Giro 2021: Merlier keeps maglia ciclamino
Without taking any points, Tim Merlier stays in maglia ciclamino. Elia Viviani sits in second, 12 points down on the Flemish sprinter. (Slideshow route/profile)
Points classification stage 3 Giro 2021
1. Tim Merlier 50
2. Elia Viviani 38
3. Giacomo Nizzolo 35
4. Peter Sagan 29
5. Taco van der Hoorn 28
The first of two intermediate sprints is part of the points competition, the second is the sprint for time bonuses.
Intermediate sprint, at kilometre 114:
1. Simon Pellaud 12
2. Samuele Zoccarato 8
3. Samuele Rivi 6
4. Vincenzo Albanese 5
5. Andrii Ponomar 4
6. Taco van der Hoorn 3
7. Alexis Gougeard 2
8. Lars van den Berg 1
Finish
1. Taco van der Hoorn 25
2. Davide Cimolai 19
3. Peter Sagan 12
4. Elia Viviani 8
5. Patrick Bevin 7
6. Gianni Vermeersch 5
7. Fernando Gaviria 4
8. Alberto Bettiol 3
9. Stefano Oldani 2
10. Jacopo Mosca 1
Giro d’Italia 2021 stage 3: routes, profiles, more
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