Photos from the third and final day of Giro d'Italia action in Ireland

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Nicolas Roche smiles as he is applauded by the Armagh City crowd before the start of the third stage in the Giro d'Italia
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Nicolas Roche smiles as he is applauded by the Armagh City crowd before the start of the third stage in the Giro d'Italia

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Race leader Michael Matthews with Dutch rider Maarten Tjallingii in the cathedral city of Armagh before the start of Sunday's stage

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Leader and pink jersey holder Michael Matthews acknowledges the supporters in Armagh City before the start of Sunday's Giro d'Italia stage

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The riders are about to start the final day of Giro d'Italia action on Irish soil as stage three is about to begin in Armagh City

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The peloton heads its way south from Armagh City towards Dublin as the sun finally starts to shine on the Irish Giro

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Huge crowds again lined Sunday's Giro d'Italia route as the riders crossed the border at Forkhill on the race's final day of action in Ireland

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Germany's Marcel Kittel shouts with joy in Dublin as he produces an astonishing sprint to clinch his second successive Giro stage win

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British rider Ben Swift grimaces after being pipped for Sunday's Giro stage win by Marcel Kittel in Dublin

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Michael Matthews celebrates as he holds on to the leader's pink jersey after Sunday's stage finish in Dublin