Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins stage 3

Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) ended his long spell of placings by winning the high-speed sprint into the centre of Málaga at the Vuelta a España.

The Giant-Alpecin team led out the sprint for John Degenkolb after a descent off the coastal highway but Sagan accelerated at the right moment with a violent kick, and with help from a tailwind, held off Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) at the line. The Frenchman finished second, with the German third. Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) was fourth, ahead of Maximiliano Richeze (Lampre-Merida).

Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) finished safely in the peloton and so kept the race leader’s red jersey, five seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin). Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) is third overall at 15 seconds, with his cousin Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) fourth overall at 24 seconds.

It was Sagan’s first win since the Tour of California in May and his first win in a Grand Tour since the 2013 Tour de France.

“I’m very happy, I’ve got to say thanks to all my teammates because they did a good job. I’ve been trying to win for the team and I’m happy I finally did it. It’s a very nice day,” Sagan said before venting a little frustration on the teams who did not help chase the breakaway during the stage.

“Today only Orica and Tinkoff-Saxo pulled. I think we did a better job and I was very pissed that other teams didn’t pull for the sprint. Bouhanni and John Degenkolb only came in the last three kilometres. As a result we had to win today. I was on Degenkolb’s wheel and he started his sprint early, I think at 250m. He went one way and I went the other. The wind helped and it played into my hands.”

How it happened

The 158km stage included two nasty climbs and a late visit to the hills above Malaga but the stage was always expected to end with a sprint finish in the centre of Málaga, with the sprinters’ teams riding to ensure that was the case throughout the day.

Following the polemics of the team time trial and Vincenzo Nibali’s disqualification after Sunday’s finish, riders were keen to avoid any further issue at the start, with Chris Froome (Team Sky) offering a ‘no comment’ over the Italian’s expulsion. Only Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) was happy to talk, pointing out that Nibali had been wrong to blame him for the crash.

After rolling out of Mijas, the break of the day formed early, with little resistance from the peloton.

Natnael Berhane (MTN-Qhubeka), Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling), Omar Fraile (Caja Rural), Walter Pedraza Morales (Colombia), Martin Velits (Etixx-QuickStep), Alexid Gougeard (Ag2r), Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre-Merida) and Maarten Tjallingii (LottoNL-Jumbo) made it into the move. The peloton let them go and so they opened a three-minute lead on the slopes of the early Alto de Mijas, with Fraile leading the break over the top to take the climber’s points on the category three climb.

The gap stabilised on the long descent on the road back to Malaga, with the Orica-GreenEdge team of race leader Chaves riding tempo on the front.

The pace was steady but proved to be too much for Paolo Tiralongo (Astana). He crashed on Sunday and started the stage with 20 stitches above and below his left eye. He was determined to the start the stage but retired after 40km, accepting it was impossible to continue in the race.

After 76km Fraile was also the first to the summit of the longer Puerto de Leon climb and so took the polka dot jersey as the leader of the mountain’s competition from Walter Pedraza (Colombia), who was in the break but was only third to the summit.

The speed in the peloton picked up during the second half of the stage and the loop back to Malaga along the Mediterranean coast. Fortunately the sea breeze was light and the weather warm and sunny, limiting the dangers for the riders. Of course there were crashes, including one with 44km to go that saw Nacer Bouhanni go down with Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo). Both had crashed on Sunday but both got up again and soon got back to the peloton.

Up front Chavanel won the intermediate sprint and so took three bonus seconds. The sprint inspired attacks in the break, with Tjallingii and Gougeard jumping away in search of further glory, while Fraile and the others faded back to the peloton, with Fraile happy to be in the polka-dot jersey and be awarded the most combative prize of the stage.

