2018 Tour de France stage three results by BikeRaceInfo

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2018 Tour de France
105th edition: July 7 - 29, 2018

Stage 3, Monday, July 9:
Cholet 35.5 km team time trial

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Monday, July 9: Stage 3, Cholet 35.5 km team time trial

Team BMC

Stage winners Team BMC. Photo: ASO/ Pauline Ballet

Weather at Cholet at 3:15 PM, local time: 28C (81F), sunny, with the wind from the NE at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage report.

It was business almost as usual for Team BMC in Monday's stage 3 as they confirmed their status as the world's leading team time trial specialists to win the 35-km effort in Cholet. Richie Porte and his team-mates, five of which were already in the team who won a TTT on the Tour in 2015, clocked 38:46, to upstage pre-stage favorites Team Sky by four seconds. Third place went to Quick Step, who lost the stage and their yellow jersey chances by seven seconds. Peter Sagan, who was dropped by his Bora Hansgrohe team-mates, handed his yellow jersey to Greg Van Avermaet, who already led the Tour de France for three days in 2016, the year he also became Olympic champion.

The eight riders of Mitchelton-Scott, winners of a similar stage in 2013 in Corsica, were the first to tackle the course at 3:10 pm. They were immediately followed by pre-stage favorites Team Sky. Their tactics were strikingly different as the Australian team seemed to spare Adam Yates and Mikel Nieve while the eight Sky riders took turns regularly. They were almost level on 14:12 and 14:13 at the first intermediate mark at kilometer 13. Movistar were just a second adrift at that stage but they faltered in the finale, to relinquish 49 seconds on Team Sky.
But specialists BMC were the team to beat and they showed why they had won six of the last ten major team time trials by being fastest at the second intermediate mark to finish on 38:46, with a four seconds lead over Team Sky.

"We have strong riders, they took care of me so it was not so hard for me and it was great to see such a big crowd. It's a good result but it's far from over. You saw what happened in stage 1 with my crash. There is more time to take back of the other contenders," said team leader Richie Porte who, like Chris Froome, had lost 51 seconds after a crash in stage 1.

Their victory, the fourth in a TTT this season, also meant Team Sky have yet to win a team time trial on the Tour, having finished second or third in the four such efforts they took part in.

The stage victory was settled at this stage, even though Tom Dumoulin's Team Sunweb also performed well, setting the 5th mark on 38:57, 11 seconds behind BMC. The suspense was also maintained by Team Quick Step, who challenged BMC until the very last kilometers with only Philippe Gilbert, Yves Lampaert, Julian Alaphilippe and Bob Jungels left. But they were seven seconds short of a stage win that might have handed Gilbert the yellow jersey.
As for Peter Sagan, he was dropped by his Bora-Hansgrohe team-mates in the last hill. As a result, the yellow jersey has now changed three times in three days, which only happened once in the last 25 years, in 2015.

Results:

35.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 54.944 km/hr

Stage 3 photos

1	BMC RACING TEAM	in 38min 46sec
2	TEAM SKY	in 38'50" at 4sec
3	QUICK - STEP FLOORS	in 38'53" at 00'07"
4	MITCHELTON - SCOTT	in 38'55" at 00'09"
5	TEAM SUNWEB	in 38'58" at 00'11"
6	EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC	in 39'21" at 00'35"
7	BORA - HANSGROHE	in 39'36" at 00'50"
8	ASTANA PRO TEAM	in 39'38" at 00'51"
9	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	in 39'39" at 00'52"
10	MOVISTAR TEAM	in 39'40" at 00'53"
11	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	in 39'52" at 01'06"
12	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO	in 40'02" at 01'15"
13	AG2R LA MONDIALE	in 40'01" at 01'15"
14	TREK - SEGAFREDO	in 40'02" at 01'16"
15	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	in 40'25" at 01'38"
16	GROUPAMA - FDJ	in 40'28" at 01'42"
17	TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC	in 40'33" at 01'46"
18	DIRECT ENERGIE	in 40'38" at 01'51"
19	LOTTO SOUDAL	in 40'38" at 01'51"
20	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	in 40'39" at 01'52"
21	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT	in 41'10" at 02'24"
22	COFIDIS SOLUTIONS CREDITS	in 42'09" at 03'23"

GC after Stage 3:

GC leader: Greg can Avermaet (BMC)
Mountains classification leader: Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
Best young rider: Soren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb)
Team classification leader: Quick-Step Floors

