April 27, 2012 (Charmey, Switzerland) – Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team closed the gap to only 0:01s and is now in second place behind race leader Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling with his victory on Stage 3 from La Neuveville to Charmey 157.6km. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) is now in 24th overall after finishing 51st on today’s stage.

Results

1. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:58:29
2. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
3. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
4. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
5. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
6. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
8. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
9. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
11. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
12. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
13. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
14. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
15. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD
16. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
17. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Radioshack-Nissan
18. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
19. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
20. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
21. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team
22. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
23. Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan
24. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
25. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
26. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team
27. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
28. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team
29. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
30. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
31. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
32. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
33. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
34. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
35. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
36. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
37. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
38. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
39. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
40. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
41. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
42. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
43. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team
44. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
45. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
46. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
47. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
48. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
49. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
50. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
51. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
52. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
53. George Bennett (Nzl) Radioshack-Nissan
54. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
55. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan
56. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
57. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
58. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
59. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
60. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
61. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
62. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
63. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
64. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank
65. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
66. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
67. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
68. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team
69. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
70. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team
71. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
72. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
73. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana
74. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:15
75. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
76. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale
77. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
78. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
79. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
80. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
81. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
82. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 01:40
83. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
84. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
85. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 02:00
86. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 02:54
87. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 03:33
88. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
89. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
90. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
91. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana
92. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana
93. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
94. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
95. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team
96. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
97. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Radioshack-Nissan
98. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
99. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
100. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
101. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
102. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
103. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
104. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 04:17
105. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
106. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 04:49
107. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
108. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank
109. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan
110. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
111. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
112. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
113. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
114. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
115. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
116. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
117. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan
118. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank
119. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
120. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
121. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
122. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
123. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
124. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
125. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
126. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
127. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
128. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
129. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
130. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
131. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar
132. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
134. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
135. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 05:48
136. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 06:15
137. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
138. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda
138. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD
140. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
141. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD
142. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD
143. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar
144. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
145. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda
146. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
147. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
148. Chris Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 06:33
149. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling
150. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 12:33
151. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling
152. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 13:46
DNS Jakob Fugslang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan

GC after Stage 3

1. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 12:40:31
2. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01
3. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 00:07
4. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:09
5. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
6. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:11
7. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
8. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:12
9. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
10. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team
11. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 00:13
12. Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan
13. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 00:14
14. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team
15. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:15
16. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
17. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
18. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 00:16
19. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Radioshack-Nissan
20. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
21. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:18
22. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan
23. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
24. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
25. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 00:19
26. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
27. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
28. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
29. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:20
30. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
31. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 00:21
32. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
33. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team
34. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
35. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:22
36. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
37. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
38. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:23
39. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
40. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
41. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:24
42. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
43. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
44. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team 00:25
45. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
46. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
47. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
48. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:26
49. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:27
50. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
51. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:28
52. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
53. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:29
54. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 00:30
55. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:32
57. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 00:35
58. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
59. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team 00:37
60. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:38
61. George Bennett (Nzl) Radioshack-Nissan 00:39
62. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:49
63. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana 01:16
64. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:33
65. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team
66. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 01:37
67. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:40
68. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 01:42
69. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
70. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 01:46
71. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling 01:58
72. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 02:54
73. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale 03:01
74. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 03:02
75. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 03:41
76. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 04:14
77. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 04:15
78. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 04:33
79. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 04:41
80. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 05:03
81. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 05:13
82. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 05:48
83. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 05:54
84. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
85. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 06:00
86. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 06:15
87. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
88. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 06:29
89. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 07:40
90. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 07:46
91. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
92. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 07:47
93. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 07:49
94. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 07:50
95. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Radioshack-Nissan 08:31
96. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team 08:44
97. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 08:45
98. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 09:31
99. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar 09:34
100. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 09:58
101. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10:01
102. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 10:09
103. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana 10:11
104. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10:14
105. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team 10:15
106. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 10:25
107. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11:16
108. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 11:21
109. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 11:23
110. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 11:31
111. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 11:56
112. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team 12:07
113. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan 12:17
114. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 12:25
115. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:27
116. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
117. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 13:07
118. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 13:23
119. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 13:30
120. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 13:32
121. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 13:34
122. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 13:58
123. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 14:09
124. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda 14:17
125. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 14:27
126. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD 14:53
127. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 15:52
128. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan 16:26
129. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 16:50
130. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 17:58
131. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 18:32
132. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 18:35
133. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 18:48
134. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 18:55
135. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 19:38
136. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 19:46
137. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 19:48
138. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 19:49
139. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar 19:52
140. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 19:55
141. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 20:04
142. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 20:49
143. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 20:55
144. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda 21:07
145. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar 21:21
146. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 21:23
147. Chris Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 24:39
148. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 26:30
149. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
150. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 26:38
151. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 28:25
152. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling 32:29