Niemiec outsprints Santaromita for stage win

Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche) outsprinted his breakaway companion Ivan Santaromita (Liquigas-Doimo) to win stage three. Riccardo Riccò (Ceramica Flaminia) led home a three-man chase group for third place.

Santaromita's second place was enough to give him the overall lead by 58 seconds ahead of Riccò and Niemiec.

After the stage's start, six racers quickly launched themselves into a breakaway including Dmytro Grabovskyy (ISD - Neri), Simon Clarke (ISD - Neri), Cristiano Salerno (De Rosa - Stac Plastic), Rubens Bertogliati (Androni Giocattoli), Kristjan Fajt (Adria Mobil) and Giuseppe Muraglia (CDC - Cavaliere). During their time off the front, they got over a three-minute advantage, but staying away was not to be the day's outcome.

Of the leaders, only Clarke and Muraglia were able to stay away. Stefano Pirazzi (Colnago - CSF Inox) and Bertogliati chased them as the rest of the initial break members were absorbed by the group.

Before long, Clarke was left alone at the front. Wall fell back into no man's land as Riccò, Giovanni Visconti (ISD - Neri) and Emanuele Sella (Carmiooro NGC) chased him.

The peloton came back together and then Niemiec (Miche) took a mountain contest ahead of Fortunato Baliani (Miche) and Ruslan Pydgornyy (ISD - Neri)

Luca Ascani (CDC - Cavaliere) then led a break effort and was joined by six other men. The group continued to grow and included riders like Visconti; however, there seemed to be little cohesiveness among the riders.

With 20km to go, 30 men found themselves together at the front and in control of the race. A further selection was made, leaving 11 riders at the front: Santaromita, Visconti, Clarke, Pydgornyy, Chiarini, Alessandro Bisolti (Colnago - CSF Inox), Ruggero Marzoli (Acqua & Sapone), Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Carmiooro NGC), Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli), Niemiec and Davide D'Angelo (CDC - Cavaliere). Clarke, who's spent plenty of time at the front today, fell into difficulty.

When the group hit another climb, Santaromita and Niemiec found themselves at the front, chased by Chiarini, Pardilla and Rodriguez. Serpa Perez, Bisolti and Visconti followed.

Santaromita and Niemiec earned themselves a lead of 20 seconds with 10km to go. Pozzovivo and Serpa Perez formed the first chase group and Riccò, Visconti and Pydgornyy also chased, a bit further back at 35 seconds.

Riccò and Visconti seemed to recover, moving up to the role of lead chasers along with Pozzovivo and Serpa Perez. The leaders' gap fell to 18 seconds on a descent with six kilometres to go.

Yet with 2km to go, Santaromita and Niemiec were more comfortably still off the front, then with a 40-second advantage. The two entered the final straight together, knowing they couldn't be caught before the line and that one of them would win the stage.

Niemiec outsprinted Santaromita to win stage three.

