Tour of California Stage 3 Results, Photos – Skujins Wins, Britton 3rd Overall

May 12, 2015 (San Jose, CA) – Tom Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team, the defending Tour de Beauce title holder, added a career-best victory to his palmares with a surprise win at the 168.9km Stage 3 circuit race in San Jose with a break-away move that saw him take over the race lead as well.

Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo was second again besting Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx – Quick-Step in the final sprint uphill to the finish.

Stage 3 podium [P] Cor Vos

Jersey Winners
– Amgen Leader Jersey – Toms Skujins (LAT), Hincapie Racing Team
– Lexus King of the Mountain (KOM) Jersey – Toms Skujins (LAT), Hincapie Racing Team
– Visit California Sprint Jersey – Mark Cavendish (GBR), Etixx – Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team
– SRAM Best Young Rider Jersey – Julian Alaphilippe (FRA), Etixx-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team
– Breakaway from Cancer®  Most Courageous Rider Jersey – Daniel Oss (ITA), BMC Racing Team

Results (brief)

1. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team 4:33:10
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 1:06
3. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx – Quick-Step
4. Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis – Hagens Berman
5. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 1:09
6. Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
7. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
8. Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
9. Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
10. Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
11. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Racing Team
12. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
13. Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
14. Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
15. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop

GC after Stage 3

1. Toms Skujins (Lat) Hincapie Racing Team 14:04:01
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:32
3. Rob Britton (Can) Team SmartStop 0:43
4. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx – Quick-Step 0:44
5. Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) Jamis – Hagens Berman
6. Dion Smith (Nzl) Hincapie Racing Team 0:47
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
8. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
9. Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin
10. Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
11. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Team Sky
12. Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies