Contador climbs to queen stage victory

Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) stamped his authority on the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya as he crossed the finish line alone atop the hors catégorie Coll De Pal summit finish to win stage three and take over the general classification lead.

Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) edged Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) for second place as both finished 23 seconds behind the Spaniard. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) won a three-way sprint for fourth place 12 seconds later ahead of Chris Horner (RadioShack) and Alex Cano Ardila (Colombia Es Pasion-Cafe De Colombia).

"I am very happy, because it is a complex climb and you have to know how the wind blows," said Contador. "At 5km to go there were still 50 riders, and I knew that this was the hardest part, so I attacked. Then Leipheimer come across and I attacked again until I reached the finish line."

Contador assumed the leader's yellow jersey from Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad), who finished nearly 17 minutes off the pace as his Classics physique was not suited for the mountainous 183.9km parcours. Leipheimer holds second overall, 23 seconds behind Contador while Scarponi lies in third equal on time with the RadioShack rider. With Leipheimer and Scarponi both tied on time, the sum of their stage placings acts as the tie breaker, giving the advantage to Leipheimer over Scarponi.

"I will try to keep the jersey because it is a very important race, has a great reputation and I do not have it in my palmares," Contador said. "It will be difficult, because we still have four days remaining and a lot of kilometres."

The climbing started early in the stage as the peloton began the category 1 climb to Alt De Coubet only 8km after the start. Soon after the climbing commenced Colombia's Nairo Quintana (Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia), the 2010 Tour de l'Avenir champion, took off alone, pursued by Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank). Two kilometres from the top Kruijswijk made contact with Quintana and the pair held a slender lead on the peloton as they crested the summit.

Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Sébastien Minard (AG2R La Mondiale) escaped from the peloton on the descent and soon made contact with the leading duo. Two more riders, Jose Vicente Toribio (Andalucia Caja Granada) and Thomas Peterson (Garmin-Cervelo), also bridged across to form a lead group of six which soon began to put plenty of distance between itself and the peloton.

The six escapees pushed their lead out to more than seven minutes after 60km of racing, but the peloton kicked into gear and began to chip away at their advantage.

The break worked well together but eventually began to splinter on the day's third of five categorised climbs, the first category Alto De La Comella, 22km from the finish. Quintana and Kruijswijk dropped their four breakaway companions and approaching the summit the Colombian shed the Dutchman. Quintana crossed the summit 15 seconds up on Kruijswijk while the peloton had all but erased their lead as Chris Horner (RadioShack) led the field over the summit 10 seconds later.

Quintana pressed on alone in the lead, but was caught just prior to the penultimate Alt De La Massana climb.

Contador's Saxo Bank Sungard team set a strong tempo on the penultimate climb which split the peloton into two groups. All of the general classification favourites crested the summit in the first group, except for Carlos Sastre (Geox-TMC) and overnight race leader Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad).

A 50-rider strong peloton reached the base of the 8.5km finishing climb together with Saxo Bank Sungard still prominent at the head of affairs.

