Carnage on the cobbles!

It had been a talking point for months and it delivered the spectacle for which everyone had hoped. Cobbles, crashes and a general sense of calamity again turned the Tour de France on its head during stage three after the previous three days had thrown their fair share of mishaps and surprises.

And while a Paris-Roubaix victory may have escaped Thor Hushovd over the years, Cervélo TestTeam's big Norwegian sprinter grabbed a fine consolation prize - a Tour stage win that took riders over sectors of pavé that turned the event's third stage, a 213km journey from Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, into a miniature version of ASO's famed Spring Classic.

It had observers talking about the opening week of this year's Tour being one of the most exciting in years - certainly not formulaic - justifying the inclusion of the stage by the event's organisers. The end result was a new maillot jaune in Fabian Cancellara, the Swiss rider reclaiming the jersey he lost during yesterday's confusion and controversy.

The maillot vert also changed hands, with Hushovd taking over the lead in the points classification as Alessandro Petacchi was far from featuring in the finale. Despite riding in the Norwegian national champion's jersey, he's more than happy to swap the blue cross for green.

After the debacle of yesterday's finish - of which Hushovd made his feelings well known - to take the victory ahead of Cancellara was made even sweeter for the big sprinter, who proved that he'll again be a man to beat for those with aspirations of taking the title of the Tour's fastest man on the flat.

"For me today was perfect; I was really motivated to ride well. I like the cobbles and obviously Paris-Roubaix and it was a meaningful day for me," said Hushovd.

"I had this stage in mind for a long time and I'm really happy to get the win, really happy for the win, especially after yesterday.

"This morning I forgot about yesterday - it's history - I focused on today and I got the win. I hope this is the last time you see me in this jersey [the Norwegian champion's jersey] but of course I'm proud to get a win in the national champion's jersey."

The day's other big winners were Cadel Evans, who moved into third on general classification and proved that his win in stage seven of the Giro d'Italia, which was the Italian equivalent of what we witnessed on today's mini-epic, was no fluke and he's come to France prepared to fight tooth and nail for valuable seconds in the race to Paris.

The reigning UCI road world champion honoured the rainbow stripes with third on the stage and now trails Cancellara overall by just 39 seconds. Meanwhile, the 24-year-old surprise packet in his second Tour de France, Geraint Thomas, sits in second on the overall standings, 29 seconds behind Saxo Bank's Swiss master.

A brilliant spectacle in northern France

Taking riders, fans and viewers back to the northern Spring, the dust of Paris-Roubaix and the fanaticism of that time of year, ASO's miniature version of the famous cobbled Classic certainly provided a spectacle, with great anticipation building ahead of the seven sectors of pavé in store for the peloton when it departed Wanze.

Getting a head start on the task of hitting the cobbles were Steve Cummings (Team Sky), Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions), Pavel Brutt (Katusha), Pierre Rolland (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Roger Kluge (Milram), Stéphane Auge (Cofidis) and Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne), who broke away after about 12km and pulled out a gap of 4:10 with 30km of the stage gone.

By kilometre 52 the gap had expanded to 4:40, although with 128km to go the break's advantage had been trimmed to a manageable 3:30 thanks to the work of Sylvain Chavanel's Quick Step teammates, who aimed to keep the Frenchman in the race lead for another day.

On any other day their approach would have worked, but this was no ordinary day, as would be witnessed when the riders stumbled upon - literally, in some cases - the torturous test that lay about 40km from the finish in Arenberg.

With the gap lingering at around three minutes, a pattern emerged as the first sectors of cobbles approached - the peloton would turn the screws leading up to the pavé, sprint across the bumps, before backing off and settling into the rhythm that would keep the escape group at bay.

That worked for the Ormeignies and Hollain sectors, but it would all change when the peloton hit the third section of pavé, that of Sars-et-Rosières, which proved to be race-defining for some riders, as crashes, punctures and a sense of calamity invaded the peloton.

As soon as he hit the cobbles Fränk Schleck went down hard, as did teammate Matti Breschel, RadioShack's Jani Brajkovic and several other riders at the front of the peloton. Hitherto Saxo Bank had been dominating the front of the peloton and turning the screws to set up the brothers Schleck in an attempt at keeping them away from trouble.

