Giro d’Italia Stage 3 Live – Who can take the maglia rosa from Primoz Roglič on the final hilly stage in Albania?

70km to go

The break head onto a climb that, on paper, is tougher than the primary categorised climb of the day however this isn’t a categorized climb. Additionally, the hole to the peloton has dropped to 2’34”. 

Pink Bull KM (Himarë)

1. Drie De Bondt (BEL) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 15pts 6″
2. Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 8pts 4″
3. Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Groupama-FDJ 5pts 2″
4. Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) Polti-VisitMalta 3pts

Just below 5km to go till the break get to the Pink Bull KM in Himarë with 6, 4 and a pair of seconds out there however the break will take them and the 15, 8, 5 and three factors. 

80km to go

Into the ultimate 80km of the stage and Moscon remains to be lading the way in which within the peloton alongside Mosca with the hole to the break at 2’54”.

Puncture

Kim Heiduk (Ineos Grenadiers)

The German rider pulls to the facet and can get a wheel change from his workforce automotive and can be again within the peloton moderately quickly. 

90km to go

The hole has stayed the identical on the street between the peloton and the break. 

KoM (Q. Shakelles)

1. Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 3pts
2. Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Groupama-FDJ 2pts
3. Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) Polti-VisitMalta 1pt

The British rider opens his account within the combat for the blue jersey and is a rider who completely may very well be within the combat for that jersey all the way in which for Rome however Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) retains maintain of blue for now. 

The break has a kilometre to the highest of the climb. 

Tarling is comfortably the digital chief of the race as he began the day +1’34” down on Roglič with the break hold a gap of 2’50” on the peloton. 

After 60km of racing the common pace has been over 46kph which is wonderful contemplating they’ve been principally climbing, albeit with a head wind. 

100km to go

The hole has dropped to below three minutes because the riders head onto the q. Shakelles climb. 

Simply over 2km to the bottom of the primary categorised climb of the day, the q. Shakelles. A 5.4km class 4 climb. It has a mean of 4.2% gradient with a max kick of 14%. 

Right here is the scary second for Dion Smith (Intermarche-Wanty) and the goat a couple of minutes in the past… 

110km to go

The peloton have allowed the break’s hole to go above three minutes however this six man group aren’t more likely to go all the way in which in any respect. 

Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have the entire workforce on the entrance of the peloton with only one Lidl-Trek rider. 

120km to go

The hole is now at 2’51” as a herd of goats run throughout the street and virtually took out a rider from Intermarche-Wanty. Thankfully, no riders or goats have been harmed. 

De Bondt is refusing to work within the break for some cause. Undecided why the formr Belgian champion is doing it until he’s nonetheless affected by the massive chase to hitch the leaders with Tonelli. 

Intermediate dash (Gjorm)

1. Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) Polti-VisitMalta 12pts
2. Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 8pts
3. Dries De Bondt (BEL) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 5pts
4. Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Groupama-FDJ 3pts
5. Chris Hamilton (AUS) Picnic-PostNL 1pt

The peloton are actually driving alongside at a great tempo they usually seem to have pinned the hole at round 2’40” to 2’45” with Jacopo Mosca (Lidl-Trek), Gianni Moscon (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Nico Denz (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) doing the majority of the work. 

130km to go

There’s 4km to go to the primary intermediate dash of the day in Gjorm. 

And the main group of 4 turns into a bunch of six as Dries De Bondt and Alessandro Tonelli make it throughout with 133km to go. 

Lidl-Trek and Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are sharing the pacing within the peloton. In the meantime, De Bondt and Tonelli are about to make contact with the 4 leaders after a livid chase. 

Tonelli and De Bondt are struggling to shut the 37″ hole to the 4 leaders. That is very robust for them because the main 4 are actually pushing nonetheless. 

And the breakaway is allowed to go. The peloton is unfold throughout the street and the leaders now have over a minute. That is excellent news for Tarling, Donovan, Germani, Hamilton, Tonelli and De Bondt. 

Marcellusi has been caught. Tonelli and De Bondt aren’t closing in on the 4 leaders an excessive amount of, both. 

Assault

Martin Marcellusi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane)

That is the breakaway knowledgeable’s third try to get into the break and he seems to have a spot. 

Assault

Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis)

The blue jersey tried to bridge throughout on his personal however was swiftly dragged again. 

150km to go

The chasing duo are 12″ back with the peloton at 33″. 

