London - Italy's Elia Viviani of the Sky team won a sprint finish for Tuesday's third stage of the Tour of Britain over 216km between Cockermouth and Floors Castle.
It was the second stage win of the race for the 26-year-old Italian -- who was a top track cyclist -- after his win in Sunday's first stage.
Spaniard Juan Jose Lobato of Movistar, who finished second for the second successive day, takes the overall race lead ten seconds ahead of Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen of MTN-Qhubeka.
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