Aussie joy as Gerrans pips Sagan for surprise stage win

Orica GreenEdge were all smiles after Simon Gerrans pipped Peter Sagan to the line and won stage three of the Tour de France in Calvi.

It was a first stage win for the Australian team in their second ever Tour, but was doubly welcome after they endured a torrid time on Saturday when their team bus became wedged under the finish line gantry in Bastia, the resulting chaos blamed for a major crash which ripped through a confused peloton baring down on the scene.

All that could be forgotten last night, however, as the team celebrated Gerrans’ unexpected victory, edging Cannondale’s favoured Sagan to the line by less than a quarter of a wheel.