May 07, 2017 – Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors grabbed the victory on the 148km Stage 3 from Tortoli to Cagliari for his first Giro stage victory and debut in the maglia rosa as well.

A small group of escapees led by Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) made good around the 10km to go mark during the windswept stage and fractured near the end but held off the charging peloton. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe was second and Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo was third.

Canada’s Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac finished safely in 85th while fellow Canuck Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott finished 107th on the day working for his team.

Results (brief)

1. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors    3:26:33
2. Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
4. Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data
5. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
6. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Bahrain-Merida    0:00:03
7. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
8. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott    0:00:13
9. Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
10. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal

85. Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac 1:17
107. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott 1:29

GC after Stage 3

1. Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors    14:45:16
2. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal    0:00:09
3. Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:13
4. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
5. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Bahrain-Merida
6. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott    0:00:17
7. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
8. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data    0:00:23
9. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
10vSacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates

67. Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac 1:40
132. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott 5:40