2014 Vuelta a España

69th Edition: August 23 - September 14, 2014

Stage 3 Results

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Stage 3, Monday, Aug 25: Cadiz - Arcos de la Frontera, 197.8 km

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Michael Matthews wins stage three while Dan Martin pounds his bars in frustration. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Early on a break of six riders went clear: Jerome Cousin, Luis Mas Bonet, Jonathan Fumeaux, Danilo Wyss and Jacques van Rensburg. They were given a lot of freedom, at one point the escapees had a gap of more than eight minutes.

But it was a very hot day with four categorized climbs. First Fumeaux dropped back and then Luis Mas Bonet attacked the break. Mas Bonet stayed away long enough to be the first over the last two climbs and gain the KOM lead (though he is tied at nine points with Jerome Cousin).

With Orica-GreenEdge relentlessly pulling the peloton, eventually all the breakaway riders were caught.

Everyone knew the finish with a narrow bridge before a 6% grade to the finish. There was a mad scramble to the front to be well-positioned for the final kilometer. Orica-GreenEdge played it perfectly, though for a moment it looked like Katusha's Giampaolo Caruso was going to run away with all the glory. He attacked on the final grade to the finish, but didn't have enough suds to make it to the line. Dan Martin, Michael Matthews and Joaquin Rodriguez went flying by him.

It came down to a drag race between Martin and Matthews with Matthews the victor. With the time bonus for winning the stage, Matthews made it a double-coup, taking also the GC lead.

Complete Stage 3 results:

Winner's average speed: 33.5 km/hr

1	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	5hr 12min 14sec
2	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp
3	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha
4	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
5	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
6	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team
7	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale
8	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr
9	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha
10	Christopher Froome	Team SKY
11	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
12	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team
13	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team
14	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
15	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
16	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo
17	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	@ 7 seconds
18	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka
19	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
20	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY
21	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team
22	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
23	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling
24	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp
25	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
26	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha
27	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp
28	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp
29	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team
30	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team
31	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
32	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida
33	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling
34	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
35	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar
36	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale
37	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY
38	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team
39	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team
40	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol
41	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
42	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing
43	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar
44	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano
45	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team
46	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 18''
47	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 19''
48	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka
49	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp	+ 22''
50	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	+ 30''
51	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol
52	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol
53	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale
54	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
55	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling
56	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team
57	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	+ 33''
58	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	+ 43''
59	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 48''
60	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha
61	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
62	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol
63	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team
64	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team
65	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	+ 56''
66	Luis Angel Mate	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 58''
67	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling
68	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
69	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
70	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1' 03''
71	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing
72	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
73	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team
74	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano
75	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 1' 07''
76	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	+ 1' 22''
77	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 1' 29''
78	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano
79	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano
80	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr
81	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team	+ 1' 38''
82	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1' 38''
83	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka
84	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale
85	Dan Craven	Team Europcar
86	Philip Deignan	Team SKY
87	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1' 53''
88	José Herrada	Movistar Team
89	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team
90	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 18''
91	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka
92	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team
93	Aleksejs Saramotins	IAM Cycling
94	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
95	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing
96	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez	Lampre Merida
97	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling
98	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge
99	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
100	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
101	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo
102	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha
103	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling
104	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2' 27''
105	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2' 32''
106	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 2' 44''
107	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol
108	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 2' 50''
109	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing	+ 3' 01''
110	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
111	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha	+ 3' 03''
112	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	+ 3' 05''
113	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 3' 08''
114	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 3' 19''
115	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 3' 21''
116	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY
117	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 24''
118	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol
119	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3' 31''
120	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge
121	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo
122	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	+ 3' 37''
123	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team
124	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida
125	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
126	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
127	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
128	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing
129	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling
130	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano
131	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale
132	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team
133	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo
134	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
135	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
136	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha
137	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha
138	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team
139	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
140	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing
141	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling
142	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
143	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
144	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
145	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo
146	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr
147	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
148	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY
149	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
150	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka
151	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka
152	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar
153	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida
154	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 4' 07''
155	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo
156	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 4' 12''
157	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team
158	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge
159	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida
160	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	+ 4' 21''
161	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	+ 4' 21''
162	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr
163	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp
164	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp
165	Christian Knees	Team SKY
166	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano
167	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka
168	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp
169	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar
170	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida
171	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	+ 4' 30''
172	David Millar	Garmin Sharp
173	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4' 34''
174	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge
175	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling
176	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale
177	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team
178	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol	+ 14' 39''
179	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 14' 57''
180	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team
181	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	+ 14' 58''
182	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 16' 35''
183	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge
184	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar
185	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
186	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
187	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka
188	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
189	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling
190	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr
191	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
192	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team
193	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 20' 19''
194	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar
195	Bryan Nauleau	Team Europcar
196	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 21' 33''
197	Luke Rowe	Team SKY
198	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 27' 02''

