2012 Vuelta a España

August 18 - September 9, 2012

Monday, August 20: Stage 3, Faustino V - Eibar (Arrate), 155.3 km

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Monday, August 20: Stage 3, Faustino V - Eibar (Arrate), 155.3 km

Rated Ascents:

• Km 32.3: Alto la Aldea, 11 km at 3.8% gradient, Category 2
• Km 66.6: Puerto de Vitoria, 6.7 km @ 3.2%, Category 3
• Km 120.2: Puerto de Campazar, 5.7 km @ 4.8%, Category 3
• Km 153.3: Alto de Arrate, 5.5 km @ 7.8%, Category 1

Results:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) 3hr 49min 37sec
2. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
3. Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
4. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
5. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 6sec
6. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
7. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
8. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
9. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
10. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
11. Nicolas roche (Ag2r) s.t.
12. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
13. Winner Anacona (Lampre) s.t.
14. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
15. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 27sec
16. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 47sec
17. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) s.t.
18. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) s.t.
19. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
20. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 50sec
21. Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
22. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) s.t.
23. Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
24. Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) s.t.
25. Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) s.t.
26. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) s.t.
27. Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
28. Johann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 50sec
29. Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 1min 18sec
30. John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
31. Laurent Didier (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
32. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) s.t.
33. Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) @ 1min 28sec
34. Serge Pauwels (Omega pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
35. Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) s.t.
36. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) s.t.
37. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
38. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
39. Alexandre Geniez (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
40. Egor Silin (Astana) s.t.
41. Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
42. Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
43. Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) s.t
44. Arnaud Courteille (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
45. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
46. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Astana) s.t.
47. Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) @ 1min 52sec
48. Morris Possoni (Lampre) s.t.
49. Denis Monechov (Katusha) s.t.
50. Antonio Piedra (Caja Rural) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) 8hr 46min 56sec
2. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 18sec
3. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 19sec
4. Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 20sec
5. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 24sec
6. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 28sec
7. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
8. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 30sec
9. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 33sec
10. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 46sec
11. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 52sec
12. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 59sec
13. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 1min 6sec
14. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 1min 11sec
15. Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 1min 12sec
16. Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
17. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.
18. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 14sc
19. Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 16sec
20. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 1min 27sec
21. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 1min 36sec
22. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) s.t.
23. Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 1min 39sec
24. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 45sec
25. Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 1min 49sec
26. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 50sec
27. Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 52sec
28. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 1min 53sec
29. Maxime Monfort (Radi shack-Nissan) @ 1min 57sec
30. Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) @ 2min 4sec
31. John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
32. Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
33. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 5sec
34. Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 2min 8sec
35. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) s.t.
36. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 2min 14sec
37. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
38. Egor Silin (Astana) s.t.
39. Denis Menchov (Katusha) @ 2min 19sec
40. Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 2min 19sec
41. Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) s.t.
42. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 2min 34sec
43. Mikel Landa (Euskaltel) @ 2min 35sec
44. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 54sec
45. Morris Possoni (Lampre) @ 2min 58sec
46. Cayetano Sarmiento (Liquigas) @ 3min 0sec
47. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 3min 7sec
48. Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) s.t.
49. Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 3min 9sec
50. Linus Gerdemann (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 3min 14sec

Points Classification:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 25 points
2. Jojn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 25
3. Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge): 20
4. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 20
5. Ben Swift (Sky): 16

Climber Classification:

1. Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil): 11 points
2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 10
3. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 6
4. Philippe Gilbert (BMC): 6
5. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 4

Allround Classification:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 4 points
2. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 10
3. Christopher Froome (Sky): 17
4. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 17
5. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 45

Team Classification:

1. Movistar: 25hr 44min 38sec
2. Sky @ 9sec
3. Rabobank @ 13sec
4. Euskaltel @ 1min 15sec
5. Katusha @ 1min 17sec

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Stage 3 map and profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Photos from Stage 3:

Alberto Contador leads the final four.

Chris Froome makes the cut.

Joaquin Rodriguez

Further back Igor Anton makes his way up the hill.

John Gadret

Damiano Cunego

Nicolas Roche

Eros Capecchi

Rigoberto Uran

Rinaldo Nocentini

Jonathan Castroviejo's last moments as the leader of the Vuelta.

Hard to beat Vlaverde in a sprint like this.

The Vuelta has a new leader, Alejandro Valverde

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