Zabriskie holds off Rogers to win in Santa Cruz

The battle for the general classification hit a fevered pitch on the road to Santa Cruz for the third stage of the Amgen Tour of California. David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) pulled out a powerful stage win from a three-man general classification battle over Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and defending champion Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack).

The climb up Bonny Doon Road was once again the launching pad for Leipheimer but this time Zabriskie and Rogers, who last year finished second and third behind Leipheimer in the overall, were ready and able to match his attack.

With 25km remaining over the top, it was up to Rogers and Zabriskie to tow a reluctant Leipheimer to the line if they wanted to keep a gap over the rest of the field. The two did the lion's share of the work, with Zabriskie pushing the pace in the final kilometre and then narrowly taking the sprint over Rogers from the front out of the last turn.

The stage win and time bonus pushed the Garmin-Transitions rider into the overall lead of the race, a position he never enjoyed in the previous editions of the race.

"I've been the runner up at the Tour of California a couple of times, but I've never won a stage and never touched the leader's jersey in the time the race has been going on. So just to touch the jersey is quite an honor," said Zabriskie.

The American said he thought he had lost the stage to Rogers in the sprint, and called the Australian "a fierce competitor" who will be a strong foe throughout the rest of the race.

Rogers confirmed Zabriskie's assessment, saying: "Dave doesn't look any stronger than me or Levi, he just got the jump on me today. The race is far from over."

Zabriskie's form hadn't made itself apparent yet this year - he had some doubts coming into the race but said: "The feelings I had today were really good. It's the first time I've been able to go that deep so far this season. Hopefully I can stay with Levi in the climbs to come."

Leipheimer said that he made mistakes today in the final metres and regretting losing the seconds in the time bonus. "I screwed up the finish - I knew about [the last] corner but there was a tailwind there. We drag-raced to the last corner and I could close the gap to Mick [Rogers], but the finish was too short to do anything."

Leipheimer was never fully committed to working with the two most dangerous GC riders in the race, as it did not give him a tactical advantage toward the overall classification.

"It doesn't really matter if we were gaining time on everyone else, that's not what my goal is," Leipheimer said. "I ended up losing time with the time bonsues, so I was a little disappointed with that.

"I didn't win, so obviously there was some mistake there, but it's not like I've lost the whole stage race."

Sagan threatens

The three strong men had built up a lead of 90 seconds at the top of the climb, but a large chasing group closed the gap to a dozen seconds over the next 25 kilometres to Santa Cruz.

The lead trio narrowly held off the chase largely due to the efforts of Zabriskie in the final kilometre. Behind, and capable of challenging for the general classification lead if he made the juncture, was best young rider and third overall Peter Sagan (Liquigas).

Sagan lost his team helper to a puncture in the run-in through Santa Cruz and had to be satisfied with taking the sprint for fourth.

"On the climb I felt good. Our guys went in front to try to bring the gap down," Sagan said. Despite falling short of claiming the overall lead, he said he was happy with how the day went and his best young rider's jersey.

"Yes this is a jersey I want to keep. This is a course that is really hard. There are many stages left to go and I just have to wait to see what transpires."

Absent from the chase was the morning's leader Brett Lancaster (Cervelo TestTeam), and thanks to the 17 second gap which separated Sagan from the leaders, the overall lead passed on to Zabriskie, who also gained a 10 second time bonus on the line.

Rogers out-sprinted Leipheimer to claim the six second bonus, and now trails Zabriskie on the general classification ladder by four seconds, with the Radioshack man behind by six.

The Liquigas rider kept his best young rider jersey with the finish, while Team Type 1 kept the mountains classification in the hands of Thomas Rabou thanks to the efforts of his team-mate Davide Frattini in the breakaway.

"Today it was our objective to keep the jersey and I tried to be in the break but it didn't happen," said Rabou. "My teammate Mr. Frattini he was in the breakaway and took away all the KOM points, so the points stayed within the team so it was a good day for us."

HTC-Columbia's Mark Cavendish remains in the green sprinter's jersey for another day.

Overall stirred, not shaken

Despite a clear start to the third stage in San Francisco, the rain wasn't quite ready to let the peloton enjoy a care-free day. The sun began to make its exit behind high clouds as the racers sped toward the first sprint of the day in Pacifica at mile 10.7.