Tjallingii and Gougeard worked together and managed to push their lead to 1:40 but the peloton refused to let them go, with Tinkoff-Saxo doing much of the work behind. The Russian team upped the pace on the climb, with Giant-Alpecin also working for Degenkolb. Their efforts managed to crack Ewan, who was unable to stay with the front group.

As a result of their efforts, the break was reeled in like a fish on a line as the climb hurt the legs of Tjallingii and Gougeard. The Frenchman was the first to ease up on the climb, with Tjallingii shaking his head in a sign of pain just after as the riders entered the wide coastal highway that took them back to Malaga. Suddenly the peloton was all together and ready for the sprint.

Team Sky lead down the fast highway descent into Málaga, with a short tunnel and a sweeping bend lining out the riders going into the final two kilometres. Giant-Alpecin has three riders leading out Degenkolb and he launched his sprint at speed, with his head and shoulders bobbing in motion with his pedal stroke. However he was not fast enough to beat Sagan, who held off Bouhanni and finally hit the line first.

Tuesday’s 209km fourth stage is from Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera and could see a second consecutive Sagan win after his long drought. The stage concludes with a short but steep climb four kilometres from the finish and twisting roads to the line. It seems perfect for a second Sagan surge.

Full results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo4:06:46
2Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 1 - Cell 2
3John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-MeridaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - QhubekaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory RacingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 9 - Cell 2
11Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 10 - Cell 2
12Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 11 - Cell 2
13Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 12 - Cell 2
14Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 13 - Cell 2
15Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) ColombiaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 15 - Cell 2
17Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 16 - Cell 2
18José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 17 - Cell 2
19Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdgeRow 22 - Cell 2
24Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team SkyRow 24 - Cell 2
26Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 28 - Cell 2
30Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 30 - Cell 2
32Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto SoudalRow 32 - Cell 2
34Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 33 - Cell 2
35Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 34 - Cell 2
36Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 40 - Cell 2
42Romain Sicard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 41 - Cell 2
43Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team SkyRow 44 - Cell 2
46Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 47 - Cell 2
49Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 48 - Cell 2
50Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 49 - Cell 2
51Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 50 - Cell 2
52Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 51 - Cell 2
53Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 52 - Cell 2
54Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Carlos Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 55 - Cell 2
57Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 57 - Cell 2
59Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 61 - Cell 2
63Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory RacingRow 62 - Cell 2
64Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 63 - Cell 2
65Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 66 - Cell 2
68Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 68 - Cell 2
70Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.frRow 69 - Cell 2
71Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 70 - Cell 2
72Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Rodolfo Torres (Col) ColombiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 74 - Cell 2
76Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) ColombiaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Leonardo Duque (Col) ColombiaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 81 - Cell 2
83Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.frRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 83 - Cell 2
85Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 85 - Cell 2
87Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 86 - Cell 2
88Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 87 - Cell 2
89Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 96 - Cell 2
98Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 97 - Cell 2
99Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
103Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 103 - Cell 2
105Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 105 - Cell 2
107David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 106 - Cell 2
108Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 107 - Cell 2
109Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 108 - Cell 2
110Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Alex Cano (Col) ColombiaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 112 - Cell 2
114Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 113 - Cell 2
115Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:00:27
117Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 117 - Cell 2
119Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.frRow 118 - Cell 2
120Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 119 - Cell 2
121Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 120 - Cell 2
122Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:30
123Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:46
124Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:00:53
125Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha0:01:14
126Fabio Duarte (Col) ColombiaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 126 - Cell 2
128Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 127 - Cell 2
129Brayan Ramirez (Col) ColombiaRow 128 - Cell 2
130Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 129 - Cell 2
131Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 130 - Cell 2
132Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 132 - Cell 2
134Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 133 - Cell 2
135Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 135 - Cell 2
137Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 136 - Cell 2
138Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:01:35
141Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 140 - Cell 2
142Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Walter Pedraza (Col) ColombiaRow 142 - Cell 2
144Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team SkyRow 144 - Cell 2
146Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 145 - Cell 2
147Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 146 - Cell 2
148Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - QhubekaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team KatushaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 149 - Cell 2
151Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jérôme Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 151 - Cell 2
153Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 152 - Cell 2
154Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 153 - Cell 2
155Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team0:02:12
156Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:13
157Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:15
158Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.frRow 157 - Cell 2
159Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:02:37
160Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:02:54
161George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 160 - Cell 2
162Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky0:03:26
163Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdgeRow 162 - Cell 2
164Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 163 - Cell 2
165Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin0:06:02
166Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 165 - Cell 2
167Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:08:40
168Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-MeridaRow 167 - Cell 2
169Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:08:59
170Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 169 - Cell 2
171Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:15:42
172Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 171 - Cell 2
173Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 172 - Cell 2
174Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 173 - Cell 2
175Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 174 - Cell 2
176Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 175 - Cell 2
177Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 176 - Cell 2
178Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory RacingRow 177 - Cell 2
179Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-MeridaRow 178 - Cell 2
180Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.frRow 179 - Cell 2
181Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.frRow 180 - Cell 2
182Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.frRow 181 - Cell 2
183Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 182 - Cell 2
184Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 183 - Cell 2
185Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team EuropcarRow 184 - Cell 2
186Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 185 - Cell 2
187Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.frRow 186 - Cell 2
188Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 187 - Cell 2
189Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 188 - Cell 2
190Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team KatushaRow 189 - Cell 2
191Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale0:26:49
DNFFabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory RacingRow 191 - Cell 2
DNSMarcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 192 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 193 - Cell 2
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Intermediate sprint
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4pts
2Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo25pts
2Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits20Row 1 - Cell 3
3John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alto de Mijas, km. 14
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA3pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Puerto del León, km. 76
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA10pts
2Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Most aggressive rider
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team LottoNL-Jumbo12:20:18
2Team Giant-AlpecinRow 1 - Cell 2
3Etixx - Quick-StepRow 2 - Cell 2
4Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 3 - Cell 2
5Team SkyRow 4 - Cell 2
6Movistar TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Lotto SoudalRow 6 - Cell 2
8Astana Pro TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Trek Factory RacingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lampre-MeridaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Orica GreenEdgeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tinkoff-SaxoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 13 - Cell 2
15AG2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17ColombiaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Team EuropcarRow 17 - Cell 2
19MTN - QhubekaRow 18 - Cell 2
20IAM CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22FDJ.frRow 21 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge8:04:01
2Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:00:05
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky0:00:15
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:00:24
5Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:35
6Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:00:36
7Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:38
8Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:00:40
9Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:47
11Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:00:51
12Romain Sicard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 11 - Cell 2
13Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team SkyRow 12 - Cell 2
14Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:00:52
15Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:55
16Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:04
17Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 18 - Cell 2
20Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Team Sky0:01:06
21Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo0:01:14
22Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:22
24Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:23
25Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 24 - Cell 2
26Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 25 - Cell 2
27George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 26 - Cell 2
28Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing0:01:31
29Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:01
31Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ.fr0:02:07
32Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:02:08
33Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 32 - Cell 2
34Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin0:02:17
35Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory RacingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory RacingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Rodolfo Torres (Col) Colombia0:02:20
39Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:22
40Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia0:02:36
41Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar0:02:39
42José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:01
43Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:03:04
44Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:03:10
47Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:03:21
48Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:03:28
49Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar0:03:34
50Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling0:03:41
51Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:59
52David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:04:18
53Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team0:04:32
54Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 54 - Cell 2
56David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:04:34
57Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:04:37
58Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:04:40
59Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:04:51
60Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:05:15
61Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jérôme Cousin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 61 - Cell 2
63Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:05:18
64Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia0:05:23
65Alex Cano (Col) ColombiaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:05:42
67Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky0:05:46
68Jerome Coppel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:06:31
69Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar0:06:43
70Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:07:23
71Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 70 - Cell 2
72Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 71 - Cell 2
73Carlos Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 75 - Cell 2
77Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:07:51
78Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha0:08:37
79Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:58
81Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing0:09:13
82Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 82 - Cell 2
84Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 83 - Cell 2
85Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 85 - Cell 2
87Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:09:19
88Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:09:26
89Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ.fr0:09:40
90Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:09:46
91Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka0:09:51
92John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:09:55
93Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:09:59
94Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-MeridaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:10:03
97Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia0:10:04
98Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:10:27
99Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:10:35
101Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:10:45
102Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:10:48
103Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Alpecin0:10:49
104Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:10:52
105Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:10:53
106Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-Step0:11:02
107Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky0:11:34
108Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - QhubekaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky0:12:39
110Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:13:00
111Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge0:13:25
112Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:13:38
113Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:13:45
114Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr0:13:55
115Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team Katusha0:14:19
116Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:14:31
117Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling0:14:37
118Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:15:11
119Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 118 - Cell 2
120Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 119 - Cell 2
121Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:15:17
125Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 124 - Cell 2
126Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 126 - Cell 2
128Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:15:38
129Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 128 - Cell 2
130Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 129 - Cell 2
131Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:15:56
132Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin0:16:01
133Fabio Duarte (Col) Colombia0:16:25
134Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 133 - Cell 2
135Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 134 - Cell 2
136Brayan Ramirez (Col) ColombiaRow 135 - Cell 2
137Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:16:31
139Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:16:38
140Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia0:16:46
141Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team SkyRow 140 - Cell 2
142Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 141 - Cell 2
143Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:52
144Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:17:26
146Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo0:20:48
147Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:20:52
148Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:20:58
149Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 148 - Cell 2
150Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto SoudalRow 149 - Cell 2
151Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 150 - Cell 2
152Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 151 - Cell 2
153Dominique Rollin (Can) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 152 - Cell 2
154Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida0:21:04
155Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 154 - Cell 2
156Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ.frRow 155 - Cell 2
157Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - QhubekaRow 156 - Cell 2
158Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 157 - Cell 2
159Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 158 - Cell 2
160Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:21:25
161Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr0:21:28
162Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:22:12
163Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:33
164Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:22:43
165Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr0:23:05
166Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:23:11
167Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team0:23:16
168Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida0:23:57
169Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:24:09
170Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:25:41
171Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge0:26:34
172Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:26:38
173Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing0:27:06
174Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar0:27:18
175Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.fr0:27:22
176Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:28:58
177Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:28:59
178Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:29:50
179Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:29:55
180Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing0:30:59
181Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 180 - Cell 2
182Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 181 - Cell 2
183Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 182 - Cell 2
184Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha0:32:36
185Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha0:32:37
186Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:36:40
187Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-Merida0:36:46
188Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.frRow 187 - Cell 2
189Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:37:06
190Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:38:08
191Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale0:47:53
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge25pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky16Row 4 - Cell 3
6John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin16Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha13Row 8 - Cell 3
10Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka10Row 12 - Cell 3
14Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge9Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing8Row 15 - Cell 3
17Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step5Row 21 - Cell 3
23José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 31 - Cell 3
33Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia1Row 32 - Cell 3
34Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 33 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA13pts
2Walter Pedraza (Col) Colombia7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica GreenEdge7pts
2Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin11Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sky16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling145Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale213Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
11.01613425925926Row 0 - Cell 2
21.016377314814810:00:21
31.017025462962960:01:17
41.017210648148150:01:33
51.017326388888890:01:43
61.017673611111110:02:13
71.017835648148150:02:27
81.017974537037040:02:39
91.018310185185190:03:08
101.01839120370370:03:15
111.018819444444440:03:52
121.019675925925930:05:06
131.021030092592590:07:03
141.021423611111110:07:37
151.021585648148150:07:51
161.021863425925930:08:15
171.022928240740740:09:47
181.023263888888890:10:16
191.02442129629630:11:56
201.025347222222220:13:16
211.028275462962960:17:29
221.030092592592590:20:06

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Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.

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