Stage 3 Results -
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step – 4.25.24
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence – Lotto
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone
8 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
9 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
10 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
Links to news sites…
“Boonen grabs stage
Bennati takes over maillot oro
By Shane Stokes
Tom Boonen has shown he is back on top sprinting form after his cocaine positive earlier this summer, winning stage three of the Vuelta a España into Córdoba. He beat Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) and Erik Zabel (Team Milram) to the line, with Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Euskaltel – Euskadi) and Nicolas Roche (Crédit Agricole) netting fourth and fifth in the mass bunch gallop.
Bennati had picked up second in two bonus sprints and his runner-up placing on the stage lifted him clear of today’s leader Alejandro Valverde in the general classification. He ended the day seven seconds ahead of the Spaniard and ten up on Boonen. His team-mate Filippo Pozzato and Egoi Martinez De Esteban are next in line in the overall standings.” Read more from CyclingNews.com…
“Boonen wins Tour of Spain third stage, Bennati in lead
CORDOBA, Spain (AFP) — Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas took the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain on Monday despite finishing the third stage in second place behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen.
Quick Step rider Boonen finished the 168.6-kilometre (105-mile) ride between Jaen and Cordoba, which included a moderate climb, in 4hr 25min 24sec, with Germany’s Erik Zabel of Milram in third.” Read more from the AFP…
