Paris-Nice (2015) Photos; Stage 3: Saint-Amand-Montrond → Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, 179 km |
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Katusha on stage during the Stage 3 morning sign-in in Saint-Amand-Montrond | share this photo |
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Rolling to the start | share this photo |
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Bernard HINAULT overseeing the start of the Juniors (Espoir) start | share this photo |
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Juniors (Espoir) start | share this photo |
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Jean-Christophe PERAUD | share this photo |
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Yesterday's winner, Andre GREIPEL | share this photo |
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Race leader, Michal KWIATKOWSKI | share this photo |
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Rohan DENNIS and Michal KWIATKOWSKI on the start line | share this photo |
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Stage 3 rollout | share this photo |
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Dropping the flag on Stage 3 | share this photo |
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Philippe Gilbert (BMC) started an animated break | share this photo |
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Philippe GILBERT and Florian VACHON | share this photo |
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Etixx Quickstep at the front of the peloton | share this photo |
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Philippe GILBERT and Florian VACHON at la cote de la Croix du Chene KOM | share this photo |
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3'45" advantage | share this photo |
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Michal KWIATKOWSKI and the peloton passing through a village along the way | share this photo |
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This wasn't an aggressive break | share this photo |
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An easy time in the peloton for the Maillot Jaune | share this photo |
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Now a three men break; Thomas VOECKLER joined Philippe GILBERT and Florian VACHON with 74 km to go. | share this photo |
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Five minute gap to the peloton | share this photo |
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The peloton at the col de la Bosse KOM | share this photo |
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Etixx and Sky bringing down the gap | share this photo |
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la cote de Vicq KOM | share this photo |
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2'55'' gap on the final finishing circuit | share this photo |
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Philippe Gilbert dropped back to the peloton when the gap dropped to 30 seconds. Thomas VOECKLER and Florian VACHON remained committed. | share this photo |
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With about 22 km to go, Thomas VOECKLER and Florian VACHON with the peloton blurry in the background 15'' back | share this photo |
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The sprint finish in full sprint in Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule | share this photo |
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Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GreenEDGE) won the Stage 3 twisty slightly uphill finish in 4:32:11 ahead of 2nd Davide CIMOLAI, (LAMPRE - MERIDA), 3rd Giacomo NIZZOLO (TREK FACTORY RACING), 4th Alexander KRISTOFF (KATUSHA) | share this photo |
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Your Stage 3 winner, Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GreenEDGE) | share this photo |
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Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GreenEDGE) is the new race leader too by 1s | share this photo |
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Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GreenEDGE) also moves ahead of KRISTOFF by 2 pts in the points competition | share this photo |
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Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GreenEDGE) also claimed his four jersey, the while one for best young rider | share this photo |
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The only jersey Michael MATTHEWS didn't claim today was the polka jersey which Philippe GILBERT retained | share this photo |
Paris-Nice (2015) Photos; Stage 3: Saint-Amand-Montrond → Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, 179 km |
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