Lastras solos to Vuelta stage win

Movistar veteran Pablo Lastras took a well-judged solo win and with it the red jersey of race leader at the stage three finish in Totana. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who has won stages in all three Grand Tours during a career that goes back to 1998, finished 15 seconds clear of Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Mikel Irizar (RadioShack) and Ruslan Pydgornyy (Vacansoleil-DCM) after attacking them on the final climb of the day, 12km from the finish.

The Spaniard made his winning attack 500 metres from the top of the Alto de la Santa. His advantage was just a handful of seconds heading over the summit, but he gave it everything on the descent into Totana and pushed out his lead out to almost 30 seconds.

The chasing trio did start to cooperate and eat into Lastras’s advantage, reducing his lead to 10 seconds with 3km remaining. But, having done most of the chasing, Chavanel then eased up and the three riders started toying with each other, leaving Lastras to enjoy a celebratory final kilometre as he claimed his first Vuelta stage win since 2002.

Lastras dedicated the victory to his former teammate Xavier Tondo and Leopard Trek’s Wouter Weylandt, who both died earlier this season, as well as to Movistar’s Mauricio Soler, who is still recovering from serious injuries sustained at the Tour of Switzerland in June.

"I think that I won today because of the expertise that I've built up as a veteran rider, I think it was a good win. I really wanted to raise my arms at the finish today and I dedicate the win to Xavi Tondo and to my teammate Soler who is very ill, as well as to all the friends who have been lost this year," said Lastras, who also went on to thank the media "for making this sport great" and his team manager Eusebio Unzué "who gave me the confidence I needed".

Chavanel, who would have taken the race lead if he had finished ahead of Lastras, was pleased with his performance. "We collaborated really well until the last climb. At 600 metres from the top of Alto de la Santa, Lastras took off. I couldn't follow him because I was starting to get cramps," said the Frenchman.

"On the slight rise towards the finish I gave it everything I had to catch up to Lastras. However there wasn't much collaboration from Pydgornyy and Irizar. When we got to within nine seconds from Lastras with only 3 kilometres to go to the finish line we started sizing each other up and Lastras gained a few seconds' advantage. It wasn't up to me to do all the work to catch up.

"I wanted to win the stage and often in order to win you have to risk losing. I gave it everything I had, I couldn't have done more. Anyway, I'm happy with my form, I feel good and I'm going to try again. Congratulations to Pablo. He was the strongest today and he's a great rider."

Most of the race favourites finished safely in the bunch that was led in by Nicolas Roche 1:43 after Lastras had taken the stage. However, two-time winner Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) failed to stay with the bunch’s pace on the final climb, coming in 3:06 down along with Rabobank’s Steven Kruijswijk, who had been marked as another rider to watch after his impressive performance at the Giro d’Italia.

The winning break takes shape

After a number of escape attempts had been thwarted in the opening five kilometres, Pydgornyy, Chavanel and Cofidis’s Nicolas Edet jumped away after 6km and were soon joined by Spaniards Lastras and Irizar. These five quickly got a good lead, which stretched to almost eight minutes with 68km covered as Liquigas-Cannondale and Leopard Trek set a steady pace on the front of bunch.

Edet asked for medical assistance having being stung on the forehead by an insect with 90km covered. Soon after the young Frenchman started to slip back from the break. Vacansoleil-DCM’s Pydgornyy claimed the sprint not long after this. The pace did increase in the bunch from this point on, although none of the teams were keen to take on too much work so early in the race and in such sapping conditions.

As Irizar led the four escapees over the 3rd-category Alto del Berro with 117km covered, back in the bunch a lot of riders were starting to struggle. HTC’s Mark Cavendish fell back, together with fellow sprinter Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano). Leopard Trek was doing most of the work, cutting the break’s lead back to 4:28 at the summit of the Berro, then trimming it down to 3:46 as the race passed through Totana for the first time with 22km remaining.

Sky prominent on final climb

The final 22km loop took the riders out of Totana and up and over the Alto de la Santa, a regular feature in the Tour of Murcia, before dropping back into the finish again. The four breakaway riders were content to cooperate all the way up the climb, until Lastras made his winning move towards the summit.

Back in the rapidly thinning bunch, Team Sky was clearly determined to keep team leader Bradley Wiggins out of trouble. Thomas Lövkvist set the pace for a good way up the climb, with Wiggins on his wheel.

However, suggestions that some of the leading contenders might attempt an attack on the climb with the aim of gaining a few seconds in Totana were unfounded. Geox-TMC’s David De La Fuente did make a dig that came to nothing. But the GC contenders were clearly happy to save themselves until the much bigger test that faces them on stage four, which brings the first summit finish at Sierra Nevada.

