Marcel Kittel of Team Germany/Giant-Shimano) won Stage 3 of the 2014 Tour de France on Monday morning, outlasting Peter Sagan of Svk/Cannondale. Kittel finished the stage with a time of three hours, 38 minutes and 30 seconds, feeling boosted by the crowd, per the BBC.
Tour de France 2014 results and standings, Stage 3: Marcel Kittel takes the day
One of the German stars took the attention of cycling fans on Monday, winning the third stage over Peter Sagan.
Doug Pensinger
“That is the fastest I think I have been on a sprint finish. The crowd was fantastic.”
Sagan finished the stage with the same time as Kittel.
Stage 3 was a distance of 155 kilometers that included a high-point of 108 meters in Epping Forest. The journey began in Cambridge and ended in London, with the route going through Saffron Walden, Finchingfield, Felsted, Moreton, Epping Forest and Olympic Park, deep in the heart of England.
Vincenzo Nibali remains in the lead after taking control by winning Stage 2, pacing Sagan and others by two seconds.
Here are the overall standings after three stages (full standings here):
| Pos. | Rider | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | 13h 31' 13'' | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 3 | Michael Albasini | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 5 | Christopher Froome | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 6 | Bauke Mollema | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 7 | Alberto Contador | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 9 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
| 10 | Romain Bardet | 13h 31' 15'' | + 00' 02'' |
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