Tour de France Stage 3: Ajaccio > Calvi, 145kms

Sebastian Minard leads the hoepful escape away right from the start - he has Simon Clarke with him as well as Gauthier, Westra and Vuilleroz...

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Jens Voigt finds himself at the front of Shack's chasing train - he knows what he has to do today..!

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The Shack-led peloton passes a beautful bay on the east coast of Corsica...

Kanstantsin Siutsou has more than a new wheel to think about as a fan gets up close and personal with his camera...

Pierre Rolland looks bright and shiny in his Polka-Dot clothing today..!

Clarke and Gauthier lead the escape over the second climb of the day with a four-minute advantage only...

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Andrew Talansky might be on duty later today if the attacks against him and Dan Martin begin...

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Jan Bakelandts is on duty all day in that new yellow jersey outfit - but can he stay in it for tomorrow..?

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Markel Irizar is now leading Radio Shack and Bakelandts, and the gap to the escape has shrunk to about two minutes...

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Chris Froome has a lot of cyclists laughing behind his back on the climb...

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Vuillermoz is leading the escape to the summit with about 80-kilometres to go...

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The peloton snakes its way through a spectacular canyon overlooking the Mediterranean...

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Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish start to struggle on the last climb - their chances of a stage-win will come one day..!

Ted King is gritting his teeth after a bad few days, but he'll make it..!

The sprint into Calvi has Simon Gerrans and Peter Sagan going head-to-head...

Simon Gerrans has won stage three but he just doesn't know it for sure..!

Jan Bakelandts remains race-leader for tomorrow's TTT around Nice...