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Full Results
1Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche4:47:44
2Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Riccardo Ricco' (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:00:48
4Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:00:49
5Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Carmiooro NGC0:00:55
6Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:01:13
7Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Miche0:01:31
8Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) ISD - NeriRow 7 - Cell 2
9Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 8 - Cell 2
10Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:01:44
12Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:02:17
13Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri0:02:25
14Luca Zanasca (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 13 - Cell 2
15Damiano Caruso (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:02:37
16Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 16 - Cell 2
18Luca Ascani (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:02:41
19Cayet Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & SaponeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 19 - Cell 2
21Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-DoimoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:04:21
23Diego Gallego Arnaiz (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 22 - Cell 2
24Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD - Neri0:07:34
25José Rujano Guillen (Ven) ISD - NeriRow 24 - Cell 2
26Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:07:59
27Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:10:00
28Hubert Schwab (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:10:06
29Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 28 - Cell 2
30Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - NeriRow 29 - Cell 2
31Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Zheroquadro Radenska0:10:41
32Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:13:52
33Bostjan Rezman (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:14:40
34Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Acqua & SaponeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Luca Pierfelici (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 35 - Cell 2
37Andrea Noe (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGCRow 37 - Cell 2
39Martin Schöffmann (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 38 - Cell 2
40Pasquale Muto (Ita) MicheRow 39 - Cell 2
41Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 40 - Cell 2
42Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 41 - Cell 2
43Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 42 - Cell 2
44Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 43 - Cell 2
45Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 44 - Cell 2
46Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 45 - Cell 2
47Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 46 - Cell 2
48Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 47 - Cell 2
49Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) MicheRow 48 - Cell 2
50Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria MobilRow 49 - Cell 2
51Matija Kvasina (Cro) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 51 - Cell 2
53Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria MobilRow 52 - Cell 2
54Gabor Fejes (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 53 - Cell 2
55Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni GiocattoliRow 54 - Cell 2
56Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:14:45
57Matteo Montaguti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:16:41
58Eugenio Loria (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 57 - Cell 2
59Andrea Tonti (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 58 - Cell 2
60Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Davide D'Angelo (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 60 - Cell 2
62Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 61 - Cell 2
63Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro NGCRow 62 - Cell 2
64Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Carmiooro NGCRow 63 - Cell 2
65David Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 65 - Cell 2
67Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & SaponeRow 66 - Cell 2
68Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 67 - Cell 2
69Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 68 - Cell 2
70Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria MobilRow 69 - Cell 2
71Ivan Melero Coco (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 70 - Cell 2
72Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jan Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Marko Kump (Slo) Adria MobilRow 73 - Cell 2
75Michael Rasmussen (Den) MicheRow 74 - Cell 2
76Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 75 - Cell 2
77Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - NeriRow 76 - Cell 2
78Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Uros Murn (Slo) Adria MobilRow 78 - Cell 2
80Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:21:33
81Alessandro Mauro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:22:51
83Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Marino Palandri (Ita) Adria MobilRow 83 - Cell 2
85Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 84 - Cell 2
86Enrico Zen (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 85 - Cell 2
87Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 86 - Cell 2
88Santo Anza (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Stefano Borchi (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 88 - Cell 2
90Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 90 - Cell 2
92Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Antonio Quadranti (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 92 - Cell 2
94Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 93 - Cell 2
95Walter Proch (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 95 - Cell 2
97Luigi Gitto (Ita) MicheRow 96 - Cell 2
98Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 97 - Cell 2
99Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jure Zagar (Slo) Adria MobilRow 99 - Cell 2
101Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 100 - Cell 2
HDEdoardo Girardi (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 101 - Cell 2
HDLuca Celli (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 102 - Cell 2
HDEnrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 103 - Cell 2
HDOleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD - NeriRow 104 - Cell 2
HDRoberto Ferrari (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 105 - Cell 2
HDMattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 106 - Cell 2
HDRoberto De Patre (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 107 - Cell 2
HDRuggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 108 - Cell 2
HDParide Grillo (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 109 - Cell 2
HDSebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 110 - Cell 2
HDClemens Fankhauser (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 111 - Cell 2
HDPetr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 112 - Cell 2
HDAndré Schulze (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 113 - Cell 2
HDMartin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 114 - Cell 2
HDYuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 115 - Cell 2
HDSerhy Hrechyn (Ukr) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 116 - Cell 2
HDNicholas Sanderson (Aus) Amore & Vita - ConadRow 117 - Cell 2
HDGuillermo Rubens Bongiorno (Arg) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 118 - Cell 2
HDDavide Bonucelli (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 119 - Cell 2
HDDaniele Callegarin (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 120 - Cell 2