419 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 45.799 km/hr

1	GREG VAN AVERMAET	BMC	9hr 8min 55sec
2	TEJAY VAN GARDEREN	BMC	s.t.
3	GERAINT THOMAS	Sky	@ 3sec
4	PHILIPPE GILBERT	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 05''
5	BOB JUNGELS	Quick-Step Floors	+ 00' 07''
6	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
7	TOM DUMOULIN	Team Sunweb	+ 00' 11''
8	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
9	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	Team Sunweb	s.t.
10	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 00' 35''
11	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 00' 50''
12	DANIEL OSS	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	JAKOB FUGLSANG	Astana	+ 00' 51''
14	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	s.t.
15	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 00' 52''
16	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	+ 00' 53''
17	MIKEL LANDA MEANA	Movistar	s.t.
18	CHRIS FROOME	Sky	+ 00' 55''
19	TAYLOR PHINNEY	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 00' 56''
20	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 01' 00''
21	DARYL IMPEY	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
22	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 06''
23	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
24	MICHAEL VALGREN ANDERSEN	Astana	s.t.
25	ROMAIN BARDET	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 15''
26	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
27	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
28	JOHN DEGENKOLB	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 16''
29	JASPER STUYVEN	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
30	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
31	EGAN ARLEY BERNAL	Sky	+ 01' 19''
32	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 01' 26''
33	MIKEL NIEVE	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
34	OLIVER NAESEN	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 31''
35	MACIEJ BODNAR	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 01' 32''
36	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	Astana	+ 01' 33''
37	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	s.t.
38	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 01' 38''
39	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
40	CHAD HAGA	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 41''
41	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	+ 01' 42''
42	TANEL KANGERT	Astana	s.t.
43	RAMON SINKELDAM	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
44	WARREN BARGUIL	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 01' 46''
45	LAURENT PICHON	Fortuneo-Samsic	s.t.
46	YVES LAMPAERT	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
47	SYLVAIN CHAVANEL	Direct Energie	+ 01' 48''
48	NIKIAS ARNDT	Team Sunweb	+ 01' 49''
49	LILIAN CALMEJANE	Direct Energie	+ 01' 51''
50	THOMAS BOUDAT	Direct Energie	s.t.
51	MARK CAVENDISH	Dimension Data	+ 01' 52''
52	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	Dimension Data	s.t.
53	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
54	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	Dimension Data	s.t.
55	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	Bahrain-Merida	+ 01' 57''
56	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
57	ROMAIN HARDY	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 02' 03''
58	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 06''
59	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	+ 02' 08''
60	KOEN DE KORT	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 14''
61	MATHIAS FRANK	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 19''
62	MARCO MARCATO	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 02' 20''
63	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
64	TIMOTHY DUPONT	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 02' 24''
65	DION SMITH	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
66	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	+ 02' 28''
67	KRISTIJAN ÐURASEK	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 02' 29''
68	JHON DARWIN ATAPUMA	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
69	EDWARD THEUNS	Team Sunweb	+ 02' 30''
70	ARTHUR VICHOT	Groupama-FDJ	+ 02' 33''
71	PAUL MARTENS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
72	JULIEN VERMOTE	Dimension Data	+ 02' 34''
73	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 02' 35''
74	MAXIME BOUET	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 02' 37''
75	STEFAN KÜNG	BMC	+ 02' 50''
76	SEP VANMARCKE	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 02' 54''
77	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
78	MARK RENSHAW	Dimension Data	+ 02' 56''
79	SERGE PAUWELS	Dimension Data	s.t.
80	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 03' 00''
81	DAMIANO CARUSO	BMC	+ 03' 02''
82	ROMAIN SICARD	Direct Energie	+ 03' 03''
83	AXEL DOMONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 07''
84	JACK BAUER	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 03' 11''
85	ELIE GESBERT	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 03' 13''
86	MARCO MINNAARD	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 15''