It appeared as though the die was cast for who will be the number one in Saxo Bank's general classification arsenal however, as Andy, guided by Cancellara, rode the cobbles like a seasoned Roubaix campaigner while his brother lay sprawled on his back as he received medical attention.

Race within the race

With the break disintegrated save for Hesjedal's heroics off the front of the now-splintered peloton, several distinct groups emerged on the road in the wake of Sars-et-Rosières.

The first group in pursuit of the Canadian included Cancellara, Schleck, Evans, Thomas, Cummings and Hushovd, with Alberto Contador and his teammate, Alexandre Vinokourov, riding intelligently in the subsequent group over the boom-boom-boom-boom of the final four sectors of cobbles that characterised the run in to Arenberg.

The pavé had more madness in store, not least of all for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. He suffered a puncture not long after Contador had caught his group and required pacing by experienced teammate Yaroslav Popovych in a 30km stretch that certainly did not go to plan for Team RadioShack. Up ahead meanwhile, the American's rivals on general classification were riding towards gains on the overall standings.

It may be his last Tour but there were no gifts for Armstrong, who could be seen fighting his way alone through the team cars amongst the dust, the pavé and the French fans, while the big names ahead were catching Hesjedal and thinking about the stage win.

Maillot jaune Chavanel was experiencing similar problems on a day to forget - after riding on cloud nine below the rain clouds of Spa yesterday afternoon, the Frenchman required two bike changes en route to losing the race lead. Meanwhile Hesjedal, hitting the final sector of pavé with 10km to go, was keeping the faith for Garmin-Transitions with a 20-second advantage.

After he was caught with 6.5km to go it became an exercise in mathematics for the overall contenders such as Evans, who helped maintain the elite selection's pace to the line while Hushovd shaped up for the sprint; who would bet against the man who has taken second and third in the past two editions of Paris-Roubaix after enjoying an armchair ride to the finish?

And so it was that the Norwegian cantered to the line ahead of Thomas and Evans, with a visibly spent Cancellara putting in an exceptional performance to keep his slight-of-build Luxembourg teammate, Andy Schleck, out of harm's way on another day which made this year's Tour one of the most intriguing in recent history.

Evans: "A little bit is better than nothing"

Apart from Hushovd and Cancellara, Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck were those who gained most today.

Evans was typically understated in his appraisal of the day. "Twenty seconds isn't going to mean much after the Pyrenees," he said. "But a little bit is better than nothing.

"I'm not quite built for the cobbles. With the wind and everything, there wasn't any chance for any big heroics."

Evans felt that the cobbled section of Sars-et-Rosières is where the damage was done. "It was probably the worst [section]," Evans said. "On the shoulders it was all cut up."

Andy Schleck had mixed emotions after the stage. "It wasn't a good day's work because I lost my brother. It's tough even though I'm happy that he's only broken his clavicle, I know how that is. I broke it three times, so I'm happy that's all it is."

However, Schleck recognised he had compensated for an unsteady start to his Tour. "The prologue went badly, yesterday I fell three times, but it was hard for everybody. Today we knew that we could change that. I was well placed on Fabian Cancellara's wheel. I rode flat out with him and I made good gains."

His manager Bjarne Riis was pleased with his day's work. "When you choose to include cobbles in the race, you also choose to include huge risks for the riders," Riis said. "Undoubtedly, we're going to miss Fränk in the mountains. But that's life and that's the way the race is. The whole team did a tremendous job out there today and Fabian and Andy's performance was simply exceptional."

Lance Armstrong was philosophical about his turbulent day in the saddle. "Sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes you're the nail. Today I was the nail. I have 20 days now to be the hammer."

Sylvain Chavanel was disappointed to lose the yellow jersey due to mechanical trouble. "There was that crash that made my chain come off, and then I was the victim of two punctures," he said. "As I didn't have the legs, it became very difficult [to get back on].

"I left a lot of energy on the road to Spa," Chavanel said. "The longer this stage went on, the less good I felt. But nothing will take from my pleasure in having won a stage of the Tour and having spent this day in yellow on the cobbles. It's not serious. I'll try to recover, the Tour isn't over and I'm going to try again to enjoy myself."

