Gilbert wins stage, takes lead

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won stage 3 of the Eneco Tour with a characteristic attack on the penultimate climb. The Belgian champion also grabbed the overall lead in the race, picking up vital bonus seconds. Overnight race leader Taylor Phinney (Team BMC) came home in the second chase group, 37 seconds down, and relinquished his position atop general classification held since his prologue victory.

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) had been the virtual leader on the road but he and the rest of the bunch were unable to respond when Gilbert launched his bid for victory with 8 kilometers to go.

Grega Bole (Lampre-ISD) outsprinted Ben Hermans (Team RadioShack) for second place on the day at the head of a 17-man chase group which finished eight second behind the Belgian champion.

"There was a lot of wind and I knew that I had to work hard. I put my guys on the limit and I had to work hard when I attacked," Gilbert said at the finish.

"The team thought about this kind of escape before and it was really fast. It's a route that suits me and I knew I had enough time when I got to the final climb and I gave it everything until I got to the line."

Gilbert's move on the penultimate climb was typical of most of his winning rides this season; built on solid work from his team, who set a furious pace at the foot of the climb, before launching an unmatchable burst of sustained pace.

Behind him Boasson Hagen was left reeling and despite using up Michael Barry in a furious chase, and with GC contender David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) pitching in, Gilbert at one point had a lead of 20 seconds. At the foot of the final climb it was down to 10 seconds, but the gap never looked like coming down.

Pro Continental teams flex their muscles

An early break had formed containing Tom Veelers (Skil-Shimano), Julien Fouchard (Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne), Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad), and Stefan Van Dijk (Veranda's Willems-Accent). Rasmussen, the only WorldTour rider in the quartet, was the odd man out but the group worked well and with 70 kilometers to go they had an advantage of 5:10 on the BMC-led bunch.

Rasmussen – who will ride for Garmin-Cervelo next season – was only 9 seconds down on race leader Phinney, but the gap began to slip as the leaders approached the final 60 kilometer circuit, with their lead down to 4:10.

With four categorised climbs in the final 30 kilometers their advantage dropped dramatically, as both Rasmussen and Fouchard dropped back and Veelers and Van Dijk pressed on.

With Sky and Garmin-Cervelo both aiding BMC, who were keen to set a steady but manageable pace for Phinney, the gap continued to tumble. But it was Omega Pharma-Lotto and primarily Gilbert's presence at the front of the field that lit the touch paper.

Once the surviving duo were caught the fight for position on the final climb began with Garmin-Cervelo looking to keep Millar, who started the day in third overall, protected. However, the most fought over space was for Gilbert's back wheel, such was the growing expectancy that the Belgian national champion would attack. Jelle Vanendert was the last Omega Pharma-Lotto man remaining and his effort thinned out the leading group with both Phinney and Boasson Hagen sliding back.

Having won the bonus sprint at 14km to go and gaining three seconds, it was Boasson Hagen's overall lead to lose as his American rival Phinney began to lose ground. However once Vanendert had run out of gas Gilbert assumed his role as the race's conductor. There was even a moment's hesitation as he switched places with Vanendert on the front before unleashing his kick.

