Giro d'Italia (2014) Photos; Stage 3: Armagh → Dublin, 187 km
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Tinkoff - Saxo during the teams presentation in Armagh with Irishman Nicolas Roche on the far right		share this photo
New pink bike for the race leader Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) for the stage 3 start in Armagh		share this photo
Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) during the morning sign in		share this photo
Cadel Evans and Manuel Quinziato of Bmc admiring the winner's trophy in Armagh		share this photo
The start scene in Armagh with race leader Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE)		share this photo
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Cadel Evans (BMC)		share this photo
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Spirited Dubliners		share this photo
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Stage 1 race leader, Svein Tuft, back to domestique duties		share this photo
Miguel Rubiano (Colombia) in the break		share this photo
Huge Tour de France like crowds again		share this photo
The break		share this photo
Four hours and twenty minutes after the start, the finish scene in Dublin		share this photo
Another sprint finish as expected with Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano), Ben Swift (Team Sky), Elia Viviani (Cannondale), Edvald Boasson (FDJ.fr), Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) at the front		share this photo
Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano) coming around Ben Swift (Team Sky)		share this photo
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Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano) came from a long way back with 100m to go to take another win		share this photo
Ben Swift nor anyone else can believe how much distance Kittel pulled back in the final 100m		share this photo
Look at the ground Marcel Kittel made up in final 75m or 6s (via @cobblesandhills)		share this photo
Despite a crash, race leader Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) keeps the pink jersey after Stage 3 in Dublin		share this photo
Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano) didn't need teammates today but he thanked them anyways		share this photo
Cycling great Stephen Roche, winner of the 1987 Giro d'Italia, signing autographs in his hometown of Dublin		share this photo
Dapper 54 year-old Stephen Roche in Dublin		share this photo
Big crowds in Dublin for the finish and podium ceremony		share this photo
Your Stage 3 winner, Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano) in Dublin		share this photo
Marcel Kittel on today’s sprint: “We tried do our sprint preparation pretty early today, which wasn’t a mistake because 2 km before the finish the road narrowed and we wanted to be in front. But just before one of the turns I lost Tom Veelers’ wheel, and afterwards it was one big line and I must have been about 30 riders from the back. I thought, ‘I cannot give up now.’ Fortunately, I was on the wheel of Bouhanni, who was probably thinking the same thing. I was still not in a good position at 3-400m, but I sprinted as hard as I could for much longer than I would normally do. It was almost an attack, not a sprint, and it took a lot of energy. That’s why I was on the ground after the stage, recovering.”		share this photo
Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) with a 8s race lead after Stage 3		share this photo
Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) enjoying his time in the race lead		share this photo
Wearing the Maglia Rosa today: “It was incredible. I was thankful that the weather was pretty much OK at the start, and I could wear my long sleeve jersey and show off my pink jersey and pink bike. Everyone was shouting for me. I still can’t believe it after wearing it all day and I’ll be so happy to wear it in Italy the day after tomorrow. Winning stage one as a team, as opposed to an individual stage, brought the whole team spirit up. Then for Svein [Tuft] to wear the jersey yesterday and for me to wear it today, we showed that we’re keen to ride at the front and show ourselves. Some of the guys don’t really realise it’s really happening, as if this doesn’t happen to teams like ours. But it is happening, and we’re really living the dream at the moment.”		share this photo
Team Colombia were celebrated for getting their visas just in time for the Giro d'Italia. Seriously, if you know why they were on the podium post stage 3 then let me know. Most aggressive team thus far?		share this photo
Marcel Kittel, needless to say, is leading the sprint/points competition		share this photo
Michael Matthews at post-race press conference (video)		share this photo
Marcel Kittel at the post-race press conference (video)		share this photo
Ivan Drago: "It was more an attack than a sprint"		share this photo
Michael Matthews		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2014) Photos; Stage 3: Armagh → Dublin, 187 km
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