September 6, 2004 – Alejandro Valverde (Spa, Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme) took advantage of Alexandre Vinokourov’s (Kaz, T-Mobile) Team premature launch and came off the latter’s wheel for the win in Stage 3 by several bike lengths. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Cofidis was second and Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto was third. Canada’s Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor finished 56th and sits in 4th overall.

Stage 3 – Burgos – Soria, 157 km

Results

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 3.43.17
2 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto
4 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
5 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
8 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team
11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team
12 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros 0.04
13 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
14 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
15 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
16 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
17 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
18 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
19 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
20 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.10
21 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 0.15
22 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
23 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
24 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco
26 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
27 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
28 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
29 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
30 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
31 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
32 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
34 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
35 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
36 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
37 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC
38 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC
39 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
40 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
41 Santiago Botero (Col) T-Mobile Team
42 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
43 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
44 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
45 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
46 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
47 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
48 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
49 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol
50 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
51 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance
52 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
53 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi
54 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
55 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance
56 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
57 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros
58 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
59 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
60 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank
61 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC
62 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
63 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol
64 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque
65 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
66 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
67 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
68 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi
69 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre
70 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
71 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon
72 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon
73 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
74 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC
75 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
76 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
77 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon
78 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
79 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
80 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
81 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
82 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
83 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
84 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros
85 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
86 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
87 Sylvester Szymyd (Pol) Saeco
88 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
89 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
90 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
92 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros
93 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
94 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
95 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque
96 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
97 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
98 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
99 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque
100 Tomas Konecny (Cze) T-Mobile Team
101 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque
102 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque
103 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre
104 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.31
105 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo
106 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
107 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Saeco
108 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre
109 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
110 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
111 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre
112 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
113 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
114 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
115 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
116 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
117 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre
118 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
119 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
120 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
121 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque
122 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
123 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
124 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team
125 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
126 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC
127 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque
128 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco
129 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque
130 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
131 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque 0.38
132 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.42
133 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 0.53
 
General classification after Stage 3
 
1. Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 9.16.00
2. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 0.16
3. Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor 0.22
4. Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
5. Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor