Paris-Nice Stage 3: Chatel-Guyon > Brioude, 170.5kms

Rein Taaramae's day starts with a flat tyre...

Mads Christensen leads a quartet away right from the start - it's starting to rain hard on them...

Jens Voigt is one of the few cyclists actually smiling in these conditions...

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Kanstantsin Siutsou is almost smiling as well, I think..!

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Martijn Keizer leads the escape up the first climb of the day - they have just over four minutes advantage...

Cannondale is doing the chasing for now...

Robert Gesink swallows a Mars bar at the feed-zone - he'll need that energy later today..!

Robert Kiverlowski offers this photographer the dregs of his lunch - photographers need to eat as well..!

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Richie Porte looks focussed as he waits for his feed-bag from a Sky teamate...

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Tom Boonen is now chasing for Omega and Cannondale - is this to be Sylvain Chavanel's big day..?

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Cannondale takes over for a while - the gap is down to less than two minutes...

Keizer and Minard still propel the escape along towards the final climb...

Boonen is back at the front as the hill looms for the peloton and the showdown of the day...

Max Iglinsky attacks right away, but Sky will chase him down...

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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke takes control, with Porte and some Astana riders on his wheel...

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Vasillii Kiryienka attacks over the summit with Grivko on his wheel...

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Andrew Talansky leads an escape of seven riders towards the finish in Brioude, but they're not far ahead of the chasers...

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Andrew Talansky wins stage three ahead of Malacarne and Izaguirre..!

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Andrew Talansky has become the new man to beat in this year's Paris-Nice..!

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