Berhard Eisel (HTC-Columbia) led his sprinter Mark Cavendish to the top placing across the line, putting Cavendish into the outright lead of the points classification over stage two winner Lancaster. Eisel was second across the line ahead of Rabobank's Paul Martens from the intact peloton.

Several of the domestic teams tried to get a breakaway going on the sinuous route along the Pacific coast, with Christopher Baldwin (Unitedhealthcare-Maxxis) and Christopher Jones (Team Type 1) having a brief foray before Radioshack and HTC-Columbia brought them back.

Kurt Hovelynck (Quick Step) also tried to slip away, but with the second sprint fast approaching in Half Moon Bay at mile 19.4, he too was absorbed by the furious chase.

Cavendish did not take the second sprint, his lead-out overtaken by an attack from Jelly Belly before the 200m mark. The escape was caught before the line, where Karl Menzies (Unitedhealthcare-Maxxis) took the points over Alexander Kristoff (BMC Racing Team) and Cavendish.

The trip down the coast wasn't favourable to Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies), who fell back to the follow cars and then abandoned at the 32 mile mark.

With the sprint action behind them, the well advertised plan to let a small non-threatening breakaway go clear materialized at the turn to the first climb of the day, Tunitas Creek Road. Davide Frattini (Team Type 1) continued his team's press for mountain points by making the split along with Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell), Will Routley (Jelly Belly), Eric Boily (SpiderTech) and Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit Strategies).

The five ascended into the clouds which were pressed up against the redwood tree-lined hill, and as temperatures dropped and the rain began to fall, the peloton behind took the opportunity to stop for warm clothing and a nature break before the climb.

Given the green light to spend quality time out front, the five men built up a lead of 2:30 minutes by the top of the steep, narrow climb, cheered on by intrepid cycling enthusiasts who braved the foul weather to experience bike racing at its best. Frattini took the maximum points at the top over Anderson, Jacques-Maynes, Boily and Routley.

A steep, twisty and narrow descent followed, and with rain-slickened roads and the recent memory of multiple crashes on yesterday's stage, the peloton took the trip down gingerly.

The second climb began just as soon as the bottom was reached, and on the much less difficult category 3 ascent Frattini once again took the maximum points over Anderson, with Boily getting over Jacques Maynes for third and Routley holding last place over the line.

Toward the mid-way point of the stage, the five men enjoyed more than four minutes over the peloton en route to the third KOM of the day on Pescadero Road, a steeper but shorter pitch and only category four. Frattini took the top over Anderson, Boily and Routley knowing that their time in front would now be limited as the coming flat coastal road pushed the advantage toward the chasing peloton.

Radioshack was towing the pack along at a steady pace on the farm-lined scenic descent that followed, and once the peloton turned onto the Cabrillo Highway near the coast, the cross-winds began to make the five leaders lose impetus. Aided by the Cervelo team, the gap fell from a maximum of 4:55 minutes down to two minutes in a short amount of time.

The general classification favourites were locked and loaded and ready to fire on the Bonny Doon Road climb which was fast approaching, and the breakaway was in sight at mile 89.

Routley put in a last ditch bid for glory, attacking and holding 45 seconds over the bunch with Jacques-Maynes dangling 15 seconds behind, but the two were doomed to be caught after the turn onto Bonny Doon Rd.

The Jelly Belly rider had special insights into the day after spending the winter training in Santa Cruz. "This is definitely a day that I wanted to do well in. We rode solid in the break all day. We had a five minute gap and then a couple minutes later it was a minute and half," said Routley.

"It was disappointing because I was thinking that maybe we could go into the climb with two minutes and make it over half the climb and get lucky. I figured, hey we are going to get caught so I will show that I have legs, show that fact and get on the podium, make it worth it."

Bonny Doon ends on stalemate

Radioshack set a brisk tempo to reel in the two escapees for good at the base of the climb. As the road kicked up, Leipheimer, Armstrong and Horner set an ever increasing tempo.

The decisive moment came not from the ProTour riders but Unitedheathcare's Rory Sutherland, who launched the attack that pulled Leipheimer, Zabriskie, Armstrong and Rogers away. Armstrong and Sutherland could not hold the pace of the three who would go on to contest the stage win, and fell back to the chasing group.