87	GUILLAUME MARTIN	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	JULIEN SIMON	Cofidis	+ 03' 23''
89	PIERRE ROGER LATOUR	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 26''
90	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 31''
91	TOM SCULLY	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 03' 34''
92	ANDREA PASQUALON	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 36''
93	THOMAS DEGAND	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
94	AMAEL MOINARD	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 03' 49''
95	SONNY COLBRELLI	Bahrain-Merida	+ 03' 57''
96	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 03' 58''
97	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	s.t.
98	GIANNI MOSCON	Sky	+ 04' 07''
99	KRISTIJAN KOREN	Bahrain-Merida	+ 04' 12''
100	RICK ZABEL	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 04' 13''
101	DAMIEN GAUDIN	Direct Energie	+ 04' 15''
102	TOM-JELTE SLAGTER	Dimension Data	+ 04' 20''
103	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 24''
104	JENS KEUKELEIRE	Lotto-Soudal	+ 04' 27''
105	ROBERT KIŠERLOVSKI	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 04' 30''
106	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	+ 04' 33''
107	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	Bahrain-Merida	+ 04' 34''
108	TIMO ROOSEN	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 04' 40''
109	SIMON GERRANS	BMC	+ 04' 41''
110	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	Quick-Step Floors	+ 04' 44''
111	FLORIAN VACHON	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 04' 49''
112	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 04' 54''
113	MAXIMILIANO ARIEL RICHEZE	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
114	NILS POLITT	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
115	JASPER DE BUYST	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
116	JULIEN BERNARD	Trek-Segafredo	+ 04' 59''
117	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05' 02''
118	MARCEL SIEBERG	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
119	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	Lotto-Soudal	+ 05' 04''
120	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 05' 06''
121	PATRICK BEVIN	BMC	+ 05' 07''
122	JEROME COUSIN	Direct Energie	+ 05' 17''
123	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	+ 05' 28''
124	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 05' 29''
125	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	Astana	+ 05' 34''
126	REIN TAARAMÄE	Direct Energie	+ 05' 38''
127	MARC SOLER	Movistar	+ 05' 42''
128	TOMS SKUJINS	Trek-Segafredo	+ 05' 53''
129	JOSÉ ROJAS	Movistar	+ 05' 59''
130	JACOPO GUARNIERI	Groupama-FDJ	+ 06' 04''
131	PAWEL POLJANSKI	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
132	NIKI TERPSTRA	Quick-Step Floors	+ 06' 09''
133	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 06' 12''
134	MICHAEL GOGL	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
135	NICOLAS EDET	Cofidis	+ 06' 39''
136	DAVID GAUDU	Groupama-FDJ	+ 06' 47''
137	TONY MARTIN	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 06' 54''
138	MICHAEL SCHÄR	BMC	+ 06' 57''
139	LAURENS TEN DAM	Team Sunweb	+ 07' 15''
140	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	+ 07' 25''
141	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 07' 28''
142	ROBERTO FERRARI	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 07' 36''
143	ANTHONY TURGIS	Cofidis	+ 07' 37''
144	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	Cofidis	s.t.
145	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 07' 38''
146	YOANN OFFREDO	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 07' 49''
147	ROBERT GESINK	LottoNL-Jumbo	+ 07' 54''
148	ARNAUD DEMARE	Groupama-FDJ	+ 08' 01''
149	MATHEW HAYMAN	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 08' 08''
150	MARCEL KITTEL	Katusha-Alpecin	+ 08' 11''
151	DANIEL NAVARRO	Cofidis	+ 08' 12''
152	MICHAEL HEPBURN	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 08' 23''
153	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	+ 08' 27''
154	RORY SUTHERLAND	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 08' 43''
155	JELLE VANENDERT	Lotto-Soudal	+ 08' 46''
156	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	+ 08' 52''
157	LUKE ROWE	Sky	+ 09' 22''
158	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 09' 31''
159	KEVIN LEDANOIS	Fortuneo-Samsic	+ 09' 33''
160	JAY ROBERT THOMSON	Dimension Data	+ 09' 42''
161	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	+ 10' 00''
162	SILVAN DILLIER	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 10' 02''
163	WOUT POELS	Sky	+ 10' 06''
164	JESPER HANSEN	Astana	+ 10' 16''
165	ANTHONY PEREZ	Cofidis	+ 10' 18''
166	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE-Team Emirates	+ 10' 23''
167	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	Groupama-FDJ	+ 10' 30''
168	FABIEN GRELLIER	Direct Energie	+ 10' 34''
169	TIM DECLERCQ	Quick-Step Floors	+ 10' 35''
170	DIMITRI CLAEYS	Cofidis	+ 11' 32''
171	LUKE DURBRIDGE	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 12' 06''
172	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	+ 13' 18''
173	OLIVIER LE GAC	Groupama-FDJ	+ 13' 55''
174	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF Education First-Drapac	+ 18' 26''