Another hit from left field: Awards corner

On an epic day there were several Cyclingnews Tour de France stage awards

'Mr Dependable' - Fabian Cancellara and Alexandre Vinokourov, who both escorted teammates over the tough terrain to help them stay in the race for yellow.
'Mr Surprising' - Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck, who didn't suffer the fate some expected of the slight climbers; rather, they excelled in the conditions given their lack of experience on pavé
'Honouring the jersey' - World champion Cadel Evans and British road champion Geraint Thomas, who helped drive the front group to victory and enhanced their chances of remaining near the top of the general classification.

Stage 4 - Wednesday, July 7 2010, Cambrai - Reims Distance, 150 km

Champagne's plains

Arguably the easiest stage on this year’s route, these 153.5km take the race into the heart of Champagne country to finish in the beautiful cathedral city of Reims.

While not as flat as previous stages, there are no significant lumps and it’s a relatively short distance. That means that there’s barely time for any breakaway riders to build a useful advantage before the sprinters’ teams will gather to chase them down.

A possible complicating factor is the wind on Champagne’s exposed plains, but it would have to be some breeze to trouble the peloton enough to lead to a split. Nevertheless, if it is windy you can expect the riders to be nervous. Ultimately, that’s likely to mean that crashes are a bigger threat to the favourites than the formation of echelons.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team4:49:38
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 4 - Cell 2
6Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 5 - Cell 2
7Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:00:53
8Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:01:13
14Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha0:01:46
15Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 16 - Cell 2
18Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21David Millar (GBr) Garmin - TransitionsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:02:08
23Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 25 - Cell 2
27Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 27 - Cell 2
29Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 30 - Cell 2
32Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 31 - Cell 2
33Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 33 - Cell 2
35Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 34 - Cell 2
36Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:02:13
41Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:02:25
42Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 44 - Cell 2
46Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 46 - Cell 2
48Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 49 - Cell 2
51Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 52 - Cell 2
54Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 58 - Cell 2
60George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 61 - Cell 2
63Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 62 - Cell 2
64Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 63 - Cell 2
65Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 65 - Cell 2
67Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 66 - Cell 2
68Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 68 - Cell 2
70Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 71 - Cell 2
73Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 72 - Cell 2
74Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 75 - Cell 2
77Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 76 - Cell 2
78Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 77 - Cell 2
79Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 78 - Cell 2
80Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 80 - Cell 2
82Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 82 - Cell 2
84Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 83 - Cell 2
85Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 85 - Cell 2
87Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 86 - Cell 2
88Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 89 - Cell 2
91Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:37
92Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:43
93Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:03:58
94Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 93 - Cell 2
95Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick StepRow 94 - Cell 2
96Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 95 - Cell 2
97Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 97 - Cell 2
99Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 98 - Cell 2
100Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 101 - Cell 2
103Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 102 - Cell 2
104Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha0:05:48
106Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:06:28
107Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 106 - Cell 2
108Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 107 - Cell 2
109Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 109 - Cell 2
111Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 110 - Cell 2
112Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 112 - Cell 2
114Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 113 - Cell 2
115Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 114 - Cell 2
116Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 117 - Cell 2
119Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 119 - Cell 2
121Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 120 - Cell 2
122Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 121 - Cell 2
123Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 122 - Cell 2
124Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 123 - Cell 2
125Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 126 - Cell 2
128Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 129 - Cell 2
131Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 130 - Cell 2
132Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 132 - Cell 2
134Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 134 - Cell 2
136Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 135 - Cell 2
137Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 136 - Cell 2
138Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 137 - Cell 2
139Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 138 - Cell 2
140Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:07:03
141Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:09:41
142Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:09:49
143Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 142 - Cell 2
144Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 143 - Cell 2
145David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 144 - Cell 2
146Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 145 - Cell 2
147Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 146 - Cell 2
148Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 147 - Cell 2
149Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 148 - Cell 2
150Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 150 - Cell 2
152Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 151 - Cell 2
153Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 152 - Cell 2
154Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 153 - Cell 2
155Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
156Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 156 - Cell 2
158Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 157 - Cell 2
159Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 158 - Cell 2
160Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:11:37
161Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:12:24
162Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 161 - Cell 2
163Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 162 - Cell 2
164Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 163 - Cell 2
165Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 164 - Cell 2
166Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 165 - Cell 2
167Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 166 - Cell 2
168Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 168 - Cell 2
170David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 169 - Cell 2
171Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 170 - Cell 2
172Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:13:54
173Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:16:19
174Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 173 - Cell 2
175Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:16:52
176Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:17:03
178Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 177 - Cell 2
179Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 178 - Cell 2
180Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 179 - Cell 2
181Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 180 - Cell 2
182Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 181 - Cell 2
183Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 182 - Cell 2
184Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 183 - Cell 2
185Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 184 - Cell 2
186Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 185 - Cell 2
187Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 186 - Cell 2
188Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 187 - Cell 2
189Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:22:56
DNFDavid Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 189 - Cell 2
DNFFränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 190 - Cell 2
DNSNiki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 191 - Cell 2
DNSChristian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 192 - Cell 2
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Points - Arenberg - Porte Du Hainaut - km. 213.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team35pts
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team30Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team26Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions24Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank22Row 4 - Cell 3
6Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions19Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team18Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto17Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana16Row 9 - Cell 3
11Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank15Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne8Row 17 - Cell 3
19Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 19 - Cell 3
21David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram4Row 21 - Cell 3
23Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Saint-Servais, km. 35.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram6pts
2Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Nivelles, km. 71.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram6pts
2Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Pipaix, km. 151.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram6pts
2Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 2 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - Côte de Bothey - 48.0 Km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions3pts
2Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4:49:38
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:01:46
4Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:02:08
7Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:02:25
11Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 10 - Cell 2
12Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 13 - Cell 2
15Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:58
18Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:06:28
22Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 21 - Cell 2
23Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 24 - Cell 2
26Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:07:03
27Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:09:49
28Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 27 - Cell 2
29Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 29 - Cell 2
31Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:12:24
32Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:19
33Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:17:03
34Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 33 - Cell 2
35Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 34 - Cell 2
36Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:22:56
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Most aggressive rider
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Saxo Bank14:31:02
2Sky Pro Cycling0:00:31
3Garmin - TransitionsRow 2 - Cell 2
4Astana0:02:23
5Omega Pharma - Lotto0:02:39
6Cervelo Test Team0:02:42
7BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8AG2R La Mondiale0:03:01
9RabobankRow 8 - Cell 2
10Caisse D’Epargne0:03:49
11Katusha Team0:04:28
12Liquigas-DoimoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lampre - Farnese0:04:38
14Team Radioshack0:04:50
15Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francaise des JeuxRow 15 - Cell 2
17Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 16 - Cell 2
18Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 17 - Cell 2
19Cofidis Le Credit En LigneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Team Milram0:06:23
21Footon-Servetto0:08:31
22Quick Step0:09:46
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank14:54:00
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:23
3Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:39
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:00:46
5Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:01:01
6Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:01:09
7Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team0:01:19
8Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:01:31
9Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:01:40
10Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:42
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:01:47
13Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:01:49
14Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:02:06
16Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:24
17Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:25
18Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:02:30
19Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:34
20Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:35
21Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:02:49
23Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha0:02:52
24Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:02:53
25Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions0:02:57
26Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:02:58
27Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:03:00
28Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:03:01
30Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:02
31Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 30 - Cell 2
32Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:04
33Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana0:03:05
34Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:03:06
36Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:07
37Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:10
38Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:03:12
39Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:14
40Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 39 - Cell 2
41Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 40 - Cell 2
42Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:03:15
43Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:03:16
44Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:17
45Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:18
46Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 45 - Cell 2
47Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 46 - Cell 2
48Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:03:19
49Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:20
50Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:21
51José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:24
52Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:25
53Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:03:26
55Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:27
57Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:29
58John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:30
59Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:32
60Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:03:33
61Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 60 - Cell 2
62Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:34
65Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:03:38
66Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:41
67Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:03:43
69Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:44
70Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:46
71Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 70 - Cell 2
72Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:47
74Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:48
75Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:53
76Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:54
77Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:56
78Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:30
79Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:04:33
80Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:41
81Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:04:44
82Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:45
83Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:04:47
84Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha0:04:49
85Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:53
86Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:02
87Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:07:04
88Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha0:07:07
89Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:07:20
90Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:07:24
91Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram0:07:25
92Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:07:32
93Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 92 - Cell 2
94Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:07:33
95Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:07:34
96Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia0:07:36
97Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram0:07:37
98Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto0:07:38
99Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:07:41
100Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:07:47
101Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:07:53
102Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:07:56
103Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:08:06
104Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:08:07
105Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:08:16
106Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:08:18
107Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:08:42
108Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:08:57
109Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:58
110Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:09:11
111George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:09:12
112Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:09:21
113Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:10:24
114Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:10:39
115Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:10:47
116Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step0:10:48
117Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:10:55
118Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:11:00
119Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:11:01
120Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:11:06
121Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:11:07
122Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:11:15
123Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:11:23
124Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:12:16
125Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack0:12:17
126Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:12:22
127Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack0:12:35
128Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:12:37
129Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:12:40
130Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:12:42
131Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:12:57
132Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:13:05
133Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:13:06
134Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:13:29
135Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana0:13:34
137Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana0:13:40
138Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:46
139Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:13:51
140Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:57
141Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:15:07
142David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:15:24
143Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux0:15:33
144Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:15:59
145Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:16:48
146Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:17:19
147Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo0:17:22
148Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:24
149Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions0:17:32
150Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:17:50
152Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:17:56
153Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step0:18:11
154Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:18:12
155Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:18:21
156Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:18:31
157Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:18:39
158Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:18:45
159Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:18:48
160Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:18:58
161Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:20:12
162Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:20:19
163Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux0:20:27
164Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:20:36
165Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:20:47
166Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:20:49
167Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:21:50
168Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:22:03
169Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:22:18
170Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:22:19
171Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:22:43
172Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:22:57
173Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:23:00
174Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:23:11
175Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:23:25
176Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:23:27
177Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana0:23:30
178David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana0:23:37
179Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:23:50
180Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:24:06
181Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:26:04
182Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:27:40
183Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:27:51
184Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:27:55
185Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:27:57
186Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:30:05
187Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:33:12
188Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:33:24
189Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:33:29
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team63pts
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team49Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step44Row 2 - Cell 3
4Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha38Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank37Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto36Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini35Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions30Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne30Row 8 - Cell 3
10Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia30Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team28Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank24Row 11 - Cell 3
13Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux24Row 12 - Cell 3
14Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo22Row 13 - Cell 3
15Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions21Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana20Row 15 - Cell 3
17Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team20Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram20Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto19Row 18 - Cell 3
20Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom19Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi19Row 20 - Cell 3
22Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram18Row 21 - Cell 3
23Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana18Row 22 - Cell 3
24Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank17Row 23 - Cell 3
25David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions17Row 24 - Cell 3
26Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram17Row 25 - Cell 3
27Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale16Row 26 - Cell 3
28Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne15Row 27 - Cell 3
29Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 28 - Cell 3
30Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 29 - Cell 3
31Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram14Row 30 - Cell 3
32Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step12Row 31 - Cell 3
33Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto12Row 33 - Cell 3
35Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team12Row 34 - Cell 3
36Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia12Row 35 - Cell 3
37Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto11Row 36 - Cell 3
38Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 37 - Cell 3
39Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 38 - Cell 3
40Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo9Row 39 - Cell 3
41Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step9Row 40 - Cell 3
42Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 41 - Cell 3
43Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 42 - Cell 3
44Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne7Row 43 - Cell 3
45Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 44 - Cell 3
46Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack5Row 45 - Cell 3
47Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step5Row 46 - Cell 3
48Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne5Row 47 - Cell 3
49Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 48 - Cell 3
50Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 49 - Cell 3
51Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 50 - Cell 3
52Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 51 - Cell 3
53Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram4Row 52 - Cell 3
54Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram4Row 53 - Cell 3
55Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 54 - Cell 3
56Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 55 - Cell 3
57Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 56 - Cell 3
58Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions2Row 57 - Cell 3
59Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 58 - Cell 3
60Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 60 - Cell 3
62Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack2Row 61 - Cell 3
63Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 62 - Cell 3
64Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 63 - Cell 3
65Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 64 - Cell 3
66Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana2Row 65 - Cell 3
67Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 66 - Cell 3
68Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 67 - Cell 3
69Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 68 - Cell 3
70Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 69 - Cell 3
71Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 70 - Cell 3
72Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank2Row 71 - Cell 3
73Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 72 - Cell 3
74Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack2Row 73 - Cell 3
75Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 74 - Cell 3
76Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank2Row 75 - Cell 3
77Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team2Row 76 - Cell 3
78Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 77 - Cell 3
79Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 78 - Cell 3
80José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 79 - Cell 3
81Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 80 - Cell 3
82Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 81 - Cell 3
83Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2Row 82 - Cell 3
84Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 83 - Cell 3
85Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 84 - Cell 3
86Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 85 - Cell 3
87John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 86 - Cell 3
88Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha2Row 87 - Cell 3
89Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2Row 88 - Cell 3
90Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 89 - Cell 3
91Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team2Row 90 - Cell 3
92Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 91 - Cell 3
93Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2Row 92 - Cell 3
94Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto2Row 93 - Cell 3
95Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 94 - Cell 3
96Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 95 - Cell 3
97Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 97 - Cell 3
99Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 98 - Cell 3
100Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 99 - Cell 3
101Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 100 - Cell 3
102Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step2Row 101 - Cell 3
103Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2Row 102 - Cell 3
104Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 103 - Cell 3
105Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 104 - Cell 3
106Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha2Row 105 - Cell 3
107Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 106 - Cell 3
108Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 107 - Cell 3
109Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 108 - Cell 3
110Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2Row 109 - Cell 3
111Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto2Row 110 - Cell 3
112Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 111 - Cell 3
113Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 112 - Cell 3
114Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram2Row 113 - Cell 3
115Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto2Row 114 - Cell 3
116Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team2Row 115 - Cell 3
117Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 116 - Cell 3
118Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 117 - Cell 3
119Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 118 - Cell 3
120Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 119 - Cell 3
121Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank2Row 120 - Cell 3
122Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 121 - Cell 3
123Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step2Row 122 - Cell 3
124Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana2Row 123 - Cell 3
125Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 136 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step13pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 11 - Cell 3
13Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team14:54:23
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:46
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:01
4Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:12
5Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:02:26
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:02:35
8Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:44
9Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:47
10Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:51
11Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:02:53
12Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:11
13Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:03:20
14Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:30
15Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:07
16Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:18
17Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha0:04:26
18Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:07:09
19Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:07:24
21Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:07:55
22Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:08:48
23Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:10:52
24Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:53
25Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:12:19
26Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:12:34
27Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:01
28Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:20:13
29Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:20:24
30Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:21:56
31Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:22:20
32Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:22:37
33Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:23:02
34Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:27:32
35Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:32:49
36Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:33:01
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Saxo Bank44:45:55
2Garmin - Transitions0:00:11
3Sky Pro Cycling0:00:25
4Astana0:02:21
5Bmc Racing Team0:02:50
6Cervelo Test Team0:03:22
7Rabobank0:03:37
8Omega Pharma - Lotto0:03:40
9Ag2R La Mondiale0:03:49
10Caisse d'Epargne0:03:55
11Team Radioshack0:04:28
12Team HTC - Columbia0:04:29
13Liquigas-Doimo0:04:42
14Katusha Team0:05:11
15Francaise des Jeux0:05:30
16Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:05:31
17Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:03
18Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:06:11
19Quick Step0:06:33
20Team Milram0:06:37
21Footon-Servetto0:10:06
22Lampre - Farnese0:10:08

Scott Sunderland's stage analysis:

We got what we were hoping for on this stage as the cobbles really lived up to expectations. It was tough, it was difficult, and we saw a reshuffle in a lot of areas. It was a good day for cycling.

Cervelo and Saxo Bank’s tactics were very clear, they wanted to make things as hard as possible and get their men up there, and they certainly achieved their goals. They were the two big winners today. I know Thor Hushovd was upset yesterday, but he made up for that today and he’s taken a big advantage for the green jersey too, so it was a great day for him.

Saxo Bank did very well to get Andy Schleck up the road with Cancellara, although the loss of Frank is a blow. He was a co-leader of sorts with Andy, and had as good a chance as the likes of Lance Armstrong or Cadel Evans of making the podium, but I still think that the race for the yellow jersey is really between Andy and Alberto Contador.

Contador did a good job today on the cobbles and he limited the gap to Andy Schleck quite well. The only mistake Astana made was at the finish, when Vinokourov rode on the front and Contador lost contact. I want to give the benefit of the doubt to Vinokourov and say that it was just a breakdown in communication. You have to remember that the crowds were massive and the riders were on the rivet, so you can see how that might happen. Either way, it’s unfortunate for Contador, you just can’t afford to give time away like that.

So the winners today were Hushovd and Andy Schleck, obviously, and Cadel Evans can be pleased too. Wiggins did well also, and obviously Geraint Thomas did a great ride.

The big losers were definitely Lance Armstrong, Ivan Basso and Carlos Sastre. Armstrong will not be happy, he punctured at a very bad moment and it was very difficult after that for him. Still though, it’s only the third stage, there’s a long, long way to go and anything can happen.
 

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