Stage 3

The road

At the start

Greipel in pink, wind on the lagoons

André Greipel won in Tortolì and leads the Giro for the first time in his career, four seconds clear of Lukas Pöstlberger and eight of Caleb Ewan. The last day on Sardinia is the shortest yet, 148 kilometres south then west to Cagliari with only the Capo Boi to break it up. A strong wind is forecast across the salt lagoons, so the sprint everyone expects may not arrive with everyone in it.

How it was won

1. 128 km to go

   Crosswinds bite

   Echelons form in the coastal wind, splitting the peloton and shaping the finale.

2. 2At the line

   Gaviria into pink

   Fernando Gaviria wins the sprint in Cagliari and rides into the maglia rosa.

The result