Vuelta a Burgos, stage 3 summary

Stage 3 : Friday, August 7 2009, Burgos, 175 km

1 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator 4.25.55
2 Alexei Markov (Rus) Team Katusha
3 Ben Hermans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
4 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
5 Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
7 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld
8 Joaquin Sobrino Martinez (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
10 Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo


Changes in stage 3 compared to stage 2 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Luca Paolini
+11 Dario Andriotto
+11 Baden Cooke
+11 Alexei Markov
+10 Koldo Fernandez
+10 Imanol Erviti
+9 Jonathan Castroviejo
+9 Geraint Thomas
+9 Felix Cardenas
+8 Oscar Pujol Munoz

Biggest losers by position :
-68 Pablo Urtasun Perez
-40 David Arroyo Duran
-25 Jose Ruiz Sanchez
-23 Ricardo Garcia Ambroa
-19 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui
-17 Alberto Fernandez Sainz
-17 Daniel Sesma
-13 Luca Pierfelici
-8 Francisco Jose Martinez
-8 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-8 Xabier Zandio Echaide

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:01 Rafael Valls Ferri
+0:01 Pieter Vanspeybrouck
+0:01 Patrick Calcagni
+0:01 Nikolas Maes
+0:01 Michele Merlo
+0:01 Manuel Vazquez Hueso
+0:01 Luca Paolini
+0:01 Koldo Fernandez
+0:01 Joaquin Sobrino Martinez
+0:01 Javier Benitez Pomares

Biggest losers by time :
-6:55 David Arroyo Duran
-6:55 Xabier Zandio Echaide
-4:43 Alberto Fernandez Sainz
-4:43 Bobbie Traksel
-4:43 Daniel Sesma
-4:43 Eriz Ruiz De Erentxun
-4:43 Francisco Jose Martinez
-4:43 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui
-4:43 Jose Ruiz Sanchez
-4:43 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-4:43 Luca Pierfelici

Favourites by position :
+4 Ezequiel Mosquera
+1 Josep Jufre Pou
-4 Stefano Garzelli

Favourites by time :
+0:01 Ezequiel Mosquera
-0:03 Stefano Garzelli
-0:03 Philip Deignan
-0:03 Matteo Carrara
-0:03 Juan Mauricio Soler
-0:03 Josep Jufre Pou
-0:03 Alejandro Valverde

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Ben Hermans 11.13.01
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver 0.03
3 Alejandro Valverde 0.04
.....
6 Ezequiel Mosquera 0.07
.....
10 Stefano Garzelli 0.10
.....
15 Matteo Carrara 0.15
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17 Juan Mauricio Soler 0.17
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27 Philip Deignan 0.28
.....
30 Josep Jufre Pou 0.31

Retirements to date : Stage
Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 2
Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 1
Total retirements : 3