The lead group stayed together for the first few kilometres until Alberto Contador made a powerful attack 5km from the summit finish. Only Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) was able to follow the Spaniard's surge as the peloton detonated behind them, but the American couldn't maintain Contador's pace and was dropped. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) bridged to Leipheimer, but the duo could not close the gap to Contador, who put 23 seconds into the pair by the finish line.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard4:45:31
2Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:00:23
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:35
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:38
8Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:50
11Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:12
12Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:20
19Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 19 - Cell 2
21Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 20 - Cell 2
22Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:01:23
23Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:33
24Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:37
25Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek0:01:39
26Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:43
27Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:01:57
28Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 27 - Cell 2
29Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 28 - Cell 2
30Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:00
32Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 31 - Cell 2
33José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:02:10
34Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team0:02:13
35David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:23
36Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:27
37Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:02:36
38Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling0:02:42
40Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:48
41Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:29
42Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:37
43Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:20
44Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:05:32
45Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 44 - Cell 2
46Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 46 - Cell 2
48Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural0:05:51
51Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:41
52Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team0:07:00
53Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard0:07:07
54Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek0:07:13
56Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:07:34
57Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana0:07:44
58Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 58 - Cell 2
60Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:08:59
62Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team0:09:01
63Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 62 - Cell 2
64Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 70 - Cell 2
72Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 71 - Cell 2
73Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 73 - Cell 2
75Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 76 - Cell 2
78Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 77 - Cell 2
79Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 81 - Cell 2
83Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 83 - Cell 2
85Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:32
86Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Eloy Ruiz Pinto (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 86 - Cell 2
88David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 87 - Cell 2
89Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:10:54
90Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:11:58
91Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:00
92Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 91 - Cell 2
93Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMCRow 92 - Cell 2
94Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 94 - Cell 2
96Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 97 - Cell 2
99Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky ProcyclingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 99 - Cell 2
101Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 101 - Cell 2
103Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 102 - Cell 2
104Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMCRow 103 - Cell 2
105Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 104 - Cell 2
106Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 109 - Cell 2
111Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 110 - Cell 2
112Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
113John Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 114 - Cell 2
116Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 117 - Cell 2
119Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 120 - Cell 2
122Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:12:50
123Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 122 - Cell 2
124Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:14:22
125Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 125 - Cell 2
127Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:15:21
128Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural0:15:58
129Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad0:16:55
130Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 129 - Cell 2
131Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShackRow 131 - Cell 2
133Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 132 - Cell 2
134Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 136 - Cell 2
138Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 137 - Cell 2
139Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 138 - Cell 2
140Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 139 - Cell 2
141Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 140 - Cell 2
142Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 141 - Cell 2
143Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 142 - Cell 2
144Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 143 - Cell 2
145Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 144 - Cell 2
146Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 145 - Cell 2
147Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 146 - Cell 2
148José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja RuralRow 148 - Cell 2
150Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 149 - Cell 2
151Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:19:35
152Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 151 - Cell 2
153David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 152 - Cell 2
154Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling0:21:04
155Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 154 - Cell 2
156Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 155 - Cell 2
157Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 157 - Cell 2
159Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShackRow 158 - Cell 2
160Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 159 - Cell 2
161Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 160 - Cell 2
162Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 161 - Cell 2
163Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISDRow 162 - Cell 2
164Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja RuralRow 163 - Cell 2
165Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 164 - Cell 2
166William Clarke (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 165 - Cell 2
167Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
168Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard TrekRow 167 - Cell 2
169Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:23:28
171Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank SungardRow 170 - Cell 2
172Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 171 - Cell 2
173Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 172 - Cell 2
174Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 173 - Cell 2
175Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 174 - Cell 2
176Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 175 - Cell 2
177Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 176 - Cell 2
178Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 177 - Cell 2
179Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 178 - Cell 2
180Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja RuralRow 179 - Cell 2
181Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 180 - Cell 2
182Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFDavid De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja RuralRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFBart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 184 - Cell 2
DNFTaylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 186 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1- Alt De Coubet, Cat. 1, 17.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia16pts
2Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team10Row 2 - Cell 3
4David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Collada De Toses, Cat. 1, 78.4km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team16pts
2Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural3Row 6 - Cell 3
8José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural2Row 7 - Cell 3
9André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Alto De La Comella, Cat. 1, 161.8km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia16pts
2Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 8 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Alt De La Massana, Cat. 2, 171.2km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard10pts
2Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Coll De Pal, Cat. HC, 183.9km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard30pts
2Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale8Row 6 - Cell 3
8Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Rives De Fresser, 52.7km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada3pts
2Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Prullans, 111.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada3pts
2Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack14:18:43
2Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:26
3Col. Es Pasion-Cafe Colombia0:01:45
4Sky Procycling0:02:30
5Movistar Team0:02:49
6Euskaltel-Euskadi0:04:17
7Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:34
8Saxo Bank Sungard0:06:17
9AG2R La Mondiale0:06:51
10Katusha Team0:06:55
11Quickstep Cycling Team0:09:13
12Lampre-ISD0:09:17
13Pro Team Astana0:10:07
14BMC Racing Team0:13:13
15Liquigas-Cannondale0:14:10
16Leopard Trek0:14:26
17Geox-TMC0:17:49
