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Mauro Santambrogio (BMC Racing) signs autographs for fans before the start in Orani
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) rides to sign in
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Ballan waves from the podium.  Not sure what is going on in the foreground...
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BMC Racing riders depart the sign-in
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) has been taken prisoner
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Cunego, ready to go
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Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Giocattoli) has been assimilated
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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) at the start
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Nibali signs in...
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....and he keeps signing for the fans.
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Rock star Fumiyuki Beppu (RadioShack)
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Will Routley (Team Spidertech)
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Routley
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Danilo Di Luca (Katusha Team) rides to the sign in
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Di Luca on the podium
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Stage 3 runs from Orani to Lanusei (173km)
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Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) wins Stage 3 and takes the overall race lead once again
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Sagan is followed by Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli), rear right, and Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
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Sagan receives some artwork on the podium
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Serpa, Sagan and Cunego.  Sagan is in first overall, Cunego second and Serpa third.
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Serpa
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