Tour of California, stage 3 summary

Stage 3 : May 15, San Jose - Livermore, 185.5 km

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 4.50.49
2 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Barracuda
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
4 Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
5 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy
7 Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
8 Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos - Shimano
9 Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
10 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team


Changes in GC, stage 3 compared to stage 2 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+26 Morgan Schmitt
+25 Roger Kluge
+23 Gerald Ciolek
+17 Michael Creed
+16 Carlos Quintero
+15 Wesley Sulzberger
+13 Maarten Tjallingii
+13 Luke Durbridge
+13 Gregory Rast
+12 Michael Rodriguez Galindo

Biggest losers by position :
-68 Leigh Howard
-21 Christopher Jones
-18 Jeremy Vennell
-14 Jonathan Clarke
-12 Christophe Riblon
-12 Jonathan Patrick McCarty
-12 Ryan Anderson
-11 Sam Johnson
-10 Romain Bardet
-9 Matthew Wilson
-7 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-12:16 Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
-12:16 Christophe Riblon
-12:16 Christopher Jones
-12:16 Frantisek Rabon
-12:16 Jacob Rathe
-12:16 Jason McCartney
-12:16 Jonathan Clarke
-12:16 Jonathan Patrick McCarty
-12:16 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez
-12:16 Ken Hanson
-12:16 Logan Loader

Favourites by position :
+6 Michael Matthews
+5 Tejay Van Garderen
+4 Laurens ten Dam
+4 Jens Voigt
+3 Thomas Danielson
+3 Peter Velits
+3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+2 Christopher Horner
+1 Levi Leipheimer
-5 Robert Gesink

Favourites by time :
-0:10 Vincenzo Nibali
-0:10 Thomas Danielson
-0:10 Tejay Van Garderen
-0:10 Robert Gesink
-0:10 Peter Velits
-0:10 Michael Matthews
-0:10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-0:10 Levi Leipheimer
-0:10 Laurens ten Dam
-0:10 Jens Voigt
-0:10 David Zabriskie
-0:10 Christopher Horner
-0:10 Cameron Meyer
-12:16 Frantisek Rabon

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Peter Sagan 14:34:54 (unchanged)
2 Heinrich Haussler 0:12 (was 2nd at 0:08)
3 Jeffry Louder 0:24 (was 4th at 0:14)
4 Fred Rodriguez 0:26 (was 5th at 0:16)
5 Ben Jacques-Maynes 0:26 (was 6th at 0:16)
6 Marc de Maar 0:27 (was 7th at 0:17)
7 Markel Irizar Aranburu 0:29 (was 8th at 0:19)
8 Joshua Atkins 0:29 (was 9th at 0:19)
9 Greg Van Avermaet 0:30 (was 10th at 0:20)
10 Lawson Craddock 0:30 (was 11th at 0:20)
11 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 0:30 (was 14th at 0:20)
12 Peter Velits 0:30 (was 15th at 0:20)
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15 Christopher Horner 0:30 (was 17th at 0:20)
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19 Tejay Van Garderen 0:30 (was 24th at 0:20)
20 Cameron Meyer 0:30 (was 20th at 0:20)
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23 Thomas Danielson 0:30 (was 26th at 0:20)
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28 Laurens ten Dam 0:30 (was 32nd at 0:20)
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30 Robert Gesink 0:30 (was 25th at 0:20)
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33 Levi Leipheimer 0:30 (was 34th at 0:20)
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37 David Zabriskie 0:30 (was 37th at 0:20)
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39 Vincenzo Nibali 0:30 (was 39th at 0:20)
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66 Jens Voigt 7:26 (was 70th at 7:16)
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76 Michael Matthews 15:15 (was 82nd at 15:05)
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117 Frantisek Rabon 34:17 (was 117th at 22:01)

Retirements to date : Stage
Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Cycling 3
Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3
Steven Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 3
Eric Young (USA) Bissell Cycling 2
Partick Bevin (NZl) Bissell Cycling 2
Total retirements : 5


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