Graham Watson gallery: Giro d’Italia stage 3

Before the riders started stage three, the race organized a remembrance for Wouter Weylandt, the Leopard-Trek rider that died in a crash in stage three of last year's Giro d'Italia. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Tyler Farrar joined the RadioShack team at the front while they paid their respects. Farrar was one of Weyland's closest friends and crossed the line with the Leopard-Trek team in the neutralized stage last year the day following the tragedy as the peloton paid their respects.Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Mark Cavendish was involved in a crash during the stage's final sprint that also took out the race leader, Taylor Phinney. Roberto Ferrari made a sudden move in the sprint, cutting off Cavendish in the process. The world champion was unable to avoid the Androni Giocattoli rider, and when their wheels touched he went down. Ferrari was punished by being bumped to 192nd place. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Taylor Phinney barely finished the third stage after the crash with Roberto Ferrari. He eventually crossed the line dead last, but was given the same time as the field since the crash occurred in the final three kilometers, allowing him to keep the pink jersey. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Ramunas Navardauskas leads an early escape on stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. He is second in the mountains classification and third in the young riders classification. His sixth place finish in the opening time trial put him 22 seconds behind race leader, Phinney at the start of stage 3.Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Rito Hollenstein leads an escape with Ramunas Navardauskas on stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia.Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

The peloton passes through the countryside during the 190km stage in Horsens. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Ian Stannard and Geraint Thomas on stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Thomas is in second overall after getting second to Phinney in the opening time trial. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Frank Schleck has so far had minimal success in the race, after finishing nearly a minute down after the time trial. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Christian Meier works to chase down the breakaway in stage 3. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Taylor Phinney held onto the race leader's jersey after stage three, despite finishing dead last. In the event that a crash within a pack occurs in the final three kilometers of a stage, the times of those that crashed are marked as the same as the field. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Fumiyuki Beppu (Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) ride together in stage 3. Beppu finished ninth. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Juan Antonio Flecha and team sky work on the leadout train on stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Two of the most important players in the race, Mark Cavendish and Taylor Phinney, were taken down in a crash during the final sprint on stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Matthew Goss wins his second Giro stage in stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia.Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Matthew Goss celebrates his win after stage three of the 2012 Giro d'Italia.Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com