CyclingNews: Taylor Phinney (BMC) made the most of his Giro d’Italia rest day by recuperating after his stage 3 crash. The American maglia rosa hit the tarmac inside the finale and was swiftly taken to the hospital after the podium celebrations. Scans revealed no broken bones, but treatment required several stitches to his badly swollen ankle.

CyclingWeekly: He first made his mark on the international cycling scene when he won the junior world time trial title in 2007. The following year, he won the junior world title in the individual pursuit on the track and took a win in the pursuit at the Track World Cup in Los Angeles.

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CyclingNews: Engoulvent seals overall win

CyclingNews: FDJ-Big Mat and Farnese Vini riders also hurt.

BikeRumor: Inspired by founder Gary Erickson’s early Italian rides and adventures, Clif Bar’s new Panforte flavor celebrates the brand’s 20th anniversary.

While their professional team was in the midst of a Tour de France winning performance last year, BMC and its small cadre of engineers were more than 6 months into the development of their next platform, the GF01 Gran Fondo bike. Part endurance bike, part cobbled classic killer.

VeloNation: BMC Racing Team rider able to continue despite finishing in ambulance.

EuroSport: Australia's Matthew Goss gave Orica GreenEdge their first win in a Grand Tour with victory in stage three of the Giro d'Italia in the Danish town of Horsens.

Monday's Giro d'Italia Stage 3 departs Horsens at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Horsens at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). 

CyclingNews: Race leader Taylor Phinney and his BMC squad will be the final starters in Verona on Wednesday as the Giro d’Italia gets back into action after the rest day with the stage 4 team time trial.

VeloNation: American rider rests, then loosens up prior to race restart.

VeloNation: Irishman names his favorites, is surprised weather wasn’t a factor in breaking things up.

What really riled Cavendish — bar seeing his thigh and shoulder completely cheesegrated by Danish course-grained concrete — was Ferrari's lack of contrition for his part in causing the horror smash.

Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela team aiming for podium in Giro.

VeloNews: "Saddle height, and saddle setback behind the BB are two very important measurements to me."

road.cc: Carbon monocoque bar will feature in the team time trial.

InnerRing: Today’s Giro Stage 3 was a bunch sprint and the story of the day is that Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocatelli) switched across the road and taking out Mark Cavendish and Taylor Phinney among others.

VeloNation: “I don’t care what goes on behind me,” says wayward Italian sprinter.

VeloNation: Italian sprinter accepts culpability after seeing TV images.

PEZ: While pointing and sign language are acceptable ways to communicate with accommodating Italians, throwing around a few choice words garners appreciation, throwing around cycling ones earns you Serious Bonus Points.

A study by Yale researchers found spending time on a poorly fit bicycle seat — in which fit refers to position or how the seat’s design ‘fits’ a rider’s anatomy — could be as hazardous to women's sexual health, as a man’s.

VeloNation: Tips on boosting form behind an engine.

BikeRadar: Following on from our how to corner tutorial, the second video shows how to deal with hazards when you're riding in a group.

InnerRing: With the Giro taking a rest today and 2011 cyclo-cross world champion Zdeněk Štybar winning Stage 4 of the Four Days of Dunkirk yesterday, it’s almost as if road cycling is on hold for a moment. The ideal time to look at a book on cyclo-cross.

RoadBikeAction: When we were seated and rolling along at a good clip, the difference we noticed in shock absorption was dramatic, so much so that we had to see if our rear tire was going flat—it wasn’t. When jumping out of the saddle to accelerate up a climb, the lateral and torsional stiffness the Evo exhibited made it feel like every bit of the top-tier race bike it was designed to be.

InnerRing: French squad Ag2r La Mondiale now surpass the second longest losing streak set by Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2005, when they didn’t win a race until 8 May.

CyclingNews: Alberto Contador has stated that he considers the 2011 Giro d'Italia victory as still belonging to him, although he was officially stripped of the title by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) following a doping suspension related to the 2010 Tour de France. Moreover, the Spaniard was asked by Eurosport to rate this year's Giro d'Italia contenders, and the former Saxo Bank rider placed Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) - the official 2011 winner - as his favourite for the overall victory.