September 26, 2012 (Provence, France) – Following Day 3 at the new Trans-Provence MTB All-Mountain race, Canada’s Geoff Kabush (PRO) Scott-3Rox has moved up one spot to ninth overall. Day 3 consisted of three special stages. Kabush won Special Stage 10 in a time of 7:03. Nicolas Lau (PRO) Cube Action Team, Jérôme Clementz (PRO) Cannondale/Mavic, and Nicolas Vouilloz (PRO) Lapierre hold the top three positions overall, respectively.
Results (Brief)
Special Stage 8
1. Nicolas Lau (PRO) Cube Action Team 8:53
2. Jérôme Clementz (PRO) Cannondale/Mavic 0:05
3. Nicolas Vouilloz (PRO) Lapierre 0:08
4. Fabien Barel (PRO) Mondraker 0:10
5. Joe Barnes (PRO) MTBCut/Orange 0:13
6. Mark Weir (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 0:19
7. Matti Lehikoinen (PRO) ChainReactionCycles/Nukeproof 0:23
8. Ralph Näf (PRO) Merida 0:25
9. Ben Cruz (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 0:27
10. Sven Martin (AM) 0:31
17. Geoff Kabush (PRO) Scott-3Rox 0:55
Special Stage 9
1. Jérôme Clementz (PRO) Cannondale/Mavic 3:29
2. Nicolas Lau (PRO) Cube Action Team 0:01
3. Nicolas Vouilloz (PRO) Lapierre 0:05
4. Matt Simmonds (PRO) ChainReactionCycles/Nukeproof
5. Mark Weir (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 0:08
6. Ben Cruz (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale
7. Fabien Barel (PRO) Mondraker 0:11
8. Matti Lehikoinen (PRO) ChainReactionCycles/Nukeproof
9. Sven Martin (AM) 0:16
10. Matthew Slaven (Kona) (Pro men) 0:00:17
21. Geoff Kabush (PRO) Scott-3Rox 0:32
Special Stage 10
1. Geoff Kabush (PRO) Scott-3Rox 7:03
2. Nicolas Lau (PRO) Cube Action Team 0:04
3. Jérôme Clementz (PRO) Cannondale/Mavic
4. Nicolas Vouilloz (PRO) Lapierre 0:14
5. Ralph Näf (Merida) (Pro men)
6. Mark Weir (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 0:22
7. Adam Craig (PRO) Rabobank/Giant 0:25
8. Ben Cruz (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 0:37
9. Joe Barnes (PRO) MTBCut/Orange 0:39
10. Fabien Barel (PRO) Mondraker 0:40
GC after Day 3
1. Nicolas Lau (PRO) Cube Action Team 19:30
2. Jérôme Clementz (PRO) Cannondale/Mavic 19:34
3. Nicolas Vouilloz (PRO) Lapierre 19:52
4. Mark Weir (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 20:14
5. Ralph Näf (Merida) (Pro men) 20:26
6. Fabien Barel (PRO) Mondraker
7. Ben Cruz (PRO) WTB/Shimano/Cannondale 20:37
8. Joe Barnes (PRO) MTBCut/Orange 20:40
9. Geoff Kabush (PRO) Scott-3Rox 20:52
10. Sven Martin (AM) 21:11
For full results from Day 3 click HERE.
For more info about Trans-Provence click HERE.