February 7, 2006 – Here are the results from today’s 149.6K Stage 3 from Pollença to Mirador won by David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana. The stage started in Pollença and featured two Cat. 2 and one Cat. 1 climbs finishing on the Cat. 2 Mirador des Colomer. Canada’s Charles Dionne (Saunier Duval-Prodir) had the day off today but will be back for Wednesday’s Stage 4.

Challenge Illes Balears – Stage 3

1 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.47.24
2 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.01
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.03
4 David Munoz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
5 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
7 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 0.07
8 Antonio Colom (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
9 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku 0.09
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas 0.13
11 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.15
12 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team
13 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.18
14 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.21
15 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.31
16 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
17 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.36
18 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 0.46
19 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.48
20 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.51

GC After stage 3

1 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 9.42.34
2 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.01
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.03
4 David Munoz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
5 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
7 Antonio Colom (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.07
8 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku 0.09
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.15
10 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.18
11 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.31
12 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 0.46
13 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.48
14 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.51
15 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 0.52
16 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
17 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
18 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
19 José Mario Almagro (Spa) Relax-Gam
20 Victor Manuel Garcia (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos 0.56