• Bradley Wiggins received plenty of encouragement at the start in Orchies...
  • ...As did Mark Cavendish
  • Bus driver Claudio Lucchini ensured the riders were fully hydrated for the day to come
  • Fabian Cancellara led the roll out
  • Wiggins was not far behind
  • The day's main break went after five kilometres
  • The peloton relaxed into the stage...
  • ...So much so that Cavendish had time to tweak his shoe
  • The Manxman was back in time to take maximum points in the intermediate sprint...
  • ...Job done, time for a drink...
  • ...Which had been supplied by the selfless Christian Knees
  • The pace ramped up in preparation for the final climbs
  • Team Sky stuck together
  • Bernhard Eisel at the head of affairs
  • There were several crashes in a chaotic finale...
  • ...Before Peter Sagan sprinted to his second stage victory
  • Edvald Boasson Hagen was just behind him in second
  • Sagan shares his spoils on the podium
  • Cancellara lived to fight another day in yellow...
  • ...Whereas Michael Morkov extended his lead in the mountains classification

Tour stage three gallery

Bradley Wiggins received plenty of encouragement at the start in Orchies...