GC after stage 3:

1	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	9hr 27min 53sec
2	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	@ 4 seconds
3	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	+ 11''
4	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 15''
5	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 17''
6	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge
7	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 20''
8	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
9	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing
10	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 22''
11	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 23''
12	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo
13	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
14	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	+ 25''
15	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team
16	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 30''
17	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	+ 31''
18	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida	+ 36''
19	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 37''
20	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	+ 38''
21	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY
22	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY
23	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	+ 39''
24	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp
25	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 40''
26	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling
27	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	+ 41''
28	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team
29	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol
30	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team
31	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo
32	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	+ 42''
33	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team
34	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 44''
35	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 45''
36	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 52''
37	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp
38	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp
39	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team
40	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp
41	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	+ 54''
42	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team	+ 55''
43	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	+ 59''
44	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
45	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 1' 01''
46	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 02''
47	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
48	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	+ 1' 04''
49	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp	+ 1' 07''
50	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale
51	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1' 08''
52	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 1' 10''
53	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	+ 1' 14''
54	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar
55	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka
56	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	+ 1' 16''
57	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 1' 17''
58	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling
59	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 1' 18''
60	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 1' 22''
61	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 24''
62	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	+ 1' 30''
63	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol
64	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	+ 1' 32''
65	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1' 40''
66	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
67	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 42''
68	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	+ 1' 47''
69	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 1' 49''
70	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 53''
71	Angel Mate Luis	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
72	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	+ 1' 55''
73	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 1' 56''
74	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team	+ 1' 57''
75	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team	+ 1' 59''
76	Philip Deignan	Team SKY	+ 2' 09''
77	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2' 11''
78	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano
79	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 2' 12''
80	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 2' 15''
81	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	+ 2' 18''
82	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 2' 20''
83	José Herrada	Movistar Team	+ 2' 25''
84	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 2' 27''
85	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha	+ 2' 28''
86	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling
87	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge
88	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 2' 33''
89	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
90	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 41''
91	Dan Craven	Team Europcar	+ 2' 45''
92	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez	Lampre Merida	+ 2' 47''
93	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2' 51''
94	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	+ 2' 59''
95	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 3' 03''
96	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 3' 04''
97	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
98	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale
99	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 3' 09''
100	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	+ 3' 21''
101	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha	+ 3' 35''
102	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3' 41''
103	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team
104	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 3' 47''
105	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	+ 3' 48''
106	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	+ 3' 50''
107	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 52''
108	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 53''
109	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 54''
110	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 3' 56''
111	Aleksejs Saramotins	IAM Cycling	+ 3' 57''
112	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 4' 00''
113	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team
114	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 4' 02''
115	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol
116	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha	+ 4' 07''
117	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 4' 10''
118	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	+ 4' 16''
119	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team
120	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	+ 4' 20''
121	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling	+ 4' 21''
122	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	+ 4' 23''
123	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4' 24''
124	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr	+ 4' 26''
125	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 4' 29''
126	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 4' 29''
127	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 4' 30''
128	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	+ 4' 31''
129	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 4' 32''
130	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
131	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 4' 39''
132	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha	+ 4' 41''
133	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar	+ 4' 44''
134	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo
135	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4' 45''
136	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 4' 49''
137	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
138	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida	+ 4' 50''
139	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 4' 51''
140	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY	+ 4' 52''
141	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 4' 53''
142	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	+ 4' 55''
143	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 5' 01''
144	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha	+ 5' 04''
145	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing
146	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	+ 5' 05''
147	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY	+ 5' 07''
148	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 5' 08''
149	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team	+ 5' 09''
150	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team	+ 5' 13''
151	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 5' 21''
152	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	+ 5' 28''
153	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team
154	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 5' 30''
155	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp	+ 5' 32''
156	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 5' 33''
157	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp	+ 5' 35''
158	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida	+ 5' 37''
159	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team
160	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 5' 41''
161	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 5' 48''
162	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 5' 49''
163	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 5' 51''
164	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 5' 57''
165	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing
166	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	+ 5' 58''
167	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	+ 6' 07''
168	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 6' 08''
169	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	+ 6' 19''
170	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 6' 25''
171	Christian Knees	Team SKY	+ 6' 37''
172	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	+ 6' 45''
173	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge	+ 6' 47''
174	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling	+ 7' 00''
175	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	+ 7' 09''
176	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr	+ 7' 16''
177	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	+ 7' 28''
178	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 15' 01''
179	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 15' 49''
180	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol	+ 16' 41''
181	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing	+ 16' 48''
182	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	+ 17' 09''
183	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr	+ 17' 24''
184	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar	+ 17' 42''
185	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	+ 17' 47''
186	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 18' 02''
187	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 18' 06''
188	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge	+ 19' 00''
189	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	+ 19' 37''
190	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 19' 51''
191	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 19' 56''
192	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	+ 21' 26''
193	Bryan Nauleau	Team Europcar	+ 21' 48''
194	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 22' 11''
195	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 22' 24''
196	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 23' 01''
197	Luke Rowe	Team SKY	+ 24' 14''
198	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 28' 09''

Mountains Classification:

1	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	9 points
2	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	9
3	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	6
4	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	3
5	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	2
6	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	1

Points Classification:

1	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	33 points
2	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	29
3	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	20
4	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	20
5	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	16
6	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	16
7	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	14
8	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	14
9	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	12
10	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	12
11	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	12
12	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	10
13	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	10
14	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	9
15	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	9
16	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	8
17	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	8
18	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	7
19	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	7
20	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	6
21	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	6
22	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	6
23	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	5
24	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	5
25	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	4
26	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	3
27	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	2
28	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	2
29	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	2
30	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	2
31	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1
32	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	1
33	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1

Team Classification:

1	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	27hr 55min 44sec
2	BMC Racing Team	@ 9 seconds
3	Team SKY	+ 22''
4	Team Katusha	+ 26''
5	Omega Pharma - Quick Step	+ 29''
6	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 31''
7	Astana Pro Team	+ 32''
8	Movistar Team	+ 36''
9	Garmin Sharp	+ 36''
10	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 51''
11	Trek Factory Racing	+ 52''
12	Lampre - Merida	+ 1' 02''
13	Lotto Belisol	+ 1' 18''
14	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	+ 1' 24''
15	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 44''
16	Orica GreenEdge	+ 2' 12''
17	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2' 14''
18	FDJ.fr	+ 2' 16''
19	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 2' 36''
20	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 36''
21	Team Europcar	+ 2' 36''
22	IAM Cycling	+ 5' 30''

Stage 3 photos:

Stage 3 started on the aircraft carrier Juan Carlos 1. Photo ©Sirotti

Orica-GreenEdge on the deck of the Juan Carlos. Photo ©Sirotti

Nairo Quintana. Photo ©Sirotti

Giampaolo Caruso attacks on the final ascent to the finish. Photo ©Sirotti

Tony Martin (right front, Omega Pharma leads the field). Photo ©Sirotti

Matthews already knows he's got the stage. Photo ©Sirotti

Michael Matthews wins stage three. That's Joaquin Rodriguez following. Photo ©Sirotti

Matthews gets the race leader's red jersey. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 3 live updates:

Weather: At Arcos de la Frontera, 2PM local time it's 32C (90F) and forecast to go up to 37C (99F). Wind from the west at 14 km/hr (9 mph), 43% humidity and no chance of rain.

Km 36, 162 km to go: A break of five riders has gone clear: Jerome Cousin, Luis Mas Bonet, Jonathan Fumeaux, Danilo Wyss and Jacques van Rensburg. They currently have a lead of 6 minutes.

Km 50, 148 km to go: The peloton is giving the five riders in the break a long leash. The gap has grown out to 8min 15sec. Average speed of the stage so far after 1hr 26min of racing is 34.9 km/hr. The stage does have four category three climbs, which begin about km 83 (see stage profile below the map).

Km 74, 124 km to go: Things have settled down a bit, The five riders in the break have a lead of 5min 42sec. Orica-GreenEdge has put some muscle at the front of the peloton to help with the chase.

