Peter Sagan Wins a Grand Tour Stage
Peter Sagan, Tinkoff-Saxo, won Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana ending two years of frustration in Grand Tours. Esteban Chaves of Orica GreenEdge leads the race, wearing the Red Jersey. The other top contenders are still within one minute of the lead.
Stage 3 was a 164.6 km (102.3 mile) stage from with two Category 3 climbs in the first half of the stage with a flat run into Malaga.
Sagan followed John Degenkolb and his Team Giant-Alpecin lead out train in the final kilometers of the stage. Sagan came around Degenkolb’s rear wheel and sprinted to the finish, with Nacer Bouhanni coming up to edge Degenkolb as well at the finish to come in second in the stage today.
Vuelta Withdrawals
As a result of Sunday’s crash at 30 km (19 miles) from the finish, Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team) did not start today. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana Pro Team) abandoned partway through the stage due to injuries from Sunday. Tiralongo had 20 stitches on his face and had injuries to his shoulders, hip and legs. Tiralongo is a key supporter of teammate Fabio Aru and a training partner. Fabio Cancellara (Trek Factory Team) withdrew as well due to stomach flu. Cancellara could not eat and with the hills and heat he could not continue.
The 209 km (130 mile) Stage 4 run from Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera and looks to be another sprinters’ stage, where, Degenkolb and Sagan will likely duel again.
Stage 3 Results
1
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Peter Sagan
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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4:06:46
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2
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Nacer Bouhanni
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Cofidis, Solutions Credits
|
:00
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3
|
John Degenkolb
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Team Giant-Alpecin
|
:00
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4
|
Jean-Pierre Drucker
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BMC Racing Team
|
:00
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5
|
Nelson Oliveira
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Lampre-Merida
|
:00
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6
|
Youcef Reguigui
|
MTN - Qhubeka
|
:00
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7
|
Mitchell Docker
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Orica GreenEdge
|
:00
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8
|
Jasper Stuyven
|
Trek Factory Racing
|
:00
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9
|
Vicente Reynes
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IAM Cycling
|
:00
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10
|
Tom Van Asbroeck
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Team LottoNL-Jumbo
|
:00
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General Classification Standings
1
|
Esteban Chaves
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Orica GreenEdge
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8:04:01
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2
|
Tom Dumoulin
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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0:00:05
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3
|
Nicolas Roche
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Team Sky
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0:00:15
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4
|
Daniel Martin
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Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
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0:00:24
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5
|
Joaquim Rodriguez
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Team Katusha
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0:00:35
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6
|
Nairo Quintana
|
Movistar Team
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0:00:36
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7
|
Alejandro Valverde
|
Movistar Team
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0:00:38
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8
|
Christopher Froome
|
Team Sky
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0:00:40
|
9
|
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
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Team Katusha
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0:00:40
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10
|
Fabio Aru
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Astana Pro Team
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0:00:47
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11
|
Mikel Landa
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Astana Pro Team
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0:00:51
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12
|
Romain Sicard
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Team Europcar
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0:00:51
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13
|
Mikel Nieve
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Team Sky
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0:00:51
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14
|
Songezo Jim
|
MTN - Qhubeka
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0:00:52
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15
|
Tejay Van Garderen
|
BMC Racing Team
|
0:00:55
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