Stage three of the 2012 Mongolia Bike Challenge proved to be another exciting day of racing. The sun shone brightly on the long line of riders making their way through the semi-arid grasslands and pre-desert landscape.
At the first GPM at 60 kilometers, the top eight riders had established a substantial lead. Barry Wicks, Kris Sneddon, and Cory Wallace of Team Kona broke away with Pau Zamora of Team Buff, as Carter Hovey of Team MBC Racing p/b Orbea-SMP chased. Hovey caught the lead group and rode with them until the last 20 kilometers when he dropped off the back up the last climb.
At the finish line it was Zamora winning stage three, followed by Sneddon and Wallace. After three stages, Wallace of Kona is leading in the overall cassification.
Full Results (stage only, GC not available)
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pau Zamora Perez (Spa) | 4:13:05 |
| 2 | Kris Sneddon (Can) | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Cory Wallace (Can) | 0:00:02 |
| 4 | Barry Wicks (USA) | 0:00:03 |
| 5 | Carter Hovey (Can) | 0:04:21 |
| 6 | Peter Paelinck (Bel) | 0:09:01 |
| 7 | Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mon) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Marcel Hagener (NZl) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Francesc Julia Pascual (Spa) | 0:16:40 |
| 10 | David Rovira Roqueta (Spa) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Altansukh Altanzul (Mon) | 0:29:06 |
| 12 | Davide Ghedini (Ita) | 0:34:19 |
| 13 | Mohamad Razif Bin Mohamad Salleh (Mal) | 0:34:20 |
| 14 | Sumya Baterdene (Mon) | 0:39:00 |
| 15 | Batmunkh Batsaikhan (Mon) | 0:39:32 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Milesi (Swi) | 0:40:22 |
| 17 | Marcel Farres Dasquens (Spa) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Delgerbayar Sonomtseren (Mon) | 0:46:27 |
| 19 | Ulziibaatar Jamsran (Mon) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Batmunkh Mijid (Mon) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Liesbeth Hessens (Bel) | 0:47:05 |
| 22 | Fabio Elmer (Ger) | 0:51:12 |
| 23 | Steven Pauwels (Bel) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Thomas Wettemann (Ger) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Solongo Tserenlham (Mon) | 0:52:55 |
| 26 | Ray Giddins (Aus) | 0:55:38 |
| 27 | Jennifer Crake (Can) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Robert Bleeker (Aus) | 0:56:30 |
| 29 | Aloyse Albert Schartz (Lux) | 0:59:49 |
| 30 | Jack Anderson (USA) | 1:05:15 |
| 31 | Jep Gonzalez Farres (Spa) | 1:05:56 |
| 32 | Elisabeth Adamson (Aus) | 1:07:10 |
| 33 | Uwe Geiger (Ger) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Batbayar Lkham-yanjin (Mon) | 1:09:51 |
| 35 | Thomas Borst (Ger) | 1:15:35 |
| 36 | Nuo Zhang (Chn) | 1:19:53 |
| 37 | Ivan Cabanas Gonzalez (Spa) | 1:21:46 |
| 38 | Edmund Tan (Sin) | 1:22:00 |
| 39 | Max Richner (Swi) | 1:22:03 |
| 40 | Alex Ramsey (Aus) | 1:22:14 |
| 41 | Greg Mckennis (USA) | 1:22:51 |
| 42 | Marcos Barrio Robles (Spa) | 1:32:05 |
| 43 | Angel Lopez Santos (Spa) | 1:32:35 |
| 44 | Iwona Szmyd (Pol) | 1:32:52 |
| 45 | Johan Walraven (Ned) | 1:42:23 |
| 46 | Jesus Martin Del Nogal (Spa) | 1:47:26 |
| 47 | Otgontuya Batbaatar (Mon) | 2:01:09 |
| 48 | Thierry Lilian Claude Carayol (Fra) | 2:02:50 |
| 49 | Birgit Richner (Swi) | 2:18:13 |
| 50 | Kristof/Griet Nootens/Peeters (Bel) | 2:38:12 |
| 51 | Frances Galache Rejòn (Spa) | 2:44:27 |
| 52 | Wouter Rijnaerts (Ned) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Jos Van Dijk (Ned) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Marcel Besemer (Ned) | 4:06:41 |
| 55 | Tommy Tumendemberel (Mon) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
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