Km 91, 107 to go: The climbing has begun. The first ascent is the Puerto de Galis. First to the top was Jerome Cousin, followed by Luis Mas Bonet and Danilo Wyss. The break is 4min 34sec ahead of the peloton.

Km 107, 91 km to go: The second climb, the third-category Alto Alcomocales, is in the rear-view mirror. Jerome Cousin was first over the crest, then Danilo Wyss and Luis Mas Bonet. The gap back to the field is 3min 50sec. Alberto Contador said he felt surprisingly good in the opening time trial, but felt some knee pain during stage two. He said today's stage will be his first serious test.

Km 121, 77 to go: On the way up the third-category Alto del Camino. It's hot! The five riders are slowly being pulled back. The gap is 2min 33sec. Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) told Eurosport that he believes the GC lead is within stage-win time bonification reach.

Km 123, 75 km to go: Jonathan Fumeaux has lost contact with his fellow breakaways, so the lead group is down to four, with a gap of 2min 50sec. In the back of the peloton, Peter Sagan is looking uncomfortable. Orica-GreenEdge is leading the pack.

Luis Mas Bonet (Caja Rural) has attacked the breakaway and is about 23 seconds in front of other three (Jerome Cousin, Danilo Wyss and Jacques van Rensburg).

65 km to go: Mas Bonet, jersey unzipped in the heat, hands on the drops, is 50 seconds ahead of the chasing trio and 4min 23sec ahead of the peloton. Movistar is working at the front.

At the Benaocaz intermediate sprint: 1st Luis Mas Bonet, 2nd Jacques van Rensburg and 3rd Danilo Wyss. Jonathan Fumeaux has been caught by the peloton.

Km 139, 59 to go: The Alto del Camino has been crested. First was Luis Mas Bonet, followed by Jerome Cousin 1min 22sec later and then Danilo Wyss. Mas Bonet is 4min 32sec ahead of the Orica-GreenEdge led pack. There is one more categorized ascent, the Puerto del Boyar.

Mas Bonet will probably be the King of the Mountains at the end of the day, a terrific result for his small Caja Rural team.

52 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge has at least five riders at the front of the peloton. Up front, Mas Bonet still looks good as he pushes on. His gap has come down to 3min 50sec.

49 km to go: Mas Bonet is starting to rock in the saddle and his gap is coming down. He's 1min 50sec ahead of the three chasers, but his gap back to the pack is about 3 minutes.

The Grazalema intermediate has been passed: 1st Luis Mas Bonet, 2nd Jacques van Rensburg, 3rd Danilo Wyss.

41 km to go: Only one rider is off the front, Luis Mas Bonet, 2min 18sec ahead of the peloton. The other breakaways (Wyss, Van Rensburg, Cousin) have been absorbed.

Results of the final categorized climb, the Puerto del Boyar: 1st Luis Mas Bonet, 2nd Danilo Wyss, 3rd Jerome Cousin.

34 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge seems to be stepping up the pace and several riders were having real trouble hanging on to the back of the pack. Mas Bonet's lead is down to 1min 35sec.

29 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge has the peloton strung out in a long line. Mas Bonet is looking really tired and has a gap of just 66 seconds.

23 km to go: Luis Mas Bonet has been caught. FDJ, surely thinking of another Nacer Bouhanni stage win, has put a rider at the front. Cannondale and Sky are moving up.

18 km to go: Crash! Movistar riders are down. Looks Like Castroviejo and Malori. Probably trouble grabbing a mussette. Riders are back up and on the road, chasing.

13 km to go: Orica-GreenEdge remains at the fornt with help from FDJ.

Bam! Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) attacks. No reaction so far.

12 km to go: Hansen has 22 seconds.

9 km to go: Sky has moved to the front. Hansen has just 9 seconds. Pack is descending at 94 km/hr. There is a bridge coming up and everyone wants to be first over it. Then there is a stiff uphill section.

5 km to go: Tony Martin is dragging the field at a rocket-fast speed. Omega Pharma has several riders at the front. Lots of swarming and fighting for position at the front.

2 km to go: Over the narrow bridge. It's all strung out. Giant-Shimano at the front.

1 km to go: On the climb, 6%. Katusha attacks. Still together.

The finish: Caruso is slightly off the front. The other blow by him. It's a drag race between Dan Martin and Michael Matthews. Matthews takes it while Martin hits his bars in frustration. That stage win and its time bonification gives Matthews the GC lead.

Stage 3 map and profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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