We will have live text commentary of every single one of the stages as the riders go through the Alps and Pyrenees on their way to the French capital. There will also be live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra and the website.

The Tour circus will cross the English Channel tonight for the race to continue on Tuesday with a 163.5km stage from Le Touquet to Lille.

Thanks for all your texts and tweets today. Lawrence Barretto is in the saddle tomorrow and he will start pedalling at around mid-day in preparation for the riders setting off at 12:30 BST. Be sure to join him.

Image source, Tour de France

It feels like it's about time we bade farewell to Le Tour. It's been a sensational three days. Three days that will live long in my memory.

The number of fans on the roadside, and the passion has been incredible an I have been absolutely honoured to play a small part in sharing it with you.

The race doesn't stop in London though. We have 18 more stages to go to the finish in Paris on Sunday, 27 July and the BBC Sport website will be there every pedal of the way.

Rob Hayles
Former Great Britain cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"No surprise with the winner, the only surprise is Andre Greipel was not there with him. He faded away after his team mates Lotto did so much work. With Cavendish away there was no point in looking at anyone other than Kittel here on the Mall. This is the kind of terrain he loves.

"I have been surprised by the number of people watching. It has been absolutely epic, incredible."

Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator

"There have been a few fans getting on the way. Not intentional but a lot of it is down to education as not many are used to a bike race going past. People perhaps not in the knowledge of how quick these riders go past. If people overstep into the gutter we have seen a few nasty scenes."

Image source, Tinkoff Saxo

Tinkoff Saxo on Twitter:, external Hectic finish in London #TDF. @albertocontador arrived safely at the finish line after solid teamwork.

Slovakia's Peter Sagan on Eurosport after finishing stage three in second place: "I am very happy because Marcel is very strong. Second place is very good. The Tour de France is long so we will see what happens day by day."

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Classification

Green jersey standings after stage three:

1. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) 117

2. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Giant-Shimano) 90

3. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Europcar) 88

4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha) 47

5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing) 40

6. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit/Garmin-Sharp) 38

7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) 30

8. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Movistar) 30

9. Mark Renshaw (Aus/ Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 30

10. Michael Albasini (Swi/Orica GreenEdge) 29

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Peter Sagan finished second on the stage to pick up 35 points and retain the green points jersey and he is comfortably ahead of Marcel Kittel, while Andre Greipel, the man many thought may challenge Sagan, is not even in the top 10.

Ian Snowsill:, external ‏@marcelkittel proves he's an unstoppable sprinter in this years #TDF Here he is as he left Cambridge.

Pat Scrivener on text: Never really interested before, but caught the bug, following live report on web and being in Silsden to see it live.

Afternoon mum! Told you it was worth popping down the road to see.

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Classification

Next up is Vincenzo Nibali, to get the yellow jersey. The rumours are that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is handing it over but the television pictures cut away so I may never know. Anyone out there who can help? You've got about 15 minutes before I close the live down!

Marcel Kittel is getting flowers and kisses from the podium girls and the grin he had at the end of stage one, but had gone at the end of Sunday's brutal stage two, has returned. The German will be favourite to win stage four on Tuesday, which looks set to be another sprint finish in Lille.

Giant-Shimano's Tom Dumoulin on Eurosport: The rain made it really difficult but Marcel Kittel stayed out of trouble and he proves to be the fastest sprinter at the moment. We are doing what we are best at and that is sprint preparation."

Chris Froome on ITV4: "The big thing was to get through the stage, don't lose time or have any issues or incidents. I'm feeling good. Tomorrow we can expect a similar day but on day five we hit the cobbles and that will be quite a shake up, literally."

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Overall standings after stage three:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) 13hrs 31mins 13secs

2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) +2secs

3. Michael Albasini (Swi/Orica)

4. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing)

5. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)

6. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Belkin)

7. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff - Saxo)

8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)

9. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel/Lotto-Belisol)

10. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R)

Marcel Kittel on ITV4: "That is the fastest I think I have been on a sprint finish. The crowd was fantastic."

Stage three result:

1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Giant-Shimano) 3hrs 38mins 30secs"

2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) Same time

3. Mark Renshaw (Aus/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)

4. Bryan Coquard (Fra/Europcar)

5. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha)

6. Danny van Poppel (Ned/Trek)

7. Heinrich Haussler (Aus/IAM Cycling)

8. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Movistar)

9. Romain Feillu (Fra/Bretagne-Seche)

10. Daniel Oss (Ita/BMC Racing)

Britain's defending champion Chris Froome also finished safely in the bunch and he remains fifth overall, just two seconds behind Nibali. A successful opening three days for Team Sky.

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Vincenzo Nibali finished in the leading group to retain his overall race lead and he will wear the yellow jersey again on stage four when the race heads into France.

That's a second stage win of this year's race for Kittel. He has now won six overall, after winning four last year. The German is on great form and looks unbeatable in a straight sprint for the line.