Stage 3 start time: Monday 11:35 CET (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 16:00 CET (7:00:00 AM PDT).

VeloNews: Taylor Phinney survives a late scare to hold onto pink after a long, flat day in Denmark.

VeloNews Video: Hesjedal says winning TTT is ‘our style.'

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VeloNews: Taylor Phinney’s (BMC Racing) dream come true of wearing the pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia turned into a nightmare with just over 8km to go in Sunday’s second stage.

BrowneEye: "Americans love winners. It’s a cliché, but true. Taylor Phinney’s win in stage 1 of the Giro d’ Italia won’t project him onto the front page of newspaper’s here in the States as that’s reserved for the one bike race Americans know – the Tour de France. However, I’m hoping Phinney’s victory in Henning helps save cycling in the U.S."

CyclingNews: When Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) saw that Taylor Phinney (BMC) had won yesterday’s stage of the 2012 Giro d’Italia,  he said he could not avoid a flicker of patriotic pride at seeing the 21-year-old become the next American after himself to wear the pink leader’s jersey.

€2.5 million offer from Astana and BMC?.

CyclingNews: Saur - Sojasun takes over race lead.

Ochowicz excited by Phinney's Giro d'Italia performance...

A deeply impressed Marco Pinotti says that he is convinced that BMC teammate, Giro d’Italia leader and fellow time trial star Taylor Phinney could become the successor of modern cycling’s greatest ever racer against the clock. “He has it in him to become the next Fabian Cancellara,” Pinotti told Cyclingnews at the Herning start of stage two of the 2012 Giro d'Italia.

CyclingWeekly: Max Sciandri switched from training the British Cycling Academy riders to training American cyclist and current Giro d'Italia leader, Taylor Phinney. Phinney won the opening time trial stage yesterday in Herning, Denmark; Sciandri, as BMC Racing sports director, was in the car behind.

Pedal: David Williams (Competitive Cyclist Racing Team) took the win at the 50-lap Electric City Circuit, the sixth round of the 2012 USA CRITS Speed Week. Tibco’s Kendall Ryan won the women’s 40-lap race.

CyclingFans: Monday's 4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 4 departs Gravelines/Petit-Fort Philippe at 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Cassel at around 5:05pm CET (11:05am U.S. Eastern).  Four Days of Dunkirk live video streaming should get underway at around 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).

road.cc: Simon MacMichael and Geraint Thomas take a look at Stage 3 another day for the sprinters.

Jamis-Sutter Home showed downtown Silver City how to accomplish a perfect leadout today with Alejandro first The Gila Pro Women’s criterium saw Loren Rowney (FCS/Rouse Racing) outsprint Optum duo Carmen Small and Christina Gokey Smith.

CXMagazine: "I admit, working with a coach has been an adjustment for me. As I progressed from casual rider to enthusiast to budding racer, my training techniques didn’t really change – still just get on bike and ride as long and as fast as I can."

CyclingTips: The Foil is Scott’s dedicated race chassis that continues the company’s reputation for producing lightweight frames however the new model also promises the benefits of aerodynamic tubing.

road.cc: Fast, mid-section wheels that offer good control in a wide variety of conditions.

Top American sprinter Ken Hanson ready for Tour of California.

CyclingNews: What American racer has already racked up six UCI wins this season? Levi Leipheimer has two stage wins and the overall general classification from the Tour de San Luis. However, it’s not that Californian – it’s Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits rider Ken Hanson.