Tonelli is joined by De Bondt off the entrance of the peloton as they proceed to attempt to be part of the leaders. 

Leaders:

Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers)
Mark Donovan (Q36.5)
Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ)
Chris Hamilton (Picnic-PostNL)

Counter assault

Alessandro Tonelli (Polti-VisitMalta)

He launches to attempt to be part of the 4 leaders however the chase is on within the peloton.

Tarling and Germani are joined by Chris Hamilton (Picnic-PostNL) and a rider from Q36.5 as the big cut up has been dragged again by the peloton. 

A really massive group have a cut up from the entrance of the peloton with Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) included on this bunch. Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) follows the newest transfer by Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ). 

A number of riders flying off the entrance however so many are attempting to drive the break there is not a lot of a cut up occurring. 

The break:

Mattia Bais (Polti-VisitMalta)
Martin Marcellusi (VF Group-Badiani CSF-Faizane)
Fausto Masnada (XDS-Astana)
Dries De Bondt (Dcathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)

Nonetheless, extra riders are coming throughout together with Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), apparently. 

Assault!

4 riders get a spot. 

The early strikes do not get wherever because the likes of Nico Denz (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Matthias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) do the early policing for his or her leaders. 

160km to go

The race begins on stage three of the Giro d’Italia 2025. The final stage in Albania. And instantly the assaults come.  

Radio points

Juan Ayuso (UAE Crew Emirates-XRG)

The second downside of the day for one of many large pre-race favourites for the race general. 

Simply 2km to the official begin because the riders journey via the end line earlier than they head out on the race route with loads of climbing on the way in which. 

Puncture

Juan Ayuso (UAE Crew Emirates-XRG)

The Spanish rider has an early downside within the impartial zone. 

Impartial begin

The riders have set off within the neutralised part of the stage. 

Simply round 10 minutes till the riders roll out on the impartial zone of the third stage. 

Primož Roglič (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) is all set for the third stage of the Giro and his first in pink this 12 months. 

The temperature at this time is presently 23°C however the climate does appear to be it may very well be turning by the center of the week in Italy with rain forecast to hit round Wednesday. 

It’s one other vivid and sunny day in Albania because the riders go to signal on and line up in entrance of the gang in Vlorë.

That is how we described the stage in our stage 3 preview web page. 

Beginning and ending in Vlorë (Valona), the hilly route is basically a loop across the Maja Qores, which rises to over 2,000 metres close to the Adriatic coast. 

The riders will head southeast alongside the Lumi Shushicës valley on a relentless uphill resulting in class 4 Qafa Shakellës move, cresting on the 65km mark. A fast descent to the ocean is adopted by roughly 40 kilometres on rolling, twisty roads alongside or close to the coast.

The Pink Bull kilometre, with six, 4 and two time bonus seconds on supply, comes with 71km to go. If the peloton remains to be collectively, count on the Lidl-Trek workforce to launch Pedersen to nab these seconds.

The ultimate main impediment is the ascent of Qafa e Llogarasë, an 10.7km cat. 2 climb with gradients exceeding 7%, which comes inside the closing 39 km. 

A flat closing 25 km might enable any chasing teams an opportunity to reel in late attackers earlier than the end in Vlorë (Valona). The end is flat and quick, with a useless straight closing kilometre.

Relying on how the climb is tackled, it might open alternatives for a breakaway, a long-range assault, and even set the stage for an additional dash end.

In the present day’s stage heads to the south of Albania by way of an extended loop. The 160km stage contains los of hills inland but in addition a flat after which closing coast street after the important thing Qafa e Llogarasë climb.

Primoz Roglič was not anticipating to tug on the pink jersey.  His efficiency and time positive aspects shocked him and fired a warning shot to his GC rivals. 

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Roglič is already in pink and already the reference level for the GC battle. 

Learn Alasdair Fotheringham’s GC evaluation to know what it means.

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To look again at our stay protection of stage 2, to see how the racing developed and the GC battle emerged, click on beneath. There have been crashes, spills and high-speed struggling in Tirana.

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Buongiorno, whats up and welcome to our stay protection of the  stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia.

In the present day’s stage is 160km on an extended, hilly loop south of Valona. It ought to encourage some nice racing.

As at all times, Cyclingnews can have the most effective, most detailed stay updates from the race, together with all of the pre-race build-up and newest information after which the post-race response, outcomes and evaluation. 

Alasdair Fotheringham and James Moultrie are on the bottom in Albania, with our international workforce offering 24 hour protection.