May 18, 2008 (Mount Nebo State Park, Ark.) – Frank Pipp (Health Net p/b Maxxis) won Saturday’s Stage 3, Mountain Magazine RR, 156 km/97.5miles, ahead of Sheldon Denny (CRCA/Empire) in second and Christian Helmig (Metro VW/FCS Racing) in third. Canada’s Dustin MacBurnie (Team RACE Pro) was the top Canadian in 10th. Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1) is still leading as the Tour of Arkansas wraps up on Sunday with the Celebrity Classic Criterium.

Results

1. Frank Pipp (Health Net p/b Maxxis) 3:59:36
2. Sheldon Denny (CRCA/Empire) 0:03
3. Christian Helmig (Metro VW/FCS Racing)
4. Stefano Barberi (THF Racing)
5. Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1)
6. Jake Rytlewski (Rite Aid p/b Shebell & Shebell)
7. Pedrag Prokic (Toshiba-Santo)
8. Moises Aldape (Team Type 1)
9. Michael Lange (Jelly Belly)
10. Dustin Macburnie (Team RACE Pro)

11. Mark Walters (Team RACE Pro) 0:35
24. Nick Friesen (GS Mengoni) 0:40
30. Eric Boily (Team VW) 1:49
40. Keir Plaice (Team RACE Pro) 5:09
42. Jean Michel Lachance (Team VW)
46. Mark Pozniak (Team RACE Pro) 5:45
49. Bruno Langlois (Team VW) 3:30
61. François Chabot (Team VW) 11:22
62. Arnaud Papillon (Team VW)
63. Mark Batty (Team RACE Pro)
64. Eric Robertson (Team RACE Pro)
72. Adam Thuss (Team RACE Pro) 12:40
74. Christian Deshaies (Team VW) 14:32
77. Andrew Hunt (Team RACE Pro) 15:01
87. Kevin “Buck” Miller (Team RACE Pro) 26:16:00
DNF Alexandre Cloutier (Team VW)

GC after Stage 3

1. Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1) 12:41:24
2. Pedrag Prokic (Toshiba-Santo) 0:25
3. Michael Lange (Jelly Belly) 0:39
4. Frank Pipp (Health Net p/b Maxxis) 0:52
5. Moises Aldape (Team Type 1) 0:58
6. Stefano Barberi (THF Racing) 1:13
7. Christian Helmig (Metro VW/FCS Racing) 1:22
8. Jake Rytlewski (Rite Aid p/b Shebell & Shebell) 1:30
9. Dustin Macburnie (Team RACE Pro) 1:38
10. Chris Jones (Team Type 1) 2:06

16. Mark Walters (Team RACE Pro) 2:56
20. Eric Boily (Team VW) 4:16
28. Nick Friesen (GS Mengoni) 12:23
49. Keir Plaice (Team RACE Pro) 20:51
51. Jean Michel Lachance (Team VW) 21:18
52. Mark Pozniak (Team RACE Pro) 22:44
55. Bruno Langlois (Team VW) 24:01
58. Arnaud Papillon (Team VW) 26:34
64. Mark Batty (Team RACE Pro) 27:46
68. Adam Thuss (Team RACE Pro) 29:20
69. François Chabot (Team VW) 28:54
71. Eric Robertson (Team RACE Pro) 29:14
75. Andrew Hunt (Team RACE Pro) 36:43
76. Kevin “Buck” Miller (Team RACE Pro) 44:31
80. Christian Deshaies (Team VW) 56:23