Route du Sud: Contador wins stage 3 in Bagnères-de-Luchon

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins stage 3 and moves into Route du Sud overall lead

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) wins stage 3 and moves into Route du Sud overall lead (Image credit: Route du Sud)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) clashed as expected during the Queen stage of the Route du Sud but instead of fighting it out on the climb of the Port de Balès, Contador managed to distance Quintana on the long descent to Bagneres-de-Luchon.

The Giro d’Italia winner won alone in the spa resort in the Pyrenees, pointing to his sponsor logo on his jersey before firing off his Pistolero winning salute.

Quintana looked cool and collected on the climb, matching Contador on the climb but then lost contact with him on the testing descent. Once Contador got a gap on the descent, Quintana was unable close the gap and finished 13 seconds behind.

Young French rider Pierre-Roger Latour (Ag2r-La Mondiale) managed to go over the top of the Col des Bales with Contador and Quintana and finished third at 35 seconds.

Thanks to the time bonuses, Contador now leads Quintana in the overall classification by 17 seconds. Latour is third at 41 seconds.

The Route du Sud ends on Sunday with a 166km stage from Revel to Gaillac in the rolling hills of the Tarn region, meaning Contador is set for overall victory in his first race since triumphing at the Giro d’Italia.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo4:48:05
2Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar0:00:13
3Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:00:35
4Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:00:48
5Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 4 - Cell 2
6Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:01:03
7Alberto Gallego (Esp) Radio Popular-Boavista0:01:58
8Julien Loubet (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:02:56
9Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJRow 9 - Cell 2
11Mikel Bizkarra (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nathan Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:59
14John Gadret (Fra) Movistar0:03:28
15David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 14 - Cell 2
16Théo Vimpere (Fra) Auber 100Row 15 - Cell 2
17Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:04:41
18Rudy Molard (Fra) CofidisRow 17 - Cell 2
19Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r La MondialeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Ángel Madrazo (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:23
21Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) ColombiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 22 - Cell 2
24Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 23 - Cell 2
25Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:07:18
27Yoann Barbas (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 26 - Cell 2
28Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJRow 27 - Cell 2
29Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 28 - Cell 2
30Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 30 - Cell 2
32Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:08:37
33Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) MovistarRow 32 - Cell 2
34Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:09:16
35Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar0:10:01
36Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 35 - Cell 2
37Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:10:20
39Davide Villella (Ita) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 38 - Cell 2
40Mads Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ivan Basso (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:12:07
42Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 42 - Cell 2
44Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 43 - Cell 2
45Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:12:09
46Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:13:25
47Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 46 - Cell 2
48Yoann Paillot (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:15:36
49Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 49 - Cell 2
51Fabien Canal (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 50 - Cell 2
52Daniel Felipe Martinez (Col) ColombiaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:17:44
54Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 53 - Cell 2
55Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:20:29
56Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia0:20:51
57Marc Soler Gimenez (Esp) MovistarRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:22:18
59Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:22:46
60Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 59 - Cell 2
61Julien Duval (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:23:00
62Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 62 - Cell 2
64Edwin Alciviades Avila Vanegas (Col) ColombiaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) ColombiaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Romain Combaud (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 65 - Cell 2
67Imanol Erviti (Esp) MovistarRow 66 - Cell 2
68Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJRow 67 - Cell 2
69Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJRow 68 - Cell 2
70Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJRow 70 - Cell 2
72Nuno Miguel Alves Bico Matos (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJRow 73 - Cell 2
75Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:23:06
76Aritz Bagues (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:24:59
77Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 76 - Cell 2
78Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:28:45
79Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:29:01
80Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) MovistarRow 79 - Cell 2
81Imanol Estevez Salas (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Alex Dowsett (GBr) MovistarRow 81 - Cell 2
83Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 82 - Cell 2
84Quentin Pacher (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 83 - Cell 2
85Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 99Row 85 - Cell 2
87Hector Sáez Benito (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 86 - Cell 2
88Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 87 - Cell 2
89David Menut (Fra) Auber 97Row 88 - Cell 2
90Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 89 - Cell 2
91César Bihel (Fra) Auber 93Row 90 - Cell 2
92Anthony Maldonado (Fra) Auber 96Row 91 - Cell 2
93Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) ColombiaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Yann Guyot (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 93 - Cell 2
95Julien Guay (Bel) Auber 94Row 94 - Cell 2
96Eneko Lizarralde (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Maxime Renault (Fra) Auber 98Row 96 - Cell 2
98Clément Saint Martin (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 97 - Cell 2
99Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 98 - Cell 2
100Yohann Gène (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 99 - Cell 2
101Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) MovistarRow 100 - Cell 2
102Javier Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 101 - Cell 2
103Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:31:07
104Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Ag2r La MondialeRow 103 - Cell 2
105Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:31:55
107Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
108Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo0:32:42
109Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:34:54
DNFMaxime Daniel (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFCedric Pineau (Fra) FDJRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFLinus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFAdrián González (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel McLay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFBenoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Levarlet (Fra) Auber 95Row 116 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Giraud (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFClément Penven (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Le Roux (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFClément Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 121 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo13:11:04
2Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar0:00:17
3Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:00:41
4Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:00:58
5Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 4 - Cell 2
6Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:01:31
7Alberto Gallego (Esp) Radio Popular-Boavista0:02:08
8Julien Loubet (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:03:06
9Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Nathan Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:09
12Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ0:03:21
13Mikel Bizkarra (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:03:28
14David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:38
15Théo Vimpere (Fra) Auber 1000:04:21
16Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis0:04:51
17Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Ángel Madrazo (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:33
20Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) ColombiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22John Gadret (Fra) Movistar0:05:46
23David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:05:48
24Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:06:55
25Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:16
26Yoann Barbas (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:07:28
27Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:07:41
29Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:07:50
30Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 29 - Cell 2
31Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ0:08:07
32Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar0:08:47
33Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:09:26
34Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:10:02
35Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:10:11
36Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 35 - Cell 2
37Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:10:30
38Davide Villella (Ita) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:10:48
39Mads Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:12:07
40Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:12:17
41Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:12:41
42Ivan Basso (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:13:42
43Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ0:13:57
44Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:16:06
45Fabien Canal (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:16:26
46Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:16:27
47Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:16:48
48Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:18:09
49Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:18:47
50Yoann Paillot (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:19:58
51Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:20:27
52Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:21:08
53Daniel Felipe Martinez (Col) Colombia0:21:18
54Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia0:21:40
55Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:22:04
56Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:22:46
57Edwin Alciviades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:23:10
58Nuno Miguel Alves Bico Matos (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:23:25
59Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ0:23:30
60Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:23:42
61Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar0:23:49
62Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJRow 61 - Cell 2
63Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:24:36
64Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:24:48
65Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ0:25:04
66Aritz Bagues (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:25:07
67Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:28:44
68Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 990:28:58
69Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo0:29:00
70Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:29:01
71Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:29:04
72Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:29:07
73Quentin Pacher (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:29:11
74Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 73 - Cell 2
75César Bihel (Fra) Auber 93Row 74 - Cell 2
76Clément Saint Martin (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:29:26
77Julien Guay (Bel) Auber 940:29:50
78Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar0:29:51
79Anthony Maldonado (Fra) Auber 960:29:54
80Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:30:08
81Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:30:24
82Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:31:32
83Romain Combaud (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:31:39
84Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ0:32:06
85Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:32:19
86Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:32:29
87Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:32:45
88Yohann Gène (Fra) Team Europcar0:33:12
89Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Colombia0:33:17
90Marc Soler Gimenez (Esp) Movistar0:33:28
91Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar0:34:27
92Julien Duval (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:35:53
93Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar0:35:55
94Imanol Estevez Salas (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:35:57
95Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:36:22
96Eneko Lizarralde (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:36:33
97Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Colombia0:36:50
98Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Ag2r La Mondiale0:37:18
99Yann Guyot (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:37:20
100Hector Sáez Benito (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:38:46
101Maxime Renault (Fra) Auber 980:40:15
102Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar0:41:45
103Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:42:06
104David Menut (Fra) Auber 970:45:28
105Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:45:29
106Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:46:26
107Javier Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:46:58
108Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar0:47:35
109Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo0:49:54

 

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