"The plan was to split up the field and see if we could get Levi more time there," said Horner. "We thought he would have one or two guys, hoping for Rogers or Zabriskie. But having both of them there means they all went to the line together. I guess that means they are going to have to battle it out between the three of them on another stage."

"My legs were good," said Leipheimer, who last year used the climb to distance himself from Rogers and Zabriskie. "I was the one making the pace on the climb but was missing a little something on the climb to make the big difference."

With three of the top time trialists in the world working together to stay away, even the ever increasing chasing group could not close the gap and the stage and general classification battle went to Rogers, Zabriskie and Leipheimer.

For the second year in a row, Garmin-Transitions would take the stage in Santa Cruz as Zabriskie repeated last year's winner Tom Peterson's performance by pushing the pace from the front in the final kilometre and holding off Rogers in the dash for the line.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions4:26:09
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:17
5Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 4 - Cell 2
6Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 6 - Cell 2
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 7 - Cell 2
9Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 8 - Cell 2
10Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-TransitionsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jeremy Vennell (NZl) BissellRow 10 - Cell 2
12Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 13 - Cell 2
15Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1Row 14 - Cell 2
16Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 17 - Cell 2
19Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioshackRow 20 - Cell 2
22Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V AustraliaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 24 - Cell 2
26Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:37
27Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 10:00:17
28Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:41
29David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 29 - Cell 2
31Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 33 - Cell 2
35Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 34 - Cell 2
36Paul Mach (USA) BissellRow 35 - Cell 2
37Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:01:56
38Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell0:04:36
39Robert Britton (Can) BissellRow 38 - Cell 2
40Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 39 - Cell 2
41Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 40 - Cell 2
42Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:04:40
47Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:08:13
49Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia0:08:58
50Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 52 - Cell 2
54Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 1Row 53 - Cell 2
55Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V AustraliaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 56 - Cell 2
58Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team0:12:52
59Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 58 - Cell 2
60David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 59 - Cell 2
61Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:16:10
62Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:16:24
64Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick StepRow 67 - Cell 2
69Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Daniel Holloway (USA) BissellRow 69 - Cell 2
71Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) BissellRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 78 - Cell 2
80Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 79 - Cell 2
81Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 81 - Cell 2
83Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 83 - Cell 2
85Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 84 - Cell 2
86Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 89 - Cell 2
91Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 90 - Cell 2
92Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 92 - Cell 2
94Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1Row 94 - Cell 2
96Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 95 - Cell 2
97Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1Row 96 - Cell 2
98Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 98 - Cell 2
100Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 99 - Cell 2
101Peter Latham (NZl) BissellRow 100 - Cell 2
102Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 101 - Cell 2
103Jason Mccartney (USA) Team RadioshackRow 102 - Cell 2
104Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 103 - Cell 2
105Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 104 - Cell 2
106Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 105 - Cell 2
107Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 106 - Cell 2
108Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 107 - Cell 2
109Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 111 - Cell 2
113Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 113 - Cell 2
115Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 114 - Cell 2
116Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 115 - Cell 2
117Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 116 - Cell 2
118Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1Row 119 - Cell 2
121Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 121 - Cell 2
123Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1Row 122 - Cell 2
124Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1Row 123 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Pacifica, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia5pts
2Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Half Moon Bay, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis5pts
2Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions15pts
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Tunitas Creek, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 18pts
2Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - CA 84
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 16pts
2Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Pescadero Rd
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 14pts
2Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Bonny Doon, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack8pts
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia7Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Best Young Rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo4:26:26
2Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:01:24
4Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:04:19
5Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:04:23
9Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:12:35
10David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:15:53
12Daniel Holloway (USA) Bissell0:16:07
13Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 15 - Cell 2
17Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 16 - Cell 2
18Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 19 - Cell 2
21Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1Row 23 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Radioshack13:19:01
2Garmin-TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3HTC-ColumbiaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Liquigas-Doimo0:00:37
5UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis0:01:41
6SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Rabobank0:04:29
8Bissell0:06:00
9BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Quick Step0:07:28
11Team Type 10:08:58
12Fly V Australia0:08:59
13Cervelo TestTeam0:10:37
14Saxo Bank0:16:10
15Kelly Benefit Strategies0:25:52
16Jelly Belly presented by Kenda0:36:50
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General Classification after Stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions13:09:33
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:04
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:00:06
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:21
5Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:00:24
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions0:00:27
7Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 7 - Cell 2
9Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 8 - Cell 2
10Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioshackRow 10 - Cell 2
12Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 11 - Cell 2
13Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 12 - Cell 2
14Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V AustraliaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 17 - Cell 2
19Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia0:01:44
21Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1Row 20 - Cell 2
22Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 1Row 21 - Cell 2
23Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jeremy Vennell (NZl) BissellRow 23 - Cell 2
25Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:47
27Paul Mach (USA) Bissell0:01:49
28George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:03:08
29Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:03:14
31Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:34
32Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:04:38
33Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:04:46
34Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:06:03
35Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia0:06:07
36Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:08:58
37Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 10:09:04
38David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:09:05
39Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:09:40
40Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:10:25
41Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia0:11:18
42Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:12:24
43Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:12:25
44Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:13:57
45Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:14:19
46Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell0:14:25
47Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team0:15:17
48Robert Britton (Can) Bissell0:15:20
49Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:16:20
51Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team0:16:22
52Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:16:25
53Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:16:34
54Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia0:16:53
55Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 54 - Cell 2
56Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia0:17:01
57Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:17:51
58Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 59 - Cell 2
61Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:19:06
62Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:19:21
63Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1Row 62 - Cell 2
64Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:19:26
65Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:19:34
66Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:21:15
67Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:22:10
68Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia0:24:10
69Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team0:25:45
70Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:27:02
71Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:27:04
72Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:27:06
73Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell0:27:08
74Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 75 - Cell 2
77David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:28:04
78Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia0:28:41
80Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:31:30
82Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:31:36
83Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 82 - Cell 2
84Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 83 - Cell 2
85Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 84 - Cell 2
86Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 85 - Cell 2
87Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia0:33:40
90Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia0:33:52
92Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:33:54
93Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 92 - Cell 2
94Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 93 - Cell 2
95Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 94 - Cell 2
96Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 97 - Cell 2
99Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1Row 99 - Cell 2
101Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 100 - Cell 2
102Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 102 - Cell 2
104Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 103 - Cell 2
105Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) BissellRow 104 - Cell 2
106Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1Row 105 - Cell 2
107Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick StepRow 106 - Cell 2
108Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 107 - Cell 2
109Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Daniel Holloway (USA) BissellRow 109 - Cell 2
111Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1Row 111 - Cell 2
113Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 112 - Cell 2
114Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 113 - Cell 2
115Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 114 - Cell 2
116Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jason Mccartney (USA) Team RadioshackRow 116 - Cell 2
118Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 118 - Cell 2
120William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 120 - Cell 2
122Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:34:14
123Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 10:34:32
124Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:36:32
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia21pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo19Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis15Row 4 - Cell 3
6Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis13Row 8 - Cell 3
10Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy7Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 16Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis4Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions4Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 24 - Cell 3
26Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack3Row 25 - Cell 3
27Paul Mach (USA) Bissell3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 31 - Cell 3
33Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 32 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 126pts
2Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 118Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell9Row 9 - Cell 3
11Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Paul Mach (USA) Bissell6Row 11 - Cell 3
13David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions6Row 12 - Cell 3
14Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia1Row 20 - Cell 3
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Best Young Rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo13:09:54
2Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:00:06
3Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:05:42
4David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:08:44
5Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:13:36
6Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:13:58
7Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team0:14:56
8Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team0:14:59
9Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:16:13
10Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:17:30
11Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:21:49
13Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia0:26:47
14David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:27:43
15Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:31:09
16Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:31:15
17Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:33:19
18Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step0:33:33
19Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 18 - Cell 2
20Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 20 - Cell 2
22Daniel Holloway (USA) BissellRow 21 - Cell 2
23Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1Row 22 - Cell 2
24Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 23 - Cell 2
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Garmin-Transitions39:29:00
2RadioshackRow 1 - Cell 2
3HTC-Columbia0:02:00
4UnitedHealthcare-MaxxisRow 3 - Cell 2
5Liquigas-DoimoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rabobank0:09:00
7BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:10:00
9Team Type 10:12:00
10Fly V AustraliaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Saxo Bank0:16:00
12Bissell0:17:00
13Cervelo TestTeam0:21:00
14Quick Step0:39:00
15Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jelly Belly presented by Kenda0:52:00

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Laura Weislo
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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