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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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