February 20, 2010 (Malhão, Portugal) – The Tour of Algarve continued in Portugal with a very solid effort so far from the sole Canadian in the race, Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions, who is ranked 14th overall. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana won Stage 3 yesterday, taking over the GC lead from André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack and Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack are ranked second and third, respectively, with the final stage taking place tomorrow.

Stage 2 (brief)

1. André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 6:06:39
2. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
3. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:04
4. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:06
5. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
7. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
8. Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
9. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux
10. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step
11. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
12. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
13. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
14. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
15. Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack
16. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack
17. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack
18. Matthiev Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux
19. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia
20. Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha
21. Mario Costa (Por) Barbot-Siper
22. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
23. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC-Columbia
24. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
25. Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne

Stage 3

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 5:02:55
2. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:11
3. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:22
4. Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia 0:25
5. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia
6. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:29
7. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:31
8. Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:33
9. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack
11. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
12. Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
13. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto
14. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:41
15. Jose Mendes (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 0:43
16. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:45
17. Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha
18. Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
19. Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
20. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:51
21. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
22. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
23. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC-Columbia 0:56
24. Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox-Boavista
25. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack
26. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
27. David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 1:00
28. Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
29. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
30. Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:05
31. Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
32. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
33. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
34. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
35. Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:11
36. Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
37. Santiago Perez (Spa) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
38. Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
39. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions 1:21
40. Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha
41. Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC-Columbia
42. Matthiev Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1:26
43. Hernani Broco (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis
44. Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux
45. Alexander Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
46. David Bernabeu (Spa) Barbot-Siper
47. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
48. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto
49. Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
50. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
51. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
52. Celestino Pinho (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
53. Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
54. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team
55. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
56. Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 1:43
57. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 1:49
58. Henrique Casimiro (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio
59. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:55
60. Bruno Pires (Por) Barbot-Siper 1:58
61. Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team HTC-Columbia
62. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
63. Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
64. Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:02
65. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 2:06
66. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
67. Cesar Fonte (Por) Barbot-Siper
68. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2:14
69. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 2:20
70. Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
71. Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto
72. David O’Loughlin (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly 2:23
73. Yoann Ofredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2:38
74. Filipe Cardoso (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 2:40
75. Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly
76. Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne 2:45
77. Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 2:59
78. Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto
79. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
80. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 3:02
81. Ricardo Vilela (Por) Madeinox-Boavista
82. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 3:05
83. Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 3:09
84. Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3:15
85. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 3:16
86. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Xacobeo Galicia 3:32
87. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
88. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha 3:34
89. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 3:59
90. Edgar Pinto (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis
91. Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis
92. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
93. David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana
94. Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
95. Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
96. Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack 4:05
97. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4:08
98. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 4:20
99. Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
100. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4:23
101. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux
102. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux
103. Daniel Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio
104. David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 4:28
105. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 4:44
106. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha 4:57
107. André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 5:27
108. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia
109. Mathew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions 6:21
110. David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions
111. Edward King (USA) Cervélo Test Team
112. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 7:35
113. Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 8:10
114. Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana 9:20
115. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana
116. Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana
117. Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto 13:25
118. Oliver Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
119. Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 16:16
120. Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 16:32
121. David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 16:40
122. Kim Borry (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
123. Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio
124. Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto
125. Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
126. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step
127. Bruno Saraiva (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
128. Daniel Silva (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
129. Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox-Boavista
130. Bruno Pinto (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
131. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
132. Bruno Sancho (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis
133. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
134. Hugo Sabido (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis
135. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo Test Team
136. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
137. Jose De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
138. Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
139. Mario Costa (Por) Barbot-Siper
140. Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto
141. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 16:49
142. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
143. Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot-Siper
144. David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto
145. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
146. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 16:52
147. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo Test Team 16:54
148. Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17:24
149. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 17:46
150. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 19:54
151. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana
152. Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 27:10
153. Bruno Lima (Por) Barbot-Siper
154. Joaquin Ortega (Spa) Barbot-Siper
155. Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
156. Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
157. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia
158. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team
159. Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

