Vuelta a Espana: Geniez wins on Mirador de Ézaro

Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) claimed the second Vuelta a Espana stage win after claiming victory on stage 3 atop the Mirador de Ézaro. Geniez was the last man standing of a breakaway that went clear in the opening kilometres of the stage.

Movistar's Ruben Fernandez got permission to attack from his two leaders and followed Geniez in for second place at 21 seconds back, enough to secure him the race lead. His teammate Alejandro Valverde come home in third five seconds later with Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) for company.

Geniez made it into the breakaway in the opening 20 kilometres along with six other riders on what was a blisteringly hot day for all involved. He was initially distanced by several attacks on the first climb of the day the Alto de Lestaio but he fought back to mop up the points for the lead of the mountains classification.

The Frenchman looked by far the strongest of the three that remained out front when they hit the final climb, dropping his two companions before launching his bid for glory just before the toughest section of the ascent. As the other escapees were mopped up by what remained of the peloton, Geniez hung on for victory.

Behind, Movistar appeared in control of the situation as Fernandez's pace caused fractures in the group. Those able to hang on initially were Quintana, Valverde and Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange). Team Sky were nowhere to be seen but Froome dragged himself back into contention in the final metres of the climb, while others such as Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) gave away time. With the line in sight, Fernandez was given the green light to head up the road, giving him the glory of wearing the red jersey for at least a day, while Valverde now sits in second place at seven seconds.

How it happened

There was plenty of climbing to consider in the latter part of the stage but the first challenge for the riders to contend with was the scorching heat. The potential for a breeze off the Atlantic would be a comforting thought for some. Michal Kwiatkowski was the new holder of the red jersey for the day after taking it from his teammate Peter Kennaugh at the end of stage 2.

The riders were given a military escort through the neutral zone before the flag dropped after almost nine kilometres. Interest in making the day's break was high, with a spot in the mountains jersey a high possibility and the lure of a stage win always there. After plenty of action, a serious move began to form with over 10 kilometres of racing done.

Gatis Smukulis and Simon Pellaud (both IAM Cycling), Jerome Cousin (Cofidis) and David Arroyo (Caja Rural) kicked off the move soon after an eight-man attack was brought to heel. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ), Pieter Serry (Etixx - Quick Step) and Rudiger Selig (Bora-Argon18) soon joined them to bring their number to seven in total.

With everything still relatively close in the overall standings, most of the escapees were a threat of some form to the leader's jersey. They were given little more than five minutes to work with as Team Sky set the pace in the main bunch with Tinkoff sitting close in their wheels.

The opening half of the 174km stage was reasonably flat with a few unclassified, but steep, climbs dotted along the way. The third category Alto de Lestaio at the 109km point kicked off the most challenging part of the day and sparked the first big moves from the breakaway group. Cofidis' Cousin struck out on the steep and narrow ascent, bringing Pellaud in his wheel. The two quickly distanced some of the flagging companions who were not as well suited to the gradients that they faced.

First Serry and then Geniez clawed their way back up to the pair but no sooner had the later made contact he was in trouble again as Pellaud upped the pace. Geniez came back again but the young Pellaud was already well on his way to taking the full complement of points at the top of the climb and move himself into equal first place in that competition with Geniez close behind.

Geniez steps up

Rather than sit up and wait for his companions to join him and help him make the juncture to the next ascent, Pellaud decided to go it alone. The Swiss man got heartbreakingly close to claiming the points at the top of the second climb the Alto das Paxareiras when he was caught by Serry and Geniez with 22km to go.

Geniez and Serry would go on to battle it for the maximum points with Geniez edging out the Etixx-QuckStep rider by the tiniest of margins. Pellaud would mop up the final point but Geniez had done enough to secure the mountains jersey for FDJ for another day. Behind, the peloton finally began setting up their own chase and cut the gap to 3:30 by the top of the ascent. The pace would prove too much for Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and he lost touch on the Paxareiras.

Pellaud would make it back to the two out front and the three still held over three minutes with less than 10 kilometres to go. However, a headwind would make their task a much trickier prospect. Meanwhile, Astana's main man Miguel Angel Lopez suffered a heavily fall in the bunch on a straight stretch of road. The Colombian came down on his front and took some time to get going again, losing precious time as he got himself back to his feet.

At the start of the day, most wouldn't have given a breakaway a chance at taking victory with plenty more interest behind in the bunch, but with still over two minutes the gap as they it the final climb they could sense the victory coming. There was a sense of panic in the bunch indicated the by the sight of race leader Kwiatkowski leading the group up the opening metres of the ascent.

Geniez had looked in trouble earlier in the day but he appeared the strongest when the race hit the 30 per cent gradients of the final climb. As big a presence they had in the opening metres, Team Sky were nowhere to be seen when the climb got tough as Movistar took up the pace setting, splitting the group to pieces. Big losers in the split were Contador and Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo).

Fernandez was the key player for Movistar and he was rewarded with his hard work with an opportunity to attack and take the leader's jersey while Geniez held on for the stage victory.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ4:28:36
2Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:21
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:26
4Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 4 - Cell 2
6Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:00:32
7Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data0:00:44
8Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:00:54
9Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:00:56
13Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - MeridaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:01:02
16Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky0:01:06
17David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 16 - Cell 2
18José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 17 - Cell 2
19Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling0:01:11
20Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:01:13
22Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 22 - Cell 2
24Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:01:15
25Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:18
26Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 180:01:19
27Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:24
30Alberto Losada (Spa) Team Katusha0:01:25
31Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:27
32Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:01:30
33Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie0:01:32
34Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Egor Silin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 37 - Cell 2
39José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18Row 38 - Cell 2
40Tiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 40 - Cell 2
42Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie0:01:38
44Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 43 - Cell 2
45Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team0:01:43
46Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:01:46
47Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:01:50
48Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:57
49Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling0:01:59
50Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 49 - Cell 2
51Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:02
52George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 51 - Cell 2
53Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 52 - Cell 2
54Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:02:20
56Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:25
58Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:35
59Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:02:37
60Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:02:40
61Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:46
62Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:03
63Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling0:03:04
64Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:03:22
65Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-SegafredoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre - MeridaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange0:03:54
70Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Lampre - MeridaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:04:10
72Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:18
73Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data0:04:19
74Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo0:04:21
75Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:04:23
76Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 75 - Cell 2
77Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM CyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:04:38
80François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:50
81Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:04:54
82Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Tinkoff Team0:05:05
83Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM Cycling0:05:17
85Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Team0:05:19
86José Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida0:05:34
88Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre - Merida0:05:36
89Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:06:11
90Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:06:17
91Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange0:06:28
92Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-BikeExchange0:06:32
93Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 92 - Cell 2
94Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 93 - Cell 2
95Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:06:52
96Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:07:02
97Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky0:07:03
98Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:07:10
99Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie0:07:26
101Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 100 - Cell 2
102Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 101 - Cell 2
103Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo0:07:33
104Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:07:53
105Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:07:55
106Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
108Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:10
109Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac0:08:18
110Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:08:29
111Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-DrapacRow 110 - Cell 2
112Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo0:09:23
113Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJRow 112 - Cell 2
114Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team KatushaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff Team0:09:27
116Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 115 - Cell 2
117Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 116 - Cell 2
118Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:09:42
119Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ0:09:58
120Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 180:10:00
121Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:10:09
122Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:10:40
123Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step0:11:03
124Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension DataRow 123 - Cell 2
125Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 180:11:41
127Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 126 - Cell 2
128Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:12:06
129Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data0:12:08
130Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie0:12:14
131Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Astana Pro Team0:12:17
132Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:12:31
133Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:12:33
135Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:06
137Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida0:14:12
138Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 137 - Cell 2
139Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie0:14:35
140Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step0:14:43
141Ryan Anderson (Can) Direct EnergieRow 140 - Cell 2
142Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 142 - Cell 2
144Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team KatushaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 144 - Cell 2
146Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 145 - Cell 2
147Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-DrapacRow 147 - Cell 2
149Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension DataRow 149 - Cell 2
151Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 150 - Cell 2
152Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 151 - Cell 2
153Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 152 - Cell 2
154Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 154 - Cell 2
156Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 155 - Cell 2
157Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 156 - Cell 2
158Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 157 - Cell 2
159Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 158 - Cell 2
160Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 159 - Cell 2
161Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 160 - Cell 2
162Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJRow 161 - Cell 2
163Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 162 - Cell 2
164Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 163 - Cell 2
165Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff TeamRow 164 - Cell 2
166Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 165 - Cell 2
167Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 166 - Cell 2
168David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky0:14:59
169Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-BikeExchange0:15:02
170Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data0:15:15
171Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ0:15:28
172Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 171 - Cell 2
173Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ0:15:37
174Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data0:15:42
175Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:15:48
176Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 175 - Cell 2
177Rein Taaramae (Est) Team Katusha0:15:52
178David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:16:00
179Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:16:11
180Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange0:16:26
181Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:17:12
182Julien Morice (Fra) Direct Energie0:17:33
183Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ0:17:56
184Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 183 - Cell 2
185Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 184 - Cell 2
186Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJRow 185 - Cell 2
187Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 186 - Cell 2
188Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky0:18:29
189Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff TeamRow 188 - Cell 2
190Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-BikeExchange0:18:32
191Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:18:51
192Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:19:00
193Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 192 - Cell 2
194Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team0:19:17
195Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 194 - Cell 2
196Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing TeamRow 195 - Cell 2
197Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:19:28
DNFWarren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 197 - Cell 2
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Intermediate sprint - Caldebarcos, km. 166
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step4pts
2Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ25pts
2Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchange12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 (Cat 3) Alto Lestaio, km. 118
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling3pts
2Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 (Cat. 2) Alto Das Paxareiras, km. 155.4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ5pts
2Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 (Cat. 3) Mirador de Ézaro, km. 176.4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ3pts
2Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Combativity
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Movistar Team13:27:07
2Team Sky0:01:15
3Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:08
4AG2R La Mondiale0:02:28
5BMC Racing Team0:02:29
6Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:50
7Team Katusha0:03:10
8IAM Cycling0:03:21
9Direct Energie0:03:29
10Lotto Soudal0:03:34
11Trek-Segafredo0:03:35
12Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:46
13Cannondale-Drapac0:03:49
14Dimension Data0:04:01
15Orica-BikeExchange0:04:33
16Lampre - Merida0:04:45
17Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:04:47
18Astana Pro Team0:07:08
19Bora-Argon 180:08:04
20Tinkoff Team0:09:03
21FDJ0:09:23
22Team Giant-Alpecin0:23:00
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team9:16:07
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:07
3Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky0:00:11
4Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchange0:00:17
5Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:00:46
7Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky0:00:47
8Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky0:00:51
9Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:58
10Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:01
11Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange0:01:23
12Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team0:01:31
13David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:34
14Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team0:01:35
15Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:01:43
16Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data0:01:46
17Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:01:50
18Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:01:52
19Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 180:02:01
20Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:03
21Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:02:07
22Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:08
24Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling0:02:09
25Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJRow 24 - Cell 2
26Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:13
27Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:02:14
28José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18Row 27 - Cell 2
29George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 28 - Cell 2
30Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:02:25
31Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling0:02:26
32José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:27
33Alberto Losada (Spa) Team KatushaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 33 - Cell 2
35Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:28
36Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:29
37Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha0:02:34
38Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:37
40Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:02:44
41Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:45
42Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida0:02:49
43Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:52
44Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling0:02:57
45Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data0:03:01
46Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:03:03
47Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:05
48Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team0:03:07
49Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:03:11
50Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie0:03:12
51Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:16
52Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:03:17
53Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie0:03:18
54Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Direct EnergieRow 53 - Cell 2
55Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:21
56Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:03:39
57Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 56 - Cell 2
58Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange0:03:45
59Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:56
60Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:03:57
61Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling0:04:02
62Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:04:07
63Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:10
64Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:22
65Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ0:04:31
66Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:50
67Yury Trofimov (Rus) Tinkoff Team0:05:00
68Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:05:01
69Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre - Merida0:05:15
70Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo0:05:18
71Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling0:05:21
72Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 71 - Cell 2
73Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:05:37
74Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac0:05:41
75Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Tinkoff Team0:05:42
76Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:44
77Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:05:56
78Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:59
79Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:06:01
80Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:10
81Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM Cycling0:06:15
82Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-BikeExchange0:06:23
83Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:06:29
85Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:06:47
86José Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team0:07:17
87Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Lampre - Merida0:07:26
88Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre - Merida0:07:27
89Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre - Merida0:07:29
90Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team0:07:47
91Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:08:04
92Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo0:08:08
93Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:08:28
94Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Team0:08:43
95Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling0:08:47
96Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:08:57
97Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:08:58
98Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky0:08:59
99Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:09:03
100Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac0:09:06
101Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 100 - Cell 2
102François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:09:14
103Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:09:28
104Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:09:33
105Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin0:10:00
106Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange0:10:03
107Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ0:10:48
108Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ0:10:52
109Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:10:53
110Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:11:02
111Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:11:09
112Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo0:11:27
113Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff Team0:11:40
114Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac0:11:44
115Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha0:12:14
116Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step0:12:20
117Daniele Bennati (Ita) Tinkoff Team0:12:28
118Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:12:30
119Quentin Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:12:34
120Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:13:02
121Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 180:13:04
122Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie0:13:13
123Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:13:14
124Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team0:13:16
125Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac0:13:22
126Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:13:31
127Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:13:46
128Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 180:13:50
129Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data0:13:52
130Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Astana Pro Team0:14:07
131Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:14:13
132Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:14:36
133Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:14:40
134Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step0:14:50
135Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 134 - Cell 2
136Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:14:55
137Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:15:16
138Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling0:15:41
139Dries Devenyns (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 138 - Cell 2
140Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team Katusha0:15:45
141Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:15:55
142Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:16:02
143Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange0:16:13
144Ryan Anderson (Can) Direct Energie0:16:23
145Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky0:16:31
146Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team KatushaRow 145 - Cell 2
147Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:40
148Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team0:16:41
149Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 180:16:53
150Rein Taaramae (Est) Team Katusha0:16:54
151Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac0:17:02
152Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
153Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:17:18
154Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin0:17:23
155Sergio Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff Team0:17:44
156Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:17:46
157Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data0:18:04
158Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:18:07
159Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:18:15
160Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Giant-Alpecin0:18:40
161Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 160 - Cell 2
162Mario Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida0:18:42
163Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ0:18:46
164Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:18:51
165Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-Step0:19:00
166Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-BikeExchange0:19:03
167Manuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff Team0:19:06
168Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:19:12
169Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ0:19:13
170David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky0:19:16
171Tony Hurel (Fra) Direct Energie0:19:21
172Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar Team0:19:46
173Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ0:20:04
174Julien Morice (Fra) Direct Energie0:20:09
175Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 174 - Cell 2
176Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team0:20:22
177Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data0:20:33
178Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ0:20:36
179Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin0:20:41
180Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha0:20:56
181David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:20:58
182Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:21:34
183Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team0:21:36
184Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie0:21:50
185Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:21:58
186Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ0:22:03
187Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:22:10
188Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky0:22:18
189Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 188 - Cell 2
190Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-BikeExchange0:22:50
191Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:23:00
192Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data0:23:08
193Romain Cardis (Fra) Direct Energie0:23:43
194Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:23:52
195Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data0:24:09
196Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:24:23
197Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin0:25:44
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ26pts
2Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 1820Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange16Row 5 - Cell 3
7Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchange12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data10Row 11 - Cell 3
13Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data9Row 12 - Cell 3
14Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Team Katusha8Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-BikeExchange5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Louis Meintjes (RSA) Lampre - Merida3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ2Row 31 - Cell 3
33Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky1Row 32 - Cell 3
34Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Lampre - Merida1Row 33 - Cell 3
35Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie1Row 34 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ10pts
2Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 182Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie1Row 7 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team9pts
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step61Row 2 - Cell 3
4Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling62Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ67Row 4 - Cell 3
6Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ206Row 5 - Cell 3
7Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie227Row 6 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Movistar Team26:47:41
2Team Sky0:01:15
3Etixx - Quick-Step0:02:30
4BMC Racing Team0:02:36
5AG2R La Mondiale0:04:16
6Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:24
7Trek-Segafredo0:04:25
8Team Katusha0:04:27
9IAM Cycling0:04:34
10Orica-BikeExchange0:04:39
11Cannondale-Drapac0:04:41
12Lotto Soudal0:05:01
13Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:05:14
14Dimension Data0:05:18
15Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:22
16Direct Energie0:05:24
17Lampre - Merida0:06:53
18Astana Pro Team0:08:06
19Bora-Argon 180:09:01
20Tinkoff Team0:09:55
21FDJ0:10:28
22Team Giant-Alpecin0:24:50

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.

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