge	0:14
5	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge
6	Svein Tuft	Orica-GreenEdge
7	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge
8	Rigoberto Uran Uran	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:19
9	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
10	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
11	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
12	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
13	Danilo Wyss	BMC	0:21
14	Cadel Evans	BMC
15	Steve Morabito	BMC
16	Samuel Sanchez	BMC
17	Yannick Eijssen	BMC	0:23
18	Brett Lancaster	Orica-GreenEdge	0:25
19	Rafal Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:26
20	Ben Swift	SKY	0:29
21	Edvald  Boasson Hagen	SKY	0:35
22	Marcel Kittel	Giant-Shimano	0:36
23	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
24	Thomas  De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
25	Pawel Poljanski	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:37
26	Michael Rogers	Tinkoff-Saxo
27	Nicholas Roche	Tinkoff-Saxo
28	Jay Mccarthy	Tinkoff-Saxo
29	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff-Saxo
30	Chris Anker Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
31	Christopher  Juul Jensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
32	Michele Scarponi	Astana	0:41
33	Borut Bozic	Astana
34	Valerio Agnoli	Astana
35	Elia Viviani	Cannondale	0:49
36	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY	0:49
37	Sebastian  Henao	SKY
38	Dario Cataldo	SKY
39	Salvatore Puccio	SKY
40	Philip Deignan	SKY
41	Fabio Aru	Astana	0:52
42	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana
43	Janez Brajkovic	Astana
44	Mikel Landa	Astana
45	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana
46	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	0:56
47	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	0:58
48	Francesco Chicchi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	1:01
49	Robert Kiserlovski	Trek Factory Racing	1:03
50	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing
51	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing
52	Manuel Quinziato	BMC	1:06
53	Nicola Ruffoni	Bardiani-CSF	1:07
54	Sonny Colbrelli	Bardiani-CSF
55	Ivan Basso	Cannondale
56	Michel Koch	Cannondale
57	Daniele Ratto	Cannondale
58	Moreno Moser	Cannondale
59	Nairo Quintana	Movistar	1:09
60	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar
61	Adriano Malori	Movistar
62	Andrey Amador	Movistar
63	Eros Capecchi	Movistar
64	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano	1:10
65	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano
66	Simon Geschke	Giant-Shimano
67	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin	1:11
68	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ	1:12
69	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin
70	Matteo Montaguti	Ag2r
71	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r
72	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r
73	Domenico Pozzovivo	Ag2r
74	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r
75	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r
76	Julian Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	1:14
77	Danilo Hondo	Trek Factory Racing
78	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing
79	Steven Kruijswijk	Belkin	1:15
80	Mauro Finetto	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
81	Jonathan Monsalve	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
82	Matteo Rabottini	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
83	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	1:17
84	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida	1:20
85	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani-CSF	1:21
86	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani-CSF
87	Nicola Boem	Bardiani-CSF
88	Manuel Francesco Bongiorno	Bardiani-CSF
89	Marco Canola	Bardiani-CSF
90	Edoardo Zardini	Bardiani-CSF
91	Enrico Barbin	Bardiani-CSF
92	Edwin Alcibiad Avila	Colombia	1:23
93	Fabio Leonardo Duque	Colombia
94	Yonder Godoy	Androni Giocattoli	1:26
95	Diego Rosa	Androni Giocattoli	1:28
96	Franco Pellizotti	Androni Giocattoli
97	Jackson Rodriguez	Androni Giocattoli
98	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli
99	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale	1:29
100	Paolo  Longo Borghini	Cannondale	1:30
101	Laurent Pichon	FDJ
102	Alexandre Geniez	FDJ
103	Francis Mourey	FDJ
104	Johan  Le Bon	FDJ
105	Jussi Veikkanen	FDJ
106	Damiano Cunego	Lampre-Merida	1:34
107	Diego Ulissi	Lampre-Merida
108	Jan Polanc	Lampre-Merida
109	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
110	Winner Anacona	Lampre-Merida
111	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol	1:37
112	Jarlinson Pantano	Colombia
113	Fabio Andres Duarte	Colombia
114	José Herrada	Movistar	1:43
115	Tosh Van Der Sande	Lotto-Belisol	1:45
116	Joaquin Rodriguez	Katusha	1:47
117	Vladimir Gusev	Katusha
118	Angel Vicioso	Katusha
119	Luca Paolini	Katusha
120	Tony Hurel	Europcar	1:48
121	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol
122	Lars Ytting Bak	Lotto-Belisol
123	Adam Hansen	Lotto-Belisol
124	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano	1:49
125	Bjorn Thurau	Europcar	1:51
126	Andrea Fedi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo
127	Francisco Ventoso	Movistar	1:56
128	Davide Villella	Cannondale
129	Davide Malacarne	Europcar	2:02
130	Yukiya Arashiro	Europcar
131	Jos  Van Emden	Belkin
132	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale
133	Romain Sicard	Europcar
134	Pierre Rolland	Europcar
135	Maxime Mederel	Europcar
136	Marco Bandiera	Androni Giocattoli
137	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	2:07
138	Miguel Angel Rubiano	Colombia	2:10
139	Maxim Belkov	Katusha	2:23
140	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida	2:27
141	Manuel Belletti	Androni Giocattoli	2:28
142	Boy  Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	2:29
143	Daniele Colli	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	2:31
144	Tom Veelers	Giant-Shimano	2:36
145	Rick Flens	Belkin	2:46
146	Perrig Quemeneur	Europcar	2:57
147	Ben Hermans	BMC	2:58
148	Albert Timmer	Giant-Shimano	3:06
149	Carlos Julian Quintero	Colombia	3:07
150	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar	3:19
151	Axel Domont	Ag2r	3:25
152	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp	3:26
153	Rodolfo Torres	Colombia	3:33
154	Antonio Murilo Fischer	FDJ	3:35
155	Fabian Wegmann	Garmin-Sharp	3:40
156	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp
157	Thomas Dekker	Garmin-Sharp
158	Dylan  Van Baarle	Garmin-Sharp
159	Simone Ponzi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	3:52
160	Alberto Losada	Katusha	3:55
161	Martijn Keizer	Belkin	4:06
162	Daniel Moreno	Katusha	4:10
163	Bert  De Backer	Giant-Shimano	4:14
164	Christopher Sutton	SKY
165	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo	4:15
166	Eugenio Alafaci	Trek Factory Racing	4:20
167	Igor Anton	Movistar	4:26
168	Julien Berard	Ag2r	4:29
169	Sander Armee	Lotto-Belisol	4:30
170	Dennis Vanendert	Lotto-Belisol	4:32
171	Sébastien Chavanel	FDJ	4:37
172	David Tanner	Belkin	4:47
173	Robinson Chalapud	Colombia	4:51
174	Angelo Tulik	Europcar	4:59
175	Bernhard Eisel	SKY	5:06
176	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida	5:12
177	Brent Bookwalter	BMC	5:21
178	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida	5:22
179	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha	5:29
180	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha	5:29
181	Kenny  De Haes	Lotto-Belisol	5:35
182	Giorgio Cecchinel	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	5:42
183	Jeffry Johan Romero	Colombia	5:46
184	Mitchell Docker	Orica-GreenEdge	5:51
185	Fernando Andre Cardoso	Garmin-Sharp	6:11
186	Nathan Haas	Garmin-Sharp
187	Emanuele Sella	Androni Giocattoli	7:33
188	Arnaud Courteille	FDJ	7:48
189	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Belisol	8:45
190	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Shimano	9:42
191	Jetse Bol	Belkin	10:39
192	Marc Goos	Belkin	10:42
193	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge	13:42
194	Andrey Zeits	Astana	14:20
195	Michael Hepburn	Orica-GreenEdge	19:34
196	Ramon Carretero	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	23:23

