January 24, 2013 (Mirador el Potrero, Argentina) – Alex Diniz (Bra) Funvic Brasilinvest took a solid 24s-victory on Stage 3 at the Tour de San Luis from La Punto to Mirador el Potrero, 173.1 km to take over the race lead. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini was second and Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step placed third. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge was 68th and teammate and fellow Canuck Christian Meier was 111th.
Results
1. Alex Diniz (Bra) Funvic Brasilinvest 4:29:36
2. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini 0:24
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4. Bart de Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:25
5. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
6. Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol
7. Ricardo Diaz (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos 0:29
8. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:34
9. Miguel A. Rubiano (Col) Androni Giocattoli
10. Andre Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
68. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge 7:17
111. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 21:05
GC after Stage 3
1. Alex Diniz (Bra) Funvic Brasilinvest 12:07:48
2. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini 0:24
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4. Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:25
5. Bart de Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
6. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
7. Ricardo Diaz (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos 0:29
8. Miguel A. Rubiano (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:34
9. Andre Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
10. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
65. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge 7:52
110. Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge 21:05