Hello a💝nd welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage three of the Tour de Suisse.

Todaඣy's stage is short and sweet at just 117.3km because of a landslide that forced the organisers to cut 57km from the original route. 

however the stage will start with a ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbang because the riders face the Gotthard-Pass (2093m above sea level) right from🌳 the start. They also climb from the south side, which includes a long section of cobbles.

🌠However after the early effort the stage is not too hilly, with a s𝓀print finish expected in Olivone.

The riders are about to l꧋ine up for the start of the stage, with the snow-covered mountains giving the race a classic Swiss look.  

A lot of riders have warmed-up 🔯for the stage on rollers to ensure 💦they are ready for the aggressive start to the stage. 

They're off! The flag has dropped after a short neutralised sector and the ri🍃ders will soon begin the 13km climb of the Gotthard Pass.

Sunday's second stage saw a🍬 surprise win by Kristijan Durasek (Lampre-Merida), eho jumped away from a front group inside the final kilometre. 

Read about his win and how stage one winner Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) kept the leader's jersey by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:clicking here.

An early crash has disrupted💮 the start of the stage but the riders are now on the lower slopes of the climb. There are 151 riders left in th꧑e peloton. 

The cobbl𝔉ed section of the climb is making for a tough start to the stage but the first break has formed.

The two attackers are ꦛ; Stefan Denifl (IAM Cycling) and Marco Marcato (Wanty Groupe Gobert). They have opened🅠 a gap of a minute.

This is the 34th ti🌱me in the history of the Tour 👍de Suisse that the riders climb the Gotthard Pass. 

It's a monster of a climb, packed with hairpins and snow on the ဣroadside. 

We stand co🌼rre☂cted. It is the 38th time the Gotthard Pass has been climbed during the Tour de Suisse. The first was back in 1934, the second year of the race.

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Denifl and Marcato are working hard to s🎐tay a𒐪way. Their lead is up to 1:30.

The clouds 🌳are almost touching the riders near the summit but the roads are dry.

The due have opened the▨ir lead to 2:30 but behind Branislau Samoilau (CCC Spandi) is chasing.&n𒈔bsp;

Marcato and Deni🥂fi are𓂃 approaching the summit of the Gotthard Pass.  

 The gap for Marcato and Denifl is still around🍰 three minutes as they go close to touching the sky above the Gotthard Pass. 

The breakaways have reached the summit, with Denifl leading Marcato by about 10 seconds and so tꦬaking maximum points. in the mountains classification. 

Bran൲islau Samoilau (CCC Sprandi) crossed the summit 50 seconds behind but quickly j🌃oined the two on the descent. The peloton crossed the summit 3:20 back.

The riders have put on capes and arm clothing for the loཧng descent off the Gotthard Pass. The descent is close to 40km long and ends at the feed zone. 

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87km remaining from 117km

After an intense 30km of racing, the trio now have a lead of 4:00 on the peloto🍒n.

 The Tour de ꦏSuisse is in the south of Switzerland today, in the Ital♒ian speaking Ticino canton. 

Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) is again in the leader's ⛄yellow jersey today. The talented Dutch time trialist won the opening time trial on Saturday. With a final time trial stage and limited mountains, he could have an eye on overall victory.   

54km remaining from 117km

There is less than 💧55km to race now, with the trio up fronꦰt now leading by 5:50. 

💧Behin💖d the Giant-Apecin team is leading the chase. 

The break and the peloton is now in the valley and the chas💞e is finally upping the speed in pursuit. 

The whole Giant-Alpecin team is ridi🍃ng on the front but the gap of the trio remains over 6:00. If the sprinters' teams don't join the chase soon, it could be too late for them to🌄 have a chance of winning the stage.   

The three breakawayﷺ riders are working smoothly together and look determ🌱ined to put up a fight.  

The gap is still 6:20 with 43km to go. 

The gap🐓 has opened even more as the peloton eases to take on musettes at the feed zone.    

40km remaining from 117km

There is some rain in the air but the roads are dry for the﷽ stage.

The peloton can usually pull back a minute in ten kilometres but can also count on two late climbs t𓆉o hurt the legs of the three breakaway riders.&nbs🐷p;

The Tinkoff-Saxo team is lead💞ing the chase now, no doubt working for Peter Sagan, who has a great chance of victory today. 

As a result the gap ha✨s quickly fallen to 5𝓀:25. 

There are four Tinkoff-Saxo ridinܫg on the front and gap is falling quickly. 

30km remaining from 117km

As the riders pass through Biasca, the riders begin the long valley ꧅climb up towards the finish in Olivone.

It will be fascinating to see which sprinters are able to stay i🍰n the peloton today.   

Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) has yet to show himself in this year's race, as has John D💧egenkolb (Giant-Alpecin). 

For now Cavendish and his Etixx teammates are sat in the peloton. Cavendish has world cham꧑pion Michal Kwiatkowski alongside him.

