I agree with you. My vote goes to #1.
Even tho #3 looks interesting. Not as natural as #1 but i have a soft spot for a little bit exaggerated photos.
BTW the photo is amazing. The road curve and low shooting height makes it really cool. What tripod do you use? Gorilla style or classic?
I use a pretty inexpensive tripod, here is a guy that did a review of the exact one I use.