By . David Kent . Vincenzo Nibali was finally rewarded with a kiss after finishing safely in the third stage of the Tour de France to retain the overall lead. The Italian was left embarrassed after leaning in for a kiss with a podium girl following his stage two win only to be awkwardly rejected, but there was a happier ending this time round. Marcel Kittel won stage three, the final stage on UK soil - the 155-kilometre route from Cambridge - ahead of the race's return to France with a typically dominant sprint finish. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Vincenzo Nibali get rejected by podium girl . Lip service: Vincenzo Nibali gets a kiss from a podium girl after reatining the Tour de France yellow jersey . Full bloom: Vincenzo Nibali takes the race lead into France after stage three . Final push: Marcel Kittel (C) won the final stage held in the UK with a typically dominant sprint finish . Nibaldo had previously stormed to victory on the stage between York and Sheffield but . he was rejected by the podium girl when he went in for a celebratory . kiss during the presentation of his yellow jersey. He was given his maillot jaune . and handed some flowers but as he went in for a kiss the podium girl . awkwardly pulled away, leaving the Team Astana rider hanging. Leading man: Vincenzo Nibali, the champion of Italy, receives the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey from the podium girl after winning stage two in Sheffield . All smiles: Italian Vincenzo Nibali (centre) looks at the podium girl after being given his yellow jersey . Making a move: He leans his head towards the podium girl who looks straight towards him . Blanked: She then turns her head away from Nibali and flat out rejects his advances for a kiss . Red faced: Nibali looks awkward and places his hand behind his head as she turns away from him . Mellow yellow: Nibali takes the applause moments after his snub after the second stage of Le Tour, brilliantly hosted in Yorkshire . The finish to the final stage here in England proved fairly predictable. With Mark . Cavendish already out of the race with injury, it was left to the . powerfully built German Kittel to burst away from . the peloton for the second time in three days to secure victory on The . Mall. Just across to where the team vehicles were gathered on Horseguard’s Parade, however, it was rather more chaotic. Emergency . repair works on the Eurotunnel had the 22 teams in something of a panic . - the riders might have been flying to France on Monday night but talk . of ‘six hour delays’ had them concerned their bikes might be delayed. VIDEO Nibali takes yellow jersey after stage two win - highlights . Fun: Nibali was able to have a laugh on the podium with a cuddly toy lion after being rejected .
Vincenzo Nibali holds the yellow jersey after stage three of Tour de France .
Italian shared a kiss with podium girl after being snubbed at stage two .
Marcel Kittel won the final stage to the UK before heading across Channel .
By . David Kent . Vincenzo Nibali was finally rewarded with a kiss after finishing safely in the third stage of the Tour de France to retain the overall lead. The Italian was left embarrassed after leaning in for a kiss with a podium girl following his stage two win only to be awkwardly rejected, but there was a happier ending this time round. Marcel Kittel won stage three, the final stage on UK soil - the 155-kilometre route from Cambridge - ahead of the race's return to France with a typically dominant sprint finish. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Vincenzo Nibali get rejected by podium girl . Lip service: Vincenzo Nibali gets a kiss from a podium girl after reatining the Tour de France yellow jersey . Full bloom: Vincenzo Nibali takes the race lead into France after stage three . Final push: Marcel Kittel (C) won the final stage held in the UK with a typically dominant sprint finish . Nibaldo had previously stormed to victory on the stage between York and Sheffield but . he was rejected by the podium girl when he went in for a celebratory . kiss during the presentation of his yellow jersey. He was given his maillot jaune . and handed some flowers but as he went in for a kiss the podium girl . awkwardly pulled away, leaving the Team Astana rider hanging. Leading man: Vincenzo Nibali, the champion of Italy, receives the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey from the podium girl after winning stage two in Sheffield . All smiles: Italian Vincenzo Nibali (centre) looks at the podium girl after being given his yellow jersey . Making a move: He leans his head towards the podium girl who looks straight towards him . Blanked: She then turns her head away from Nibali and flat out rejects his advances for a kiss . Red faced: Nibali looks awkward and places his hand behind his head as she turns away from him . Mellow yellow: Nibali takes the applause moments after his snub after the second stage of Le Tour, brilliantly hosted in Yorkshire . The finish to the final stage here in England proved fairly predictable. With Mark . Cavendish already out of the race with injury, it was left to the . powerfully built German Kittel to burst away from . the peloton for the second time in three days to secure victory on The . Mall. Just across to where the team vehicles were gathered on Horseguard’s Parade, however, it was rather more chaotic. Emergency . repair works on the Eurotunnel had the 22 teams in something of a panic . - the riders might have been flying to France on Monday night but talk . of ‘six hour delays’ had them concerned their bikes might be delayed. VIDEO Nibali takes yellow jersey after stage two win - highlights . Fun: Nibali was able to have a laugh on the podium with a cuddly toy lion after being rejected .
the third stage of the Tour de France to retain embarrassed after leaning in for a kiss with a the race lead into France after stage three . Final push: Marcel Kittel (C) won the final stage Italian Vincenzo Nibali (centre) looks at the podium girl after being given his yellow jersey .