Degenkolb wins stage 3 of Paris-Nice
Goss, Rojas out-paced by German sprinter, who takes race lead
After two straight stages with runner-up finishes, John Degenkolb (Team Giant-Shimano) finally sprinted to victory in stage 3 at Paris-Nice. The 25-year-old German was a clear winner in the field sprint finale ahead of Matt Goss (Orica GreenEdge) and Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Movistar) as the 180km stage concluded on the Magny-Cours Formula One circuit.
"That was unbelievable, everything worked out perfectly today," said Degenkolb. "We tried twice already on the first two stages but each time it didn't quite work out, but today it was spot on.
"We kept our nerve in the last few kilometres, taking control on the race circuit. We weren't worried that the race wouldn't come back together so we waited until the final few kilometres to hit it hard.
"I'm really happy that I can finally thank my teammates with this win after giving me complete support over the past few days."
In addition to taking the stage victory, Degenkolb took over the general classification lead from Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr), the stage one winner who had started the day in the yellow jersey, due to the 10-second winner's time bonus. Degenkolb now leads Bouhanni by eight seconds while stage two winner Moreno Hofland (Belkin) holds third overall at 12 seconds.
The stage from Toucy to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours was dominated by an early break comprised of three Frenchman - Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar), Julien Fouchard (Cofidis) and Romain Feillu (Bretagne-Séché Environnement). The peloton kept the trio on a tight leash, however, with a maximum advantage allowed of just over three minutes.
The FDJ.fr team of race leader Nacer Bouhanni set tempo for the bulk of the stage and were joined by Astana, Sky and Movistar in the finale to assist in neutralising the escape.
At 11km remaining, with the break's lead under one minute, the escape group splintered as Quemeneur pushed the pace on a slight incline and dropped his two companions. Fouchard and Feillu sat up and were absorbed, while a determined Quemeneur refused to yield and pressed onwards.
At 4.5km to go the peloton turned onto the Magny-Cours auto circuit, home of the French Grand Prix from 1991-2008, with Quemeneur still hanging onto a 30-second lead.
On the sweeping curves of the Formula One circuit the lone Frenchman was no match for a peloton determined to contest a field sprint and was swept up with two kilometres remaining. The teams of the sprinters wound up the pace through the flamme rouge with Giant-Shimano getting it right courtesy of John Degenkolb after near misses on the two previous stages.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 4:27:26 |
2 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
3 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | |
4 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | |
5 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | |
7 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
8 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | |
9 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
10 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
11 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp | |
12 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp | |
13 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
14 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
15 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
16 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | |
17 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale | |
18 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
19 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
20 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | |
21 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
22 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
23 | Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Garmin Sharp | |
24 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | |
25 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
26 | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | |
27 | Alexey Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha | |
28 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling | |
29 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
30 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek Factory Racing | |
31 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
32 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
33 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
34 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
35 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling | |
36 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale | |
37 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | |
38 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
39 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
40 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | |
41 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | |
42 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | |
43 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
44 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
45 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
46 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
47 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
48 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
49 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
50 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | |
51 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
52 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
53 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | |
54 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha | |
55 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
56 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | |
57 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
58 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
59 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | |
60 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
61 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | |
62 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
63 | Marko Kump (Slo) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
64 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | |
65 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
66 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale | |
67 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | |
68 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
69 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
70 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
71 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | |
72 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
73 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
74 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto Belisol | |
75 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team | |
76 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
77 | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Lampre-Merida | |
78 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
79 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
80 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Team Katusha | |
81 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
82 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | |
83 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
84 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
85 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
86 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol | |
87 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp | |
88 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | |
89 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | |
90 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
91 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | |
92 | Kevin Ista (Bel) IAM Cycling | |
93 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano | |
94 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin Sharp | |
95 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol | |
96 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
97 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
98 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling | |
99 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | |
100 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
101 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | |
102 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | |
103 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin Sharp | |
104 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | |
105 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale | |
106 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
107 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
108 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | |
109 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale | |
110 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | |
111 | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | |
112 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
113 | Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | |
114 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar Team | |
115 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
116 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
117 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
118 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
119 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin Sharp | |
120 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
121 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin Sharp | |
122 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | |
123 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team | |
124 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
125 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | |
126 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Team Europcar | |
127 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
128 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | |
129 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
130 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
131 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | |
132 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | |
133 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Sky | |
134 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | |
135 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
136 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | |
137 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | |
138 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
139 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | |
140 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
141 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
142 | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar | |
143 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:00:33 |
144 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:00:53 |
145 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:02 |
146 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:01:06 |
147 | Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar | |
148 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:20 |
149 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | 0:01:32 |
150 | Jos van Emden (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:39 |
151 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:55 |
152 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:03:03 |
153 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
154 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | |
155 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | |
156 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
157 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida | |
158 | Matti Breschel (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | |
159 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr | |
160 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge | |
161 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky | |
162 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:03:33 |
163 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | |
164 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNS | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | |
DNS | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto Belisol | |
DNS | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
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1 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 3 | pts |
2 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 2 | |
3 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 3 | pts |
2 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 2 | |
3 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 15 | pts |
2 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 12 | |
3 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 9 | |
4 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 7 | |
5 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 6 | |
6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 5 | |
7 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr | 4 | |
8 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 3 | |
9 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2 | |
10 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | 4 | pts |
2 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 2 | |
3 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 1 |