January 20, 2011 – Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team took the win on Stage 3 from Unley to Stirling, 129km, with André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto claiming second and race leader Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad on the podium again in third.

Results

1. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:11:47
2. André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
3. Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad  
4. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling  
5. Luke Roberts (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
6. Francisco Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team  
7. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
8. Allan Davis (Aus) Astana  
9. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
10. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
11. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team  
12. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team  
13. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD  
14. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team  
15. Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek  
16. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
17. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Radio Shack  
18. Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radio Shack  
19. Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard  
20. Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
21. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Sky Procycling  
22. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Esp) Movistar Team  
23. Ben Swift (Gbr) Sky Procycling  
24. Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
25. David Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:07
26. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
27. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
28. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
29. Inaki Isasi (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
30. Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step Cycling Team  
31. Ivan Velasco (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
32. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
33. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
34. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  
35. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale  
36. Simon Zahner (Sui) BMC Racing Team  
37. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
38. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
39. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana  
40. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
41. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling  
42. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team  
43. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
44. Mitchell Docker (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
45. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
46. Hayden Roulston (Nzl) HTC-Highroad  
47. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek  
48. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:13
49. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
50. Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team  
51. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
52. Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
53. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling  
54. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team  
55. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
56. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana  
57. Ruben Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
58. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling  
59. Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team  
60. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:25
61. Manuel Cardoso (Por) Team Radio Shack 0:31
62. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:32
63. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:46
64. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard  
65. Jos van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  
66. William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek  
67. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team  
68. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:50
69. Miguel Minguez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:54
70. Simon Clarke (Aus) Astana 0:57
71. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
72. Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:59
73. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – ISD 1:06
74. David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:10
75. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quick Step Cycling Team  
76. Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:19
77. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team 1:20
78. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:48
79. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
80. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
81. Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek 2:41
82. Aitor Perez Arrieta (Esp) Lampre – ISD  
83. Robbie Hunter (Rsa) Team Radio Shack 3:11
84. Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radio Shack  
85. Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team  
86. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
87. Luis Pasamontes (Esp) Movistar Team
88. Michael Hepburn (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
89. Vicente Reynes (Esp) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
90. Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
91. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek  
92. Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana  
93. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team  
94. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team  
95. Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
96. Jon Izaguirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
97. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team 4:19
98. Luke Durbridge (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
99. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana  
100. Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre – ISD  
101. Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek  
102. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre – ISD 5:15
103. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team 5:28
104. Daniel Sesma (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6:07
105. Julian Dean (Nzl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 6:14
106. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 6:36
107. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  
108. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 6:39
109. Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard  
110. Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana  
111. Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard  
112. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
113. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha Team  
114. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
115. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad 7:20
116. Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad  
117. Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek  
118. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team 9:26
119. Markel Irizar (Esp) Team Radio Shack 10:26
120. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard  
121. Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad  
122. Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad  
123. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
124. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – ISD  
125. Gregory Rast (Sui) Team Radio Shack  
126. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team  
127. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  
128. Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
129. José Vicente Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 12:29
130. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) HTC-Highroad  
131. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD  

GC after Stage 3

1. Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 9:56:25
2. André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02
3. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Radio Shack 0:04
4. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team  
5. Ben Swift (Gbr) Sky Procycling  
6. Allan Davis (Aus) Astana 0:14
7. Francisco Ventoso (Esp) Movistar Team  
8. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD  
9. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team  
10. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Sky Procycling  
11. Luke Roberts (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
12. Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
13. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
14. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
15. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
16. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling  
17. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
18. Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek  
19. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Esp) Movistar Team  
20. Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
21. Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radio Shack  
22. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Esp) Movistar Team  
23. Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard  
24. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team  
25. Mitchell Docker (Aus) UNI SA – Australia 0:15
26. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:18
27. Simon Zahner (Sui) BMC Racing Team  
28. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:19
29. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:21
30. Inaki Isasi (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
31. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  
32. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
33. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
34. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto  
35. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
36. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek  
37. Ivan Velasco (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
38. David Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team  
39. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana  
40. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  
41. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale  
42. Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step Cycling Team  
43. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling  
44. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team  
45. Hayden Roulston (Nzl) HTC-Highroad  
46. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
47. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo
48. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) UNI SA – Australia 0:27
49. Ruben Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
50. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
51. Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
52. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team  
53. Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team  
54. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana  
55. Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team  
56. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
57. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling  
58. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:44
59. Manuel Cardoso (Por) Team Radio Shack 0:45
60. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:46
61. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team 1:00
62. William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek  
63. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard  
64. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:01
65. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:04
66. Miguel Minguez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:05
67. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:11
68. David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:20
69. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quick Step Cycling Team 1:24
70. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:28
71. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team 1:34
72. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:20
73. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – ISD 2:40
74. Jos van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:47
75. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 2:54
76. Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek 2:55
77. Aitor Perez Arrieta (Esp) Lampre – ISD  
78. Luis Pasamontes (Esp) Movistar Team 3:24
79. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 3:25
80. Jon Izaguirre (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  
81. Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radio Shack  
82. Robbie Hunter (Rsa) Team Radio Shack  
83. Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana  
84. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek  
85. Michael Hepburn (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  
86. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team  
87. Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  
88. Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:32
89. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:49
90. Simon Clarke (Aus) Astana 4:24
91. Luke Durbridge (Aus) UNI SA – Australia 4:32
92. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team 4:33
93. Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek  
94. Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre – ISD  
95. Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team 4:49
96. Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 4:55
97. Vicente Reynes (Esp) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5:02
98. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 5:18
99. Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre – ISD 5:29
100. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team 5:42
101. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5:44
102. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5:52
103. Daniel Sesma (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6:21
104. Julian Dean (Nzl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 6:28
105. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 6:46
106. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha Team 6:47
107. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 6:53
108. Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana  
109. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
110. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo  
111. Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard  
112. Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 7:07
113. Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek 7:34
114. Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard 8:26
115. Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad 9:30
116. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team 9:40
117. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 10:40
118. Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad  
119. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team  
120. Markel Irizar (Esp) Team Radio Shack  
121. Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  
122. Gregory Rast (Sui) Team Radio Shack  
123. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad 10:58
124. Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 11:25
125. Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad 11:51
126. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:03
127. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard 12:13
128. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – ISD 0:13:29
129. José Vicente Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 14:44
130. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD 15:32
131. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) HTC-Highroad 16:30