HDBernardo Riccio (Ita) CDC - CavaliereRow 121 - Cell 2
HDRida Cador (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 122 - Cell 2
HDAdriano Angeloni (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 123 - Cell 2
HDRuslan Ivanov (Mda) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 124 - Cell 2
HDGianluca Coletta (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 125 - Cell 2
HDTamas Lengyel (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 126 - Cell 2
HDRoberto Antonio Richeze (Arg) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal CaffeRow 127 - Cell 2
HDDavid Francisco Delgado (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 128 - Cell 2
HDManuel Anton (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 129 - Cell 2
HDOscar Grau (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 130 - Cell 2
DNSGregory Obando Brenes (CRc) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y LeonRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFJure Golcer (Slo) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFMarcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFFrancesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFMatic Strgar (Slo) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto Cesaro (Ita) MicheRow 136 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 3
1Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo11:13:40
2Riccardo Ricco' (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:00:58
3Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche0:01:12
4Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:01:27
5Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:46
6Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:01:55
7Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Carmiooro NGC0:02:01
8Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:07
9Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri0:02:16
10Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli0:02:34
11Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Miche0:02:47
12Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-DoimoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Damiano Caruso (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:02:52
14Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri0:03:08
15Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:03:27
16Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC0:03:43
17Luca Ascani (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:03:45
18Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:03:59
19Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:04:01
20Luca Zanasca (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:04:42
21Diego Gallego Arnaiz (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:06:00
22José Rujano Guillen (Ven) ISD - Neri0:07:53
23Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD - Neri0:08:19
24Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:08:22
25Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:08:29
26Hubert Schwab (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:11:30
27Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:11:46
28Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:12:23
29Cayet Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone0:12:36
30Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:15:01
31Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:15:06
32Andrea Noe (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:15:10
33Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:15:34
34Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche0:16:14
35Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil0:16:45
36Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:16:59
37Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:17:08
38Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita - Conad0:18:31
39Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:19:16
40Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:19:45
41Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Zheroquadro Radenska0:20:42
42Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Carmiooro NGC0:20:47
43Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:22:03
44Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD - Neri0:23:00
45Davide D'Angelo (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:23:22
46Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:23:52
47Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni Giocattoli0:23:59
48Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil0:24:10
49Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:24:18
51Martin Schöffmann (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:24:33
52Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:24:35
53Luca Pierfelici (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 52 - Cell 2
54Bostjan Rezman (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:24:41
55Matija Kvasina (Cro) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Conad0:24:52
57Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche0:24:57
58Matteo Montaguti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:25:39
59Santo Anza (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:25:43
60Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri0:25:55
61Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Acqua & Sapone0:26:18
62Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone0:26:36
63David Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:26:42
64Alessandro Mauro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:26:43
65Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Amore & Vita - Conad0:26:53
66Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:27:45
67Ivan Melero Coco (Spa) Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon0:29:26
68Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC0:29:43
69Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:29:46
70Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil0:29:51
71Uros Murn (Slo) Adria MobilRow 70 - Cell 2
72Eugenio Loria (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere0:29:56
73Andrea Tonti (Ita) Carmiooro NGC0:30:48
74Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec0:31:05
75Gabor Fejes (Hun) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal Caffe0:31:23
76Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:31:47
77Marino Palandri (Ita) Adria Mobil0:32:21
78Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:32:28
79Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil0:32:29
80Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro NGC0:32:32
81Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Zheroquadro Radenska0:32:45
82Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - Conad0:33:03
83Michael Rasmussen (Den) Miche0:33:30
84Jan Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:35:07
85Stefano Borchi (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:35:29
86Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:35:43
87Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:35:50
88Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 87 - Cell 2
89Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:35:56
90Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 89 - Cell 2
91Antonio Quadranti (Ita) Carmiooro NGC0:36:20
92Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Zheroquadro Radenska0:36:32
93Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:37:36
94Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:37:42
95Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri0:38:07
96Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:38:28
97Enrico Zen (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:38:54
98Walter Proch (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Universal Caffe0:39:33
99Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:41:17
100Luigi Gitto (Ita) Miche0:41:33
101Jure Zagar (Slo) Adria Mobil0:43:31

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