25km remaining from 117km

Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenE𝔍dge) has hit the front, perhaps working for teammate, local rider and fast finisher Michael Albasini. 

🦄The gap is f♌alling fast before the break even hits the 3rd category climb in Leontica. It is down to 2:30. 

20km remaining from 117km

Team Sky is also riding on the f𒊎ront, protecting team leader Geraint Thomas. 

There are five trains on the front as the teams fight for pos🅘ition before the start of🦩 the climb.  

Upfron𓆏t Marcato has been dropped as the climb hurts. The roads are also wet, making it a tricky, nervous finale.

As the peloton hits the climb, lots of ri🌃ders ease up after doing their job.

Tinkoff-Saxo and Orica-GreenEdge are working on the front to force a selec🅺tion. World champion Michal Kwiatkowski is one of many to sit up and create a gruppetto.

The climb is a ser🍰ies of hairpins separated by long straight sections of road. 

For now the team leaders ar💜e saving their legs but theꦡ gap to the break is down to 1:00. 

Marcato ha🔯s already been caught by the peloton. 

Rafal Ma💎jka is also workingಞ for Tinkoff-Saxo teammate Peter Sagan. 

Sagan is tucked in the middle of the peloton.

Other riders are falling out of the back, including most aggres🥃sive rider  yesterday, Camero🐟n Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge)

Dumoulin moves up to the front in the leader's yellowܫ jersey.

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Den🧔ifl is the first to the top of the 3 category climb and so secures the lead in the climber's com𒊎petition. 

The chase grou🃏p of 50 or so riders is lined out on the wet descent. They are just 25 seconds behind t🉐he attackers.  

The riders are back on the valley road and heading t🍨o the gradually climb to the finish.

9km remaining from 117km

Seven riders have formed a front group but the peloton is not letting them go awaꦜy.

Albasini was in the move and accelerates again, passin𝐆g the break of the day.

8km remaining from 117km

Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) joins Albasini but their lead is only 100 met🧔res.

It is raining hard now, as Sagan sits on Majka's wheel at the front of the 30-rider chase group🍸. 

Team Sky has෴ 3 riders sat behind them, 𓂃with the other overall contenders there too.  

The group is down to just 20 or so riders, with Michael Matthews (Orica-Green൲Edge) hangin⭕g on.  

Kanstantsin Siutsou (Team Sky) has lined out the group to set up teammate Sergio Henao𓆏, who jumps away and catches Albasini and Bakelants

6km remaining from 117km

This fಞinale is a game of chess before the final attacks. 

5km remaining from 117km

Winner Anacona (Movista🍒r) makes a move but they are quickly ෴in pursuit behind.

Rafal Majka is back on the f🥃ront after the climb eased a little. He is riding to keep the group together and then it will be up to Sagan to fight in the sprint finish.

There are only 25 ride🦹rs in the front group. 

After taking a break at the back, Albasini goes aga🌠in but seems tired.

3km remaining from 117km

Team Sky and Katusha are leading the chase.

Albasini is quickly 🦄caught and cracks, as Jérôme Coppel (IAM Cycling) tries his hand♉.

Steve Morab♍ito (FDJ.fr) also sur🐼ges away but the group is chasing them.

Majka is🐈ꦍ making a huge effort for Sagan, pulling back every attack. 

ten Dam makes a move but Majka goes after him too.&🔯nbsp;

Sagan is at the front but Maಌtthews is also up there for he sprint.

1km remaining from 117km

Final kilometre!

Chavez attacks to try to set up Matthews.

But the group is on him. 

Sprint!

Sagan leads it out through the curves and wins!

Sagan saw𝐆 that bike skills were💦 vital in the final 300m and surged to the front and dived through the curves to open a gap and win. 

Sagan celebrat🧜ed by rais🦄ing one hand in the air. 

Sagan got the better of Dani Moreno (Katusha) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ).&nb🅺sp;

Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) fin🧸ished jus🌱t behind in fifth place and so kept the race leader's yellow jersey.

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Moreno is now second overall at 5 seconds, with Sag🐷an third, also at 5 seconds. 

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Sagan has often been criticised for his lack of success this season, even by tea♑m owner Oleg Tinkov, but he was impressive today. As was Majka, who controlled the attacks before Sagan took control in the final 500 metres.   

Teammate Albeওrto Contador was quick to praise Sagan for his win.

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It wa🐬s Sagan's fifth victory of 2015 and comes after his overall success at the Tour of California. It was his tenth stage win at the Tour de Suisse after also taking stages in each of the last four years.

Dumoulin pulls on the leader's jersey yet again and will defend his lead during Tuesday's fourth stage from Flim⛄s to Schwarzenbach. 

The 193km stage includes an early climb and then covers a tough but short climb t🦹hree times in the second half of the stage. &nb🃏sp; 

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