USA Pro Challenge, stage 3 summary
 

Stage 3 : Aug 21, Breckenridge - Steamboat Springs, 170.4 km

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 4.04.18
2 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano
3 Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
5 Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
6 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia
7 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
8 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard
9 Tanner Putt (USA) Bontrager Cycling Team
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling


Changes in GC, stage 3 compared to stage 2 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+9 Jonathan Clarke
+7 Ryan Eastman
+7 Luka Mezgec
+7 Fred Rodriguez
+6 Ryan Anderson
+6 Martijn Verschoor
+6 Marsh Cooper
+6 Jarlinson Pantano
+6 Christopher Juul Jensen
+6 Ben King

Biggest losers by position :
-23 Jeremy Vennell
-23 Michael Torckler
-17 Joshua Edmondson
-16 Alessandro De Marchi
-16 Julio Camacho Bernal
-13 Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
-10 Christopher Jones
-7 Thomas Damuseau
-6 Craig Lewis
-6 Nathan Brown
-5 Christopher Baldwin

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-8:52 Jeremy Vennell
-8:52 Michael Torckler
-4:02 Thomas Soladay
-3:59 Alessandro De Marchi
-3:37 Christopher Jones
-3:37 Craig Lewis
-3:37 Davide Villella
-3:34 Joshua Edmondson
-3:34 Julio Camacho Bernal
-3:34 Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
-3:34 Nathan Brown

Favourites by position :
+4 Rohan Dennis
+4 Richie Porte
+4 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
+3 Christopher Froome
+3 Christian Vande Velde
+2 Michael Rogers
+2 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle
+2 Andrew Talansky
+1 Tiago Machado
+1 David Zabriskie
+1 Andy Schleck

Favourites by time :

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Lachlan Morton 11:35:40 (unchanged)
2 Mathias Frank 0:02 (unchanged)
3 Peter Sagan 0:11 (unchanged)
4 Tejay van Garderen 0:11 (unchanged)
5 Lawson Craddock 0:18 (unchanged)
6 Thomas Danielson 0:29 (unchanged)
7 Darwin Atapuma 0:35 (unchanged)
8 Damiano Caruso 0:41 (unchanged)
9 Greg Van Avermaet 0:41 (was 14th at 0:41)
10 Tony Gallopin 0:41 (was 12th at 0:41)
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13 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle 0:41 (was 15th at 0:41)
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17 Christian Vande Velde 0:46 (was 20th at 0:46)
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27 Tiago Machado 1:22 (was 28th at 1:22)
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32 Andy Schleck 1:29 (was 33rd at 1:29)
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42 Michael Rogers 6:04 (was 44th at 6:04)
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46 Andrew Talansky 6:28 (was 48th at 6:28)
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60 David Zabriskie 11:14 (was 61st at 11:14)
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64 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo 14:59 (was 68th at 14:59)
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73 Christopher Froome 16:08 (was 76th at 16:08)
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99 Rohan Dennis 21:31 (was 103rd at 21:31)
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111 Richie Porte 25:54 (was 115th at 25:54)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 40 (was 1st with 25 points)
2 Greg Van Avermaet 24 (was 2nd with 17 points)
3 Mathias Frank 15 (unchanged)
4 Tejay van Garderen 13 (unchanged)
5 Lachlan David Morton 12 (unchanged)
6 Luka Mezgec 12 (was 0 points)
7 Tony Gallopin 10 (was 11th with 7 points)
8 Kiel Reijnen 10 (was 6th with 10 points)
9 Ryan Anderson 10 (was 0 points)
10 Damiano Caruso 9 (was 9th with 8 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling 3
Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 2
Fu Shiu Cheung (Hkg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 2
Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 2
Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Jamis - Hagens Berman 2
Ken Hanson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 2
Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 2
Marco Corti (Ita) Colombia 1
Total retirements : 8


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