Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 3: Horsens → Horsens, 190 km |
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Stage 3 featured a tribute to the life of Wouter Weylandt, the stage 3 winner at the 2010 Giro d'Italia and then killed during stage 3 of last year's Giro. It was also tragic that the mayor of Horsens, the stage 3 start and finish town, died of a heart attack over the weekend. | share this photo |
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Wouter Weylandt's former team, RadioShack-Nissan, at the start in Horsens | share this photo |
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Race Director Michele Acquarone of RCS Sport reading a tribute to Wouter Weylandt who was killed during stage 3 of last year's race | share this photo |
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Former teammates Daniele Bennati and Frank Schleck | share this photo |
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Today's main break with Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda), Reto Hollenstein (Team NetApp), Alfredo Balloni (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia), Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil-DCM), Mads Christensen (Saxo Bank) and Miguel Minguez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) | share this photo |
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The Jutlands area of Denmark is the "hilliest" part of the country | share this photo |
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The peloton passing through Hovedgård at km 90 | share this photo |
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The peloton near today's KOM | share this photo |
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The peloton near Ejer Bavnehøj, which at elevation 179m, is the highest point in Denmark | share this photo |
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There was a crash during the sprint finish in Horsens caused by Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) swerving and taking out the world champ, Mark Cavendish (Sky) | share this photo |
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Mark Cavendish (Sky), on the deck, narrowly missed getting his head run over while Elia Favilli in the Farnese-Vini yellow is about to bunny right over him | share this photo |
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The sprint finish carrying on without yesterday's winner Mark Cavendish and the race leader, Taylor Phinney in Pink, who is about to go down on the left... | share this photo |
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... down goes Taylor Phinney | share this photo |
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After a great leadout, Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) is leading the sprint finish | share this photo |
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Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) wins the depleted sprint finish in Horsens ahead of 2nd Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) and 3rd Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) | share this photo |
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Matt Goss celebrating his second career Giro win (He won stage 9 in 2010) | share this photo |
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Sprint finish crash carnage with race leader, Taylor Phinney in Pink, on the deck grabbing his ankle | share this photo |
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Riders nursing wounds and dribbling across the line | share this photo |
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Your stage 3 winner, Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) | share this photo |
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Although he didn't cross the line, Taylor Phinney (BMC) hobbled on stage to receive his third Pink Jersey | share this photo |
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Taylor Phinney (BMC) putting injuries aside for the moment | share this photo |
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He's donned the race leader's jersey after each of the first three stages, but despite appearances Taylor Phinney's time in Pink hasn't been easy. | share this photo |
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It's a good thing Tuesday is a rest day, because race leader Taylor Phinney (BMC) will need it. "I went down, but I am NOT OUT. Couldn't feel my foot there for a couple minutes...but nothing is broken... I live to fight another day." | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 3: Horsens → Horsens, 190 km |
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