That stage will offer an early insight into the likely contenders for the Vuelta title and should bring an immediate end to Lastras’s hold on the red jersey.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team3:58:00
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:15
3Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:43
6Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 7 - Cell 2
9Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard TrekRow 15 - Cell 2
17Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 18 - Cell 2
20Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 20 - Cell 2
22Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 21 - Cell 2
23Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 22 - Cell 2
24David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 26 - Cell 2
28Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team AstanaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShackRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard TrekRow 32 - Cell 2
34Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 35 - Cell 2
37Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team AstanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 38 - Cell 2
40Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 40 - Cell 2
42Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 41 - Cell 2
43Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 43 - Cell 2
45Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 44 - Cell 2
46Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 45 - Cell 2
47Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 47 - Cell 2
49Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:03:06
50Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 50 - Cell 2
52David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 51 - Cell 2
53Marc de Maar (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMCRow 57 - Cell 2
59Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 58 - Cell 2
60Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank SungardRow 59 - Cell 2
61Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 60 - Cell 2
62Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 61 - Cell 2
63Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 62 - Cell 2
64Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 63 - Cell 2
65Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 66 - Cell 2
68Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISDRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 69 - Cell 2
71Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 70 - Cell 2
72Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 71 - Cell 2
73Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 74 - Cell 2
76Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jose Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Davide Viganò (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 88 - Cell 2
90Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 89 - Cell 2
91Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team AstanaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team AstanaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 96 - Cell 2
98Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 97 - Cell 2
99Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
103Dominique Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 102 - Cell 2
104Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 103 - Cell 2
105Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 106 - Cell 2
108Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:26
109Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad0:07:28
110Tom Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 110 - Cell 2
112Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShackRow 111 - Cell 2
113Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 112 - Cell 2
114John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 113 - Cell 2
115Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 114 - Cell 2
116Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISDRow 115 - Cell 2
117Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 116 - Cell 2
118Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 117 - Cell 2
119Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 118 - Cell 2
120Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 119 - Cell 2
121Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 122 - Cell 2
124Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 123 - Cell 2
125Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 124 - Cell 2
126Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 126 - Cell 2
128Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling0:08:57
129Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 128 - Cell 2
130Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 129 - Cell 2
131David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 130 - Cell 2
132Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 131 - Cell 2
133Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShackRow 132 - Cell 2
134Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 134 - Cell 2
136Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 137 - Cell 2
139Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
141Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 140 - Cell 2
142Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 141 - Cell 2
143Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling0:10:25
144Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 144 - Cell 2
146Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 145 - Cell 2
147Matthias Brändle (Aut) Geox-TMCRow 146 - Cell 2
148Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 147 - Cell 2
149Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 148 - Cell 2
150Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 150 - Cell 2
152Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 151 - Cell 2
153Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - ShimanoRow 153 - Cell 2
155Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:12:19
156Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SungardRow 155 - Cell 2
157Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 156 - Cell 2
158Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShackRow 157 - Cell 2
159Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 158 - Cell 2
160Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 159 - Cell 2
161Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 160 - Cell 2
162Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 161 - Cell 2
163Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 162 - Cell 2
164Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 163 - Cell 2
165Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 164 - Cell 2
166Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 165 - Cell 2
167Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 166 - Cell 2
168Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 167 - Cell 2
169Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:12:50
170Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-HighroadRow 169 - Cell 2
171Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 170 - Cell 2
172Juan Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 171 - Cell 2
173Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 172 - Cell 2
174Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShackRow 173 - Cell 2
175Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 174 - Cell 2
176Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 176 - Cell 2
178Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShackRow 177 - Cell 2
179Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 178 - Cell 2
180Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 179 - Cell 2
181Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 180 - Cell 2
182Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 181 - Cell 2
183Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 182 - Cell 2
184Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar TeamRow 183 - Cell 2
185Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 184 - Cell 2
186Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 185 - Cell 2
187Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Por) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 186 - Cell 2
188Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 187 - Cell 2
189Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMCRow 188 - Cell 2
190David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 189 - Cell 2
191José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 190 - Cell 2
192Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 191 - Cell 2
193Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SungardRow 192 - Cell 2
194Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 193 - Cell 2
195Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 194 - Cell 2
196Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 195 - Cell 2
197Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:23:16
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Sprint 1 - Pliego, 97.8km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team4pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Totana, 141km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team4pts
2Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Totana, 163km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team25pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 13 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alto del Berro, 117km (Cat. 3)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack3pts
2Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Alto de La Santa, 151km (Cat. 3)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team3pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Most combative rider
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Movistar Team11:57:26
2Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:15
3Team RadioshackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:43
5Liquigas - CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Katusha TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pro Team AstanaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 7 - Cell 2
9Lampre - ISDRow 8 - Cell 2
10Vacansoleil - DCM0:03:01
11Omega Pharma - Lotto0:03:06
12Leopard TrekRow 11 - Cell 2
13Sky ProcyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Geox - TMCRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team Garmin - CerveloRow 14 - Cell 2
16Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ag2R - La Mondiale0:04:29
18BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andalucia - Caja Granada0:05:52
20Saxo Bank Sungard0:10:14
21Skil - Shimano0:11:43
22HTC - Highroad0:13:13
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team8:25:59
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:20
3Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack0:01:08
4Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:24
5Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:01:55
6Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard TrekRow 5 - Cell 2
7Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:59
8Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 7 - Cell 2
9Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) HTC-Highroad0:02:04
11Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:02:05
12Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team AstanaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team0:02:09
14Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:02:10
18Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:13
20Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:02:20
22Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 21 - Cell 2
23Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:23
27Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 26 - Cell 2
28Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 27 - Cell 2
29Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack0:02:24
30Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 29 - Cell 2
31Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 30 - Cell 2
32Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:25
33Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:02:27
36Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:02:28
37David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:30
39Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana0:02:31
40Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:37
41Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC0:02:38
44Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:48
45Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Geox-TMC0:02:58
46Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek0:03:18
47Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 46 - Cell 2
48Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:03:22
49Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana0:03:28
50Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:32
52Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:03:33
53Marc de Maar (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:03:36
55Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:03:45
58Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:03:46
61Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 60 - Cell 2
62Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 61 - Cell 2
63Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:48
64Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Pro Team AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Pro Team AstanaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:03:50
68Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:51
69Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:52
70Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:03:57
71Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:00
72Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 71 - Cell 2
73Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC0:04:01
74David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMCRow 73 - Cell 2
75Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 74 - Cell 2
76Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:02
77Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:05
78Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:04:09
79Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:04:10
80Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:11
81Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 80 - Cell 2
82Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard0:04:12
83Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD0:04:16
84Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:20
85Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:04:21
86Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:04:23
88Andrey Mizourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:04:27
89Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:04:39
90Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Geox-TMCRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jose Luis Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:04:41
92Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:42
93Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:04:44
94Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:04:45
95Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team0:04:50
96Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:04:51
97Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:07
100Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:32
101Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:05:36
102Dominique Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale0:05:56
103Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:01
104Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:06:17
105Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:55
106Davide Viganò (Ita) Leopard Trek0:07:05
107Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:07:39
108Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:07:44
109John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:07:49
110Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack0:08:09
111Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:08:19
112Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:08:28
113Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:08:29
114Tom Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:08:30
115Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:08:34
116Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:08:36
117Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:08:45
118Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek0:08:48
119Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad0:08:50
120Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:59
121Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:09:11
122Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling0:09:23
123Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:09:37
125Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre - ISD0:09:45
126Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling0:09:46
127David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC0:09:52
128Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:09:55
129Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:10:02
130Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:10:19
131Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:10:23
132Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack0:10:39
133Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:10:45
134Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 133 - Cell 2
135Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:10:57
136Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling0:11:00
137Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:11:06
138Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:11:16
139Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:11:19
140Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:11:46
141Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:11:56
142Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:12:00
143Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team0:12:03
144Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek0:12:29
145Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:12:31
146Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:12:56
147Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:13:05
148Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:13:09
149Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:13:12
150Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling0:13:13
151Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:13:23
152Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:13:24
153Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:13:47
154Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:13:53
155Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 154 - Cell 2
156Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 155 - Cell 2
157Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:13:54
158Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 157 - Cell 2
159Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack0:13:57
160Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC0:14:11
161Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 160 - Cell 2
162Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
163Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:14:12
164Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack0:14:15
165Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team0:14:17
166Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack0:14:18
167Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Por) Andalucia Caja Granada0:14:25
168Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:28
169Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 168 - Cell 2
170Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 169 - Cell 2
171Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:14:45
172Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:15:09
173Matthias Brändle (Aut) Geox-TMC0:15:16
174David Lelay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:24
175Juan Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:15:25
176Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:15:30
177Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:15:44
178Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:15:45
179Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:15:51
180Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek0:15:55
181Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:16:00
182Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:16:23
183Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 182 - Cell 2
184Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad0:16:48
185Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:16:54
186Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:17:07
187Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:17:16
188Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:17:26
189Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada0:18:01
190Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja GranadaRow 189 - Cell 2
191Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:18:17
192Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano0:18:29
193Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:18:33
194José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team0:19:41
195Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:52
196Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard0:22:16
197Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:30:30
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team28pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team26Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team22Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team19Row 5 - Cell 3
7Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana16Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano16Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo14Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 10 - Cell 3
12Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale9Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada8Row 13 - Cell 3
15Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD8Row 15 - Cell 3
17Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team6Row 18 - Cell 3
20John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD3Row 24 - Cell 3
26Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 25 - Cell 3
27Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 29 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team3pts
2Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team3pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ruslan Podgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team125Row 4 - Cell 3
6Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto164Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada189Row 6 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Movistar Team24:49:13
2Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:16
3Team Radioshack0:00:30
4Liquigas - Cannondale0:01:33
5Pro Team Astana0:01:39
6Katusha Team0:01:54
7Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:57
8Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:59
9Lampre - ISD0:02:21
10Leopard Trek0:02:52
11Omega Pharma - Lotto0:03:10
12Team Garmin - Cervelo0:03:17
13Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:03:25
14Vacansoleil - DCM0:03:26
15Sky Procycling0:03:34
16Geox - TMC0:03:35
17BMC Racing Team0:04:42
18Ag2R - La Mondiale0:04:57
19Andalucia - Caja Granada0:07:01
20Saxo Bank Sungard0:10:48
21Skil - Shimano0:11:47
22HTC - Highroad0:13:50

 

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