GC after Stage 3

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 15:20:17
2. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:15
3. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:28
4. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:35
5. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia
6. Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:43
7. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
8. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto
9. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack
10. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
11. Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:47
12. Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 0:54
13. Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0:55
14. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions 1:01
15. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto
16. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
17. Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia 1:05
18. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC-Columbia 1:06
19. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 1:10
20. David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Prio
21. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1:15
22. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto
23. Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
24. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
25. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:21
26. Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
27. Santiago Perez (Spa) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
28. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:27
29. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack
30. Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 1:31
31. Matthiev Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1:36
32. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
33. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank
34. Alexander Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha
35. Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:42
36. Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 1:45
37. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:53
38. Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 1:54
39. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 1:57
40. Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
41. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions 1:59
42. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
43. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 2:08
44. Bruno Pires (Por) Barbot-Siper
45. Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step
46. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 2:16
47. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto 2:17
48. Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team HTC-Columbia 2:38
49. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 2:51
50. Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:55
51. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 3:15
52. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 3:26
53. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4:03
54. Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack 4:15
55. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 4:30
56. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
57. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team 4:40
58. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Xacobeo Galicia 4:45
59. Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 4:52
60. Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 5:11
61. André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 5:17
62. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 6:07
63. Edward King (USA) Cervélo Test Team 6:42
64. Celestino Pinho (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
65. Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7:15
66. Henrique Casimiro (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 7:17
67. Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7:18
68. Hernani Broco (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 7:25
69. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 7:46
70. Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto 7:58
71. Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 8:05
72. Filipe Cardoso (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 8:34
73. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 9:07
74. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha 9:30
75. David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana 10:39
76. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana 10:43
77. Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 10:53
78. Cesar Fonte (Por) Barbot-Siper 12:21
79. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 13:17
80. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 13:33
81. Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 13:45
82. David Bernabeu (Spa) Barbot-Siper 13:58
83. Gerben Löwik (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto 14:03
84. Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
85. Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 14:14
86. Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC-Columbia 14:16
87. Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14:26
88. Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana
89. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 14:28
90. Jose Mendes (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 14:34
91. Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 14:46
92. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14:51
93. Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 15:31
94. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 16:05
95. Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 16:47
96. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 16:50
97. Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto
98. Mario Costa (Por) Barbot-Siper
99. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux 16:53
100. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 16:57
101. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 17:14
102. David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 17:31
103. David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto 17:44
104. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 17:56
105. Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18:12
106. Oliver Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 19:14
107. David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions 19:16
108. Mathew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions
109. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française Des Jeux 19:17
110. Bruno Saraiva (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 20:00
111. Ricardo Vilela (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 20:07
112. David O’Loughlin (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly 20:35
113. Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 20:40
114. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 21:55
115. Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 22:18
116. Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana 22:26
117. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 22:29
118. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team 22:44
119. Yoann Ofredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux 23:45
120. Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post-Sean Kelly 23:58
121. Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 24:16
122. Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne 24:35
123. Edgar Pinto (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 25:06
124. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha 25:35
125. Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 25:49
126. Daniel Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 25:55
127. Kim Borry (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly 27:13
128. Jose De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
129. David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 28:19
130. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo Test Team 28:21
131. Jerome Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 29:05
132. Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 29:23
133. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step 29:37
134. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 30:09
135. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 30:12
136. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 30:20
137. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 34:52
138. Daniel Silva (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 35:17
139. Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox-Boavista 37:45
140. Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto 37:47
141. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 37:56
142. Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 37:57
143. Hugo Sabido (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 38:18
144. Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 38:49
145. Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly 39:44
146. Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort-Prio 39:53
147. Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot-Siper
148. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo Test Team 40:04
149. Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 40:05
150. Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
151. Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 41:44
152. Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly 41:48
153. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia 41:59
154. Bruno Pinto (Por) Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano 42:08
155. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 42:45
156. Bruno Sancho (Por) La Rota Dos Moveis 42:50
157. Joaquin Ortega (Spa) Barbot-Siper 48:42
158. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team 50:34
159. Bruno Lima (Por) Barbot-Siper 53:38