Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, stage 3 summary

Stage 3 : Mar 20, Vidreres - Vallter 2000-Setcases, 180.1 km

1 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 5.01.20
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0.06
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha
4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
5 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 0.09
6 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
7 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
8 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
10 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0.21


Changes in GC, stage 3 compared to stage 2 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+115 Thibaut Pinot
+93 Stephen Cummings
+91 Fabio Aru
+84 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
+79 Domenico Pozzovivo
+77 Kristijan Durasek
+76 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+76 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
+74 Chris Anker Sorensen
+70 Mads Christensen

Biggest losers by position :
-130 Robert Wagner
-121 Gianni Meersman
-110 Brett Lancaster
-107 Stephane Poulhies
-105 Andrew Fenn
-105 Pim Ligthart
-104 Samuel Dumoulin
-103 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso
-103 Tiziano Dall'Antonia
-100 Sam Bewley
-99 Travis Meyer

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:22 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
+0:16 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:16 Bradley Wiggins
+0:16 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
+0:13 Thibaut Pinot
+0:13 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+0:13 Przemyslaw Niemiec
+0:13 Peter Stetina
+0:13 Michele Scarponi
+0:01 Domenico Pozzovivo

Biggest losers by time :
-21:43 Jack Bobridge
-21:43 Jetse Bol
-20:50 Andrea Guardini
-20:30 Jonas Ahlstrand
-19:03 Moreno Hofland
-17:57 Travis Meyer
-16:32 Jon Aberasturi Izaga
-16:32 Robert Wagner
-14:25 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-14:25 Jean-Lou Paiani
-14:25 Karsten Kroon

Favourites by position :
+76 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+69 David Zabriskie
+53 Denis Menchov
+46 Thomas Danielson
+35 Ryder Hesjedal
+8 Michele Scarponi
+8 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+6 Bradley Wiggins
+4 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+1 Daniel Martin
-2 Robert Gesink
-5 Steven Kruijswijk
-43 Thomas De Gendt

Favourites by time :
+0:16 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:16 Bradley Wiggins
+0:13 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+0:13 Michele Scarponi
-0:03 Thomas Danielson
-0:10 Robert Gesink
-0:10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:10 Daniel Martin
-1:39 Steven Kruijswijk
-1:49 Ryder Hesjedal
-1:49 David Zabriskie
-2:04 Denis Menchov
-2:37 Thomas De Gendt

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 12:45:28 (was 3rd at 0:16)
2 Bradley Wiggins 0:04 (was 8th at 0:20)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:04 (was 11th at 0:20)
4 Michele Scarponi 0:07 (was 12th at 0:20)
5 Przemyslaw Niemiec 0:07 (was 13th at 0:20)
6 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 0:26 (was 90th at 0:48)
7 Robert Gesink 0:30 (was 5th at 0:20)
8 David Lopez Garcia 0:30 (was 7th at 0:20)
9 Daniel Martin 0:30 (was 10th at 0:20)
10 Peter Stetina 0:35 (was 71st at 0:48)
11 Rigoberto Uran Uran 0:35 (was 87th at 0:48)
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16 Thomas Danielson 0:51 (was 62nd at 0:48)
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21 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:58 (was 25th at 0:48)
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44 Steven Kruijswijk 2:27 (was 39th at 0:48)
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50 Ryder Hesjedal 2:37 (was 85th at 0:48)
51 David Zabriskie 2:37 (was 120th at 0:48)
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54 Denis Menchov 2:52 (was 107th at 0:48)
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60 Thomas De Gendt 3:24 (was 17th at 0:47)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Cristiano Salerno 47 (was 1st with 35 points)
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 31 (was 0 points)
3 Karol Domagalski 28 (was 0 points)
4 Christian Meier 26 (was 2nd with 26 points)
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 25 (was 0 points)
6 Martin Kohler 24 (was 0 points)
7 Nicolas Edet 22 (was 0 points)
8 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 20 (was 0 points)
9 Lucas Sebastian Haedo 18 (was 0 points)
10 Bradley Wiggins 16 (was 0 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 3
Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol 3
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida 3
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2
Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard 2
Total retirements : 7


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