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Full Results
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto4:54:53
2Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD0:00:08
3Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 4 - Cell 2
6Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 7 - Cell 2
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 12 - Cell 2
14Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 14 - Cell 2
16Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 15 - Cell 2
17Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 16 - Cell 2
18Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling0:00:13
19Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:37
20Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 19 - Cell 2
21Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 21 - Cell 2
23Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard TrekRow 22 - Cell 2
24Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 24 - Cell 2
26Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 28 - Cell 2
30Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 29 - Cell 2
31Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 31 - Cell 2
33Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 32 - Cell 2
34Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 39 - Cell 2
41Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShackRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SungardRow 41 - Cell 2
43Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 44 - Cell 2
46Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 45 - Cell 2
47Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 46 - Cell 2
48David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 48 - Cell 2
50Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 49 - Cell 2
51Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:14
53Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 52 - Cell 2
54Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 53 - Cell 2
55Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShackRow 56 - Cell 2
58Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 57 - Cell 2
59Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 58 - Cell 2
60Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 61 - Cell 2
63Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:20
66Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 66 - Cell 2
68Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:25
69Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 68 - Cell 2
70Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 69 - Cell 2
71Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 72 - Cell 2
74Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:36
77Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:39
78Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:42
79Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:04:08
80Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana0:04:53
82Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - ShimanoRow 84 - Cell 2
86Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 85 - Cell 2
87Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank SungardRow 88 - Cell 2
90Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 92 - Cell 2
94Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 93 - Cell 2
95Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:06:36
96Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 95 - Cell 2
97Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha Team0:06:54
98Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack0:08:25
99Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack0:11:02
100Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 99 - Cell 2
101Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 100 - Cell 2
102Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 101 - Cell 2
103Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 103 - Cell 2
105André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 105 - Cell 2
107Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky ProcyclingRow 107 - Cell 2
109Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 108 - Cell 2
110Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 111 - Cell 2
113Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 113 - Cell 2
115Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:14:35
117Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:16:27
118Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 117 - Cell 2
119James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 118 - Cell 2
120Wim De Vocht (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 119 - Cell 2
121Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 120 - Cell 2
122Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 124 - Cell 2
126Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 125 - Cell 2
127Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 127 - Cell 2
129Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 128 - Cell 2
130Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 131 - Cell 2
133Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 132 - Cell 2
134Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 133 - Cell 2
135Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-HighroadRow 134 - Cell 2
136Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 137 - Cell 2
139Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 138 - Cell 2
140Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShackRow 139 - Cell 2
141Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 140 - Cell 2
142Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 141 - Cell 2
143Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 142 - Cell 2
144William Clarke (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 143 - Cell 2
145Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SungardRow 144 - Cell 2
146Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 146 - Cell 2
148Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 147 - Cell 2
149Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-HighroadRow 148 - Cell 2
150Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:18:02
151Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
153Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Rob Goris (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 154 - Cell 2
156Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 156 - Cell 2
158Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 157 - Cell 2
159Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 158 - Cell 2
160Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 159 - Cell 2
161Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 160 - Cell 2
162Feng Han (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFThomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFLieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 164 - Cell 2
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Points
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto30pts
2Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano19Row 3 - Cell 3
5Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek17Row 4 - Cell 3
6Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad12Row 7 - Cell 3
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling11Row 8 - Cell 3
10Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team10Row 9 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1
1Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne8pts
2Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent3Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
1Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent8pts
2Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano3Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling8pts
2Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 2 - Cell 3
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Young riders
1Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack4:55:01
2Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 3 - Cell 2
5Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:29
6Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 5 - Cell 2
7Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 8 - Cell 2
10Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 10 - Cell 2
12Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:06
13Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 12 - Cell 2
14Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 14 - Cell 2
16Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:17
21Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:28
22Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:34
23Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:04:00
24Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling0:04:45
25Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - ShimanoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 25 - Cell 2
27Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack0:08:17
29Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:10:54
30Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 29 - Cell 2
31Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:14:27
34Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:16:19
35Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 34 - Cell 2
36Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 38 - Cell 2
40Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 44 - Cell 2
46Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 45 - Cell 2
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Teams
1Quickstep Cycling Team14:45:32
2Liquigas-CannondaleRow 1 - Cell 2
3Sky Procycling0:00:05
4Lampre - ISD0:00:29
5Leopard TrekRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team RadioShackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:58
8Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Katusha Team0:01:06
11BMC Racing Team0:01:17
12HTC-HighroadRow 11 - Cell 2
13Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:41
14Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:43
15Movistar Team0:01:46
16AG2R La Mondiale0:02:12
17Pro Team Astana0:02:23
18Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:08
19Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:04:45
20Team Garmin-Cervelo0:06:28
21Skil - Shimano0:09:01
22Veranda's Willems - Accent0:27:50
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General classification after stage 3
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto13:30:34
2Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling0:00:05
3David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:13
4Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:23
5Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack0:00:25
6Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD0:00:32
7Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad0:00:34
8Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:35
10Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:36
11Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:00:38
13Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 12 - Cell 2
14Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:40
15Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:45
16Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:50
17Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard0:00:53
18Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:54
19Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:56
21Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:58
22Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 21 - Cell 2
23Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard TrekRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:00
25Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD0:01:01
26Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 25 - Cell 2
27Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:02
31Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling0:01:04
32Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:05
33Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:08
35Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:10
36Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShackRow 35 - Cell 2
37Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team0:01:14
38Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:15
39Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:01:18
41Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:01:20
42Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 42 - Cell 2
44Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack0:01:21
45Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:01:22
47Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:01:23
48Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:27
49Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:01:31
50Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:33
51Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:41
52Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team0:01:42
53Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team0:01:43
54Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 53 - Cell 2
55Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:01:44
56Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 55 - Cell 2
57Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 56 - Cell 2
58Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:46
59Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:49
60Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 59 - Cell 2
61Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack0:01:50
62Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:54
63Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:55
64Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:01:56
65Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:02:00
66Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:02:01
67Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard0:02:05
68Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team0:02:07
69Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:08
70Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:22
71Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:02:23
72Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:04:37
73Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:51
74David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD0:04:55
75Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:05:00
76Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling0:05:08
77Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:17
79Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano0:05:20
80Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana0:05:24
81Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:05:25
82David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard0:05:27
83Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana0:05:29
85Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard0:05:34
86Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:05:43
87Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:05:46
88Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team0:06:41
89Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:06:55
90Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:07:14
91Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:07:31
92Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:08:02
93Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack0:08:34
94Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team0:08:35
95Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:09:10
96Alexander Mironov (Rus) Katusha Team0:10:28
97Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad0:11:06
98André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:09
99Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling0:11:17
100Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack0:11:18
101Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:31
102Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:11:34
103Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:11:36
104Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:11:43
105Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:11:56
106Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:59
107Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek0:12:01
108Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:12:05
109Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:12:17
110Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:12:43
111Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:15:10
112Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:15:51
113Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:16:41
114Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek0:16:42
115Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShack0:16:53
116Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:16:54
117Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:16:57
118Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:16:58
119Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:02
120Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team0:17:03
121Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 120 - Cell 2
122Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling0:17:04
123Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:17
124Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:21
125Wim De Vocht (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:17:22
126Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:17:23
127Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:17:25
128James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 127 - Cell 2
129Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:17:28
130Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling0:17:30
131Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad0:17:47
132Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:17:52
133Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:17:58
134Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:18:05
135Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:18:10
136Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:18:11
137Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:18:19
138Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team0:18:21
139Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:18:24
140Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad0:18:29
141Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:18:51
142Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:19:01
143Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:19:04
144Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:19:06
145Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:19:09
146Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:20:08
147Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad0:20:32
148Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:20:38
149Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:21:43
150Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:21:53
151Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:23:14
152Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:23:22
153Rob Goris (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:24:52
154Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:25:06
155Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:25:28
156Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:25:55
157Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:26:03
159Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:26:43
160Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:26:52
161William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek0:30:51
162Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano0:37:18
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Points classification
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling81pts
2André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto60Row 1 - Cell 3
3Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team58Row 2 - Cell 3
4Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto47Row 3 - Cell 3
5Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD47Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo47Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano33Row 6 - Cell 3
8Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team25Row 7 - Cell 3
9Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne24Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad24Row 9 - Cell 3
11David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo22Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack22Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator19Row 12 - Cell 3
14Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano19Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent19Row 14 - Cell 3
16Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team19Row 15 - Cell 3
17Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek17Row 16 - Cell 3
18Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard17Row 17 - Cell 3
19Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team17Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team15Row 19 - Cell 3
21Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team15Row 20 - Cell 3
22Rob Goris (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent13Row 21 - Cell 3
23Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team13Row 22 - Cell 3
24Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack13Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad12Row 24 - Cell 3
26Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 25 - Cell 3
27Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent11Row 26 - Cell 3
28Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano11Row 27 - Cell 3
29Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling11Row 28 - Cell 3
30Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team11Row 29 - Cell 3
31Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator11Row 30 - Cell 3
32Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team10Row 31 - Cell 3
33Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek10Row 32 - Cell 3
34Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad10Row 33 - Cell 3
35Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto8Row 34 - Cell 3
36Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne5Row 35 - Cell 3
37Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 37 - Cell 3
39Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling3Row 38 - Cell 3
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Young riders classification
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling13:30:39
2Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack0:00:20
3Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:29
4Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:49
5Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:53
6Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:55
8Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:03
9Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:01:15
10Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:28
12Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team0:01:37
13Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:39
14Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:41
15Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShack0:01:44
16Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:50
17Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:01:56
18Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:17
19Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:46
20Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:04:55
21Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling0:05:03
22Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano0:05:15
24Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team0:05:22
25Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team0:06:36
26Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShack0:08:29
27Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:09:05
28Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:26
29Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:11:51
30Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek0:11:56
31Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:16:49
32Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:16:52
33Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:16:53
34Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:16:57
35Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team0:16:58
36Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling0:16:59
37Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:12
38Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:16
39Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:17:47
40Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:17:53
41Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:18:06
42Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:18:19
43Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:20:03
44Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:23:17
45Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:25:01
46Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:26:47
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Teams classification
1Sky Procycling40:33:15
2Team RadioShack0:00:35
3Leopard Trek0:00:41
4Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:52
5Quickstep Cycling Team0:01:00
6Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:12
7Lampre - ISDRow 6 - Cell 2
8HTC-Highroad0:01:23
9Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:35
10BMC Racing Team0:01:37
11Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:50
12Katusha Team0:01:55
13Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:59
14Movistar Team0:02:21
15Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:02:26
16AG2R La Mondiale0:02:54
17Pro Team Astana0:03:32
18Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:32
19Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:05:06
20Team Garmin-Cervelo0:06:36
21Skil - Shimano0:09:48
22Veranda's Willems - Accent0:28:52

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.

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