18Omega Pharma-Lotto0:18:32
19Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:20:08
20HTC-Highroad0:20:48
21Caja Rural0:21:22
22Vacansoleil-DCM0:21:42
23CCC Polsat Polkowice0:25:56
24Andalucia Caja Granada0:28:06
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard13:05:55
2Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:00:23
3Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 2 - Cell 2
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:35
5Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:00:38
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:50
10Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:12
11Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 14 - Cell 2
16Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:20
18Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 17 - Cell 2
19Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 19 - Cell 2
21Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:01:23
22Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:33
23Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:37
24Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek0:01:39
25Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural0:01:43
26Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC0:01:57
27Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 26 - Cell 2
28Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:00
31Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:02:10
33Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team0:02:13
34David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:23
35Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:27
36Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:36
37Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling0:02:42
39Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:48
40Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:29
41Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:37
42Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:20
43Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:32
44Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 43 - Cell 2
45Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team0:05:42
47José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural0:05:51
48Alex Cano Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:06:16
49Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:41
50Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:06:56
51Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team0:07:00
52Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:07:07
53Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 52 - Cell 2
54Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek0:07:13
55Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team Astana0:07:44
56Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 56 - Cell 2
58Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:18
59Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:08:59
60Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:09:01
61Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 60 - Cell 2
62Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 62 - Cell 2
64Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 63 - Cell 2
65Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 65 - Cell 2
67Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 67 - Cell 2
69Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 68 - Cell 2
70Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:10:32
75Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:11:47
77Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:11:58
78Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:00
79Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81John Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 81 - Cell 2
83Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 83 - Cell 2
85Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:12:46
87Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:13:24
88Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team0:14:42
89Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 88 - Cell 2
90Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural0:15:58
92Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:16:17
93Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad0:16:27
94Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:16:55
95Jan Tratnik (Slo) Quickstep Cycling Team0:17:18
96Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team0:17:26
97Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 96 - Cell 2
98Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team0:17:41
99Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 99 - Cell 2
101Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team0:18:12
102David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD0:18:57
103Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:19:04
104Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:19:13
105Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:24
106Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:25
107Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 106 - Cell 2
108Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 107 - Cell 2
109Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 108 - Cell 2
110Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 110 - Cell 2
112Marco Corti (Ita) Geox-TMCRow 111 - Cell 2
113Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky ProcyclingRow 112 - Cell 2
114Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 113 - Cell 2
115Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 115 - Cell 2
117Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:20:33
118Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:21:04
119Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:21:15
121Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team0:21:41
123Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:22:36
124Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 123 - Cell 2
125Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural0:22:44
127Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:22:47
128Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Eloy Ruiz Pinto (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:23:21
131Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC0:23:22
132Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:24:40
133Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC0:24:49
134Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 133 - Cell 2
135Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 135 - Cell 2
137Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale0:25:20
138Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 137 - Cell 2
139Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 138 - Cell 2
140Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard0:26:14
141Camilo Andres Suarez Albarracin (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia0:28:10
142Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:29:44
143Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-HighroadRow 142 - Cell 2
144Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 143 - Cell 2
145Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 144 - Cell 2
146Julien Vermote (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 148 - Cell 2
150Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:29:54
151Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling0:30:45
152Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:31:00
153Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek0:31:01
154Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack0:31:27
155Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:31:53
156Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 155 - Cell 2
157Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 156 - Cell 2
158Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 157 - Cell 2
159Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:32:18
160David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC0:32:24
161Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISD0:32:28
162Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek0:32:43
163Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:33:15
164Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack0:33:53
165Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 164 - Cell 2
166Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 165 - Cell 2
167Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 166 - Cell 2
168Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja RuralRow 169 - Cell 2
171Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:34:53
172Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:35:17
173André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:36:17
174Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja RuralRow 173 - Cell 2
175Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 174 - Cell 2
176Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 175 - Cell 2
177Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 176 - Cell 2
178William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek0:36:25
179Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:37:14
180Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:38:00
181Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:38:46
182Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:42:45
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard42pts
2Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De Colombia42Row 1 - Cell 3
3Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team40Row 2 - Cell 3
4Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural39Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD35Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad28Row 5 - Cell 3
7Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack22Row 6 - Cell 3
8Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack21Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo17Row 10 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi6pts
2Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 9 - Cell 3
11Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 10 - Cell 3
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Catalunyan classification
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack39:19:55
2Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:26
3Col. Es Pasion-Cafe Colombia0:01:45
4Sky Procycling0:02:30
5Movistar Team0:02:49
6Euskaltel-Euskadi0:04:17
7Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:34
8Saxo Bank Sungard0:06:17
9Ag2R La Mondiale0:06:51
10Katusha Team0:06:55
11Quickstep Cycling Team0:09:13
12Lampre-ISD0:09:17
13Pro Team Astana0:10:07
14BMC Racing Team0:13:13
15Liquigas-Cannondale0:14:10
16Leopard Trek0:14:26
17Omega Pharma-Lotto0:18:32
18Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:20:08
19HTC-Highroad0:20:20
20Caja Rural0:21:22
21Vacansoleil-DCM0:21:42
22Geox-TMC0:26:14
23CCC Polsat Polkowice0:37:07
24Andalucia Caja Granada0:45:08

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