Points Classification:

1	Marcel Kittel	Giant-Shimano	100 points
2	Ben Swift	SKY	69
3	Elia Viviani	Cannondale	68
4	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ	65
5	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida	56
6	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	50
7	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	44
8	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin	32
9	Manuel Belletti	Androni Giocattoli	32
10	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp	28

Mountains Classification:

1	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin	12 points
2	Andrea Fedi	Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo	3
3	Yonder Godoy	Androni Giocattoli	2
4	Miguel Angel Rubiano	Colombia	2
5	Jeffry Johan Romero	Colombia	2
6	Gert Dockx	Lotto-Belisol	2
7	Sander Armee	Lotto-Belisol	1

Young Rider:

1	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge	10hr 06min 37sec
2	Luke Durbridge	Orica-GreenEdge	@ 14 seconds
3	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:19
4	Yannick Eijssen	BMC	0:23
5	Rafal Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:26
6	Pawel Poljanski	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:37
7	Jay Mccarthy	Tinkoff-Saxo
8	Christopher Juul Jensen	Tinkoff-Saxo
9	Elia Viviani	Cannondale	0:49
10	Sebastian Henao Gomez	SKY

Team Classification:

1	ORICA GREENEDGE	29hr 30min 44sec
2	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP	@ 19 seconds
3	BMC RACING TEAM	0:21
4	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:30
5	TEAM SKY	0:32
6	TINKOFF SAXO	0:37
7	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:49
8	TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO	0:56
9	NERI SOTTOLI	1:01
10	BARDIANI CSF	1:04

Stage 3 photos:

Marcel Kittel (in red) started from several positions back but was still able to prevail.

For a while it looked like Ben Swift (Sky) might take the stage, but Kittel is the fast man of them moment.

Michael Matthews finished safely in pink.

Cadel Evans remains, along with Rigoberto Uran, at the top of the list of contenders.

Marten Tjallingii again spent a lot of the day off the front.

Stage winner Marcel Kittel

Michael Matthews will start stage 4 on Tuesday in pink (Monday is a transfer day to Italy).

In Dublin Stephen Roche autographs a fan's jersey.

Big crowds in Dublin

Stage 3 map and profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile