Volta Catalunya: Valverde wins stage 3

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde climbed to victory in the third stage of the Volta a Catalunya Wednesday, besting Quick-Step Floors' Dan Martin in the closing metres of La Molina.

The Spaniard brought no shortage of motivation into the mountaintop finale after UCI commissaires penalised his entire Movistar team by one minute for the José Joaquín Rojas pushing incident during the stage 2 team time trial. The penalty denied Movistar the stage victory and also wiped out the advantage Valverde had gained over many of his top rivals with the team's performance against the clock, but Valverde clawed back some time at the La Molina summit.

Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing), who finished three seconds behind Valverde and Martin with several other GC contenders, sits atop the GC after stage 3.

Despite the mountainous nature of the parcours – with three first-category ascents on the day's menu – most of the big guns kept their powder dry until the final moments of Wednesday's stage. Neither the Alt de Toses, the first official climb of the stage, nor the first of two trips up La Molina saw much action from the favourites, with Team Sky setting the pace in pursuit of the morning breakaway.

The early escapees were all reeled in with around eight kilometres left to race, leaving it to the reduced peloton to contest the win. None of the few attempted attacks from the group lasted long as Sky, Trek-Segafredo and Orica-Scott traded responsibility at the front, until Martin finally jumped away inside the final kilometre.

Valverde was quick to respond, jumping onto the Irishman's wheel and pulling even as they rounded the final corner before coming past in sight of the finish line. Most of the other top favuorites followed close behind, with Orica-Scott's Adam Yates leading a group that included van Garderen, Sky's Geraint Thomas and Trek's Alberto Contador to the finish three seconds later and Sky's Chris Froome crossing the line a further five seconds down.

How it unfolded

Wednesday's 188.3km stage got underway in Mataró under mostly clear skies, with BMC's Ben Hermans in the race lead after a controversial stage 2. Movistar was initially declared winner of the team time trial with José Joaquín Rojas appearing to be the race leader as the first rider across the line, but race commissaires decided to penalise the squad for Rojas' pushing of teammates at the back of the pace line during the 41.3km test. Ultimately, BMC were declared the stage 2 winners, putting Hermans atop the GC leaderboard.

Breakaway hopefuls were active trying to get clear from the opening moments of racing Wednesday, but it took some time for the main move to form as the peloton drove a hard pace for the first hour of racing.

Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Floors), Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data), Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Diego Rubio (Caja Rural) finally got away after 60 kilometres of racing. The bunch allowed the pace to slacken shortly thereafter, allowing the escapees to gradually grow their advantage on the long uphill run-in to the official start of the Alt de Toses.

The escapees began the ascent with a gap of nearly seven minutes, with BMC setting the pace in the bunch.

Ackermann lost touch on the long first-category climb, but the other three breakers plugged on, taking about five and a half minutes over the summit, with Berhane leading the way. Sky then took control of the bunch in the run-in to the first trip up La Molina, which spelled trouble for the breakers.

The gap tumbled considerably over the course of the ascent as Vasil Kiryienka set a hard, steady pace on the slopes. By the time the trio crested the summit, again led by Berhane, they led by just 1:20.

The breakers shot down the descent back towards the foot of the climb for one more trip up, but the bunch was not timid in pursuit. Pieter Weening tried to escape the peloton but was quickly reeled in.

Why the Sky-led peloton closing in, Berhane jumped clear on the lower slopes of the final climb. Serry and Rubio didn't follow, and it wasn't long before they were caught. Berhane's move was short-lived as well, however, with the pack making the catch roughly four minutes later, putting the stage win into play for the peloton.

Trek took to the front to help Sky with tempo-setting duties with around eight kilometres left to climb. UAE Team Emirates' Darwin Atapuma and Orica-Scott's Carlos Verona both tried to attack, but to no avail. The top GC favourites, meanwhile, mostly eyed each other, without any of the big guns launching a serious attack.

With fast-finishing Valverde primed to strike, Movistar took to the front with two kilometres to go as it became apparent that the stage might come down to the final push for the line. Martin jumped in the final kilometre, but Valverde was quick to respond, dispatching the Quick-Step rider in the final metres. 

Meanwhile in Catalunya... @Movistar_Team's @alejanvalverde makes a 14% ascent look like walk in the park. He wins S3 of #VoltaCatalunya pic.twitter.com/DBSKx4NN0s

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team5:07:12
2Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step FloorsRow 1 - Cell 2
3Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott0:00:03
4Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 4 - Cell 2
6Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac0:00:08
10Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 9 - Cell 2
11George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 10 - Cell 2
12Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 11 - Cell 2
13Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:12
14Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:13
15Carlos Verona (Spa) Orica-ScottRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida0:00:15
17Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team EmiratesRow 16 - Cell 2
18Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-SegafredoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:21
22Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:30
23Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:00:42
24Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 23 - Cell 2
25Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac0:00:44
26Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 25 - Cell 2
27Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:01:03
29Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky0:01:27
30Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ricardo Vilela (Por) Manzana PostobonRow 30 - Cell 2
32Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team EmiratesRow 31 - Cell 2
33Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team SunwebRow 33 - Cell 2
35Felix Großschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:31
36David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ0:01:37
37Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Team Sunweb0:03:13
39Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 38 - Cell 2
40Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 41 - Cell 2
43Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto SoudalRow 42 - Cell 2
44Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 43 - Cell 2
45Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data0:03:19
49Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:03:25
50Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ0:03:30
51Hernan Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon0:04:56
52Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data0:05:12
53Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:06:10
54Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-MeridaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:06:53
56Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-SegafredoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step FloorsRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ruben Plaza (Spa) Orica-ScottRow 58 - Cell 2
60Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:07:33
61Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:07:46
62Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:07:51
63Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 62 - Cell 2
64Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:09:47
65Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:11:29
66Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana PostobonRow 65 - Cell 2
67Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 66 - Cell 2
68Annas Ait el Abdia (Mor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 67 - Cell 2
69Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 68 - Cell 2
70Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky0:11:45
71Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 71 - Cell 2
73Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:12:37
74Jordi Simon (Spa) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJRow 77 - Cell 2
79Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Katusha-AlpecinRow 78 - Cell 2
80Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team EmiratesRow 79 - Cell 2
81Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team SunwebRow 80 - Cell 2
82Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 81 - Cell 2
83Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team SunwebRow 83 - Cell 2
85Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 84 - Cell 2
86Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 86 - Cell 2
88Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension DataRow 87 - Cell 2
89Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott0:13:44
90Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:15:23
91Hernando Bohorquez (Col) Manzana Postobon0:16:55
92Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky0:21:56
93Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-DrapacRow 93 - Cell 2
95José Mendes (Por) Bora-HansgroheRow 94 - Cell 2
96Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott0:23:12
97Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-ScottRow 96 - Cell 2
98Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 97 - Cell 2
99Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 98 - Cell 2
100Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 99 - Cell 2
101Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana PostobonRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 101 - Cell 2
103Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 102 - Cell 2
104Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 103 - Cell 2
105Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 107 - Cell 2
109Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 108 - Cell 2
110Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 109 - Cell 2
111Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 110 - Cell 2
112Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 111 - Cell 2
113Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 112 - Cell 2
114Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 113 - Cell 2
115Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-AlpecinRow 114 - Cell 2
116Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 117 - Cell 2
119Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 118 - Cell 2
120Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJRow 119 - Cell 2
121Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJRow 121 - Cell 2
123Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 122 - Cell 2
124Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 123 - Cell 2
125Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension DataRow 124 - Cell 2
126Diego Rosa (Ita) Team SkyRow 125 - Cell 2
127Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 126 - Cell 2
128Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 127 - Cell 2
129François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 128 - Cell 2
130Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 130 - Cell 2
132Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step FloorsRow 131 - Cell 2
133Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors0:23:59
134Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 133 - Cell 2
135Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:24:03
136Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:24:44
137Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana PostobonRow 136 - Cell 2
138Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 137 - Cell 2
139Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 139 - Cell 2
141Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step FloorsRow 140 - Cell 2
142Jan Bárta (Cze) Bora-HansgroheRow 141 - Cell 2
143Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 142 - Cell 2
144Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 143 - Cell 2
145Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 144 - Cell 2
146Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 145 - Cell 2
147Murilo Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-DrapacRow 147 - Cell 2
149Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team EmiratesRow 148 - Cell 2
150Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension DataRow 149 - Cell 2
151Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-DrapacRow 151 - Cell 2
153Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-MeridaRow 152 - Cell 2
154Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 153 - Cell 2
155Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 154 - Cell 2
156André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 155 - Cell 2
157Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 156 - Cell 2
158Caio Godoy (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling TeamRow 157 - Cell 2
159Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 158 - Cell 2
160Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 159 - Cell 2
161Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-DrapacRow 160 - Cell 2
162Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 161 - Cell 2
163Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 162 - Cell 2
164Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension DataRow 163 - Cell 2
165Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 164 - Cell 2
166Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 165 - Cell 2
167Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-AlpecinRow 166 - Cell 2
168Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team SunwebRow 167 - Cell 2
169Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 168 - Cell 2
170Max Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 169 - Cell 2
171Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 170 - Cell 2
172Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 171 - Cell 2
173Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-ScottRow 172 - Cell 2
174Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 173 - Cell 2
175Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 174 - Cell 2
176Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 176 - Cell 2
178Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 177 - Cell 2
179Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 178 - Cell 2
180Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 179 - Cell 2
181Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJRow 180 - Cell 2
182José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 181 - Cell 2
OTL.Gabriel Machado (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:39:10
OTL.Raphael Pires (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:40:32
OTL.Flavio Cardoso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:41:09
DNFRohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFTiago Machado (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 186 - Cell 2
DNSTobias Ludvigsson (Swe) FDJRow 187 - Cell 2
DNSAlexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 188 - Cell 2
DNSSean De Bie (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 189 - Cell 2
DNSSander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 190 - Cell 2
DNSChad Haga (USA) Team SunwebRow 191 - Cell 2
DNFCesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 192 - Cell 2
DNSManuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 194 - Cell 2
DNFPedro Nicacio (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling TeamRow 195 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 (Cat. 3) Alt De Parpers, km. 9.20
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal6pts
2Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 (Cat. 1) Alt De Toses, km. 133.7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data16pts
2Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 (Cat. 1)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data16pts
2Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 (Cat. 1) Alt De La Molina, km. 188.30
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team32pts
2Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac2Row 8 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Manlleu, km. 69.40
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe3pts
2Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Ribes De Freser, km. 113.80
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe3pts
2Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Trek-Segafredo15:22:09
2Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:26
3Cannondale-Drapac0:00:27
4Team Sky0:00:41
5Movistar Team0:01:09
6AG2R La Mondiale0:02:55
7Astana Pro Team0:04:59
8Orica-Scott0:06:36
9BMC Racing Team0:08:05
10Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:09:06
11UAE Team Emirates0:12:38
12CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:13:11
13Quick-Step Floors0:14:06
14Lotto Soudal0:15:59
15Team Sunweb0:16:44
16FDJ0:17:11
17Manzana Postobon0:17:19
18Bahrain-Merida0:17:21
19Dimension Data0:20:35
20Katusha-Alpecin0:23:52
21Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:30:51
22Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:33:25
23Bora-Hansgrohe0:36:59
24Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:48:50
25Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:49:25
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team10:24:33
2Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:00:41
3Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky0:00:44
4Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:45
5Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:00:49
6Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:10
7Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:01:13
8Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott0:01:18
9Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo0:01:25
10Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-SegafredoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Carlos Verona (Spa) Orica-Scott0:01:32
12Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:01:44
13George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:01:51
14Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors0:02:02
15Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:04
16Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky0:02:08
17Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:13
18Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 17 - Cell 2
19Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:22
20Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:02:35
22Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team0:02:42
23Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:02:46
24Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:47
25Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates0:03:08
26David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ0:03:16
27Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 26 - Cell 2
28Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:03:33
29Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-DrapacRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida0:03:36
31Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:03:37
32Felix Großschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:04:03
33Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac0:04:09
34Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:04:20
35Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team EmiratesRow 34 - Cell 2
36Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb0:04:26
37Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ0:05:09
38Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team0:05:13
39Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal0:05:18
41Ricardo Vilela (Por) Manzana Postobon0:05:46
42Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:05:49
43Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:01
44Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Team Sunweb0:06:12
45Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data0:06:45
46Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:07:12
47Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 46 - Cell 2
48Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 47 - Cell 2
49Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:07:44
50Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:07:48
51Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:07:52
52Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:08:03
53Ruben Plaza (Spa) Orica-Scott0:08:21
54Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:08:36
55Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data0:08:38
56Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors0:09:01
57Hernan Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon0:09:15
58Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-Merida0:09:31
59Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:09:50
60Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:09:52
61Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:10:42
62Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:11:50
63Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:12:00
64Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky0:12:26
65Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:12:29
66Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:12:41
67Jose Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:13:32
68Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ0:14:16
69Annas Ait el Abdia (Mor) UAE Team Emirates0:14:22
70Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:14:28
71Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:14:45
72Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:47
73Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:14:50
74Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott0:15:03
75Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:15:28
76Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team Emirates0:15:30
77Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb0:15:36
78Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:15:37
79Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon0:15:48
80Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:15:58
81Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data0:16:03
82Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:16:17
83Cyril Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:16
84Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:17:45
85Jordi Simon (Spa) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:17:51
86Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:18:12
87Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin0:19:31
88Hernando Bohorquez (Col) Manzana Postobon0:21:16
89Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:21:21
90Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:21:53
91Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky0:22:37
92Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:23:09
93Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:23:14
94Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:24:00
95Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team0:24:07
96Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97José Mendes (Por) Bora-Hansgrohe0:24:18
98Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott0:24:31
99Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-ScottRow 98 - Cell 2
100Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:24:51
101Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ0:24:52
102Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:24:55
103Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJRow 102 - Cell 2
104Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo0:25:09
105Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:25:12
106Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors0:25:20
107Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:25:21
108Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe0:25:34
109Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:25:44
110Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Katusha-Alpecin0:25:55
111Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:25:58
112Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors0:26:07
113Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ0:26:13
114Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:26:19
115Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb0:26:25
116Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida0:26:33
117Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:26:37
118Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data0:26:38
119André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal0:26:49
120Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:26:52
121Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse LoterijRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:27:03
123Jan Bárta (Cze) Bora-Hansgrohe0:27:06
124Dion Smith (NZl) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:27:11
125Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 124 - Cell 2
126Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:27:16
127Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin0:27:27
128José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon0:27:31
130Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:27:34
131Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates0:27:37
132Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:27:43
133Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida0:28:05
134Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 133 - Cell 2
135Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data0:28:06
136Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data0:28:10
137Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:28:11
138Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:28:24
139Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky0:28:35
140Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:28:39
141Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb0:28:50
142Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:29:00
143Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon0:29:03
144Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:29:06
145Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 144 - Cell 2
146Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 145 - Cell 2
147Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:29:15
148Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 147 - Cell 2
149Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:29:38
150Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott0:29:42
151Caio Godoy (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:29:58
152Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data0:30:08
153Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:30:27
154François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:30:41
155Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:30:46
156Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac0:31:39
157Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:31:42
158Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors0:31:50
159Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:32:05
160Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension DataRow 159 - Cell 2
161Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-Scott0:32:09
162Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:32:20
163Murilo Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team0:33:23
164Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac0:33:49
165Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:33:58
166Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:35:27
167Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:35:35
168Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:35:37
169Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo0:36:47
170Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:37:04
171Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:37:37
172Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:37:44
173Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:38:09
174Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb0:38:36
175Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:39:17
176Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:39:35
177Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:39:36
178Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:39:59
179Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:42:54
180Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:44:46
181Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:45:58
182Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:54:28
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Murilo Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team48pts
2Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida37Row 1 - Cell 3
3Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data32Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team32Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac26Row 4 - Cell 3
6Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors24Row 5 - Cell 3
7Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA24Row 6 - Cell 3
8Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team23Row 7 - Cell 3
9Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon19Row 10 - Cell 3
12Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale16Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe12Row 14 - Cell 3
16Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky4Row 26 - Cell 3
28Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal2Row 31 - Cell 3
33Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon2Row 32 - Cell 3
34Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac2Row 33 - Cell 3
35Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 34 - Cell 3
36Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team1Row 35 - Cell 3
37Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal1Row 36 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe6pts
2Murilo Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida2Row 5 - Cell 3
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Young riders classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team10:25:43
2Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott0:00:08
3Carlos Verona (Spa) Orica-Scott0:22:00
4Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:12
5Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:37
6David Gaudu (Fra) FDJ0:02:06
7Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:02:23
8Felix Großschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:53
9Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac0:02:59
10Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates0:03:10
11Léo Vincent (Fra) FDJ0:03:59
12Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Team Sunweb0:05:02
13Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data0:05:35
14Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:06:02
15Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 14 - Cell 2
16Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:06:34
17Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors0:07:51
18Hernan Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon0:08:05
19Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:08:40
20Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ0:13:06
21Annas Ait el Abdia (Mor) UAE Team Emirates0:13:12
22Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:13:35
23Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott0:13:53
24Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb0:14:26
25Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:14:27
26Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon0:14:38
27Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data0:14:53
28Hernando Bohorquez (Col) Manzana Postobon0:20:06
29Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:21:59
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Sky31:16:56
2Trek-Segafredo0:00:46
3Movistar Team0:01:10
4Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:51
5BMC Racing Team0:05:12
6AG2R La Mondiale0:06:41
7Orica-Scott0:07:49
8Cannondale-Drapac0:07:58
9Astana Pro Team0:08:15
10Quick-Step Floors0:17:46
11CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:18:03
12Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:18:19
13UAE Team Emirates0:18:33
14FDJ0:19:24
15Lotto Soudal0:19:30
16Team Sunweb0:22:57
17Bahrain-Merida0:24:40
18Manzana Postobon0:27:32
19Dimension Data0:28:09
20Katusha-Alpecin0:29:17
21Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:39:07
22Bora-Hansgrohe0:41:21
23Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:44:14
24Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:59:12
25Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team1:05:53
21Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij0:39:07
22Bora-Hansgrohe0:41:21
23Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:44:14
24Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:59:12
25Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team1:05:53

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