May 22, 2008 (Ascó La Vostra Energia, Spain) – Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom was today’s winner on Stage 3, La Seu d’Urgell to Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km, with Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole in second and Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia in third. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road placed 42nd today.

Results

1. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.06.01 (42.586 km/h)
2. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
3. Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
4. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
5. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana
6. George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 0.11
7. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
8. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence – Lotto
9. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
10. William Walker (Aus) Rabobank
11. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
12. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
13. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
14. Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram
15. Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
16. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
17. Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
18. Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana
19. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole
20. Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
21. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia
22. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
23. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
24. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
25. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
26. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road
27. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux
28. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel
29. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
30. José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
31. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto
32. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
33. David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
34. Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road
35. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
36. Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
37. Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner
38. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto
39. Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
40. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
41. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
42. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road
43. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto
44. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
45. Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux
46. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole
47. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
48. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
49. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto
50. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
51. Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
52. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
53. Daniel Martin (Irl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
54. Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana
55. Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step
56. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
57. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
58. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
59. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
60. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
61. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
62. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team High Road
63. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.23
64. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.55
65. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
66. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel
67. Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
68. Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux
69. Blake Caldwell (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
70. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana
71. Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana 6
72. Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre
73. Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
74. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team High Road
75. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas
76. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
77. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas
78. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel
79. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
80. Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
81. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
82. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 7.13
83. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
84. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step 10.25
85. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
86. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC
87. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
88. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
89. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
90. Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas
91. Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
92. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
93. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux
94. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step
95. José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
96. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
97. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
98. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
99. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram
100. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
101. Chris Horner (USA) Astana
102. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
103. Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
104. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
105. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
106. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
107. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
108. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
109. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone
110. Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
111. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 14.56
112. Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step
113. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram
114. Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram
115. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
116. Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram
117. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
118. Rabuñal Gonzalo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
119. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre
120. Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
121. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
122. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road
123. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
124. Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
125. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
126. Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
127. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
128. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux
129. Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
130. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
131. Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner
132. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas
133. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
134. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
135. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
136. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
137. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC
138. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
139. Aur̩lien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval РScott
140. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
141. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval – Scott
142. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
143. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
144. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
145. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
146. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
147. José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
148. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
149. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre
150. Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
151. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto
152. Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence – Lotto
153. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
154. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
155. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto
156. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
157. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
158. Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel
159. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
160. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
161. Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
162. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
163. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana

GC after Stage 3

1. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 14.29.33
2. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.07
3. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.08
4. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.1
5. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 0.11
6. Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
7. Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 0.12
8. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 0.21
9. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0.29
10. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road
11. Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
12. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.31
13. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
14. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 0.37
15. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0.39
16. Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
17. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0.42
18. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto 0.44
19. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0.49
20. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 0.57
21. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 1
22. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.26
23. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.38
24. George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 1.4
25. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 1.45
26. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.47
27. David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
28. Daniel Martin (Irl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 1.51
29. Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.54
30. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 1.55
31. Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step
32. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
33. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence – Lotto 1.58
34. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 2
35. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
36. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto
37. Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.06
38. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 2.16
39. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.26
40. Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 2.27
41. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto 2.4
42. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 2.45
43. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.46
44. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 4.06
45. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4.17
46. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.44
47. Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux 5
48. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 5.02
49. Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana 6.04
50. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 7.09
51. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 7.16
52. Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 7.29
53. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 7.39
54. Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana 8.04
55. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 8.47
56. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 8.55
57. Chris Horner (USA) Astana 10.54
58. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto 11.12
59. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step 11.21
60. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 11.3
61. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 12
62. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12.05
63. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC 12.07
64. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone 13.13
65. Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 13.17
66. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 13.3
67. Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 14.07
68. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel 14.1
69. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 14.51
70. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 15.47
71. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16.08
72. Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 16.19
73. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 16.31
74. Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 16.41
75. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16.49
76. Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram 17
77. Blake Caldwell (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 17.05
78. Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia 17.19
79. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 17.31
80. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 17.49
81. José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 18.3
82. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 18.48
83. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana 20.24
84. Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21.09
85. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 21.21
86. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 23.07
87. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 23.25
88. José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 23.35
89. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 23.42
90. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 23.46
91. Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 23.57
92. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel 24.01
93. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 24.02
94. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 24.06
95. William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 24.38
96. Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 24.43
97. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road 24.47
98. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team High Road 24.48
99. Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road 24.5
100. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 25.15
101. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 25.17
102. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 25.43
103. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 25.5
104. Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 26.1
105. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 26.21
106. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 27.48
107. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 28.12
108. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 28.13
109. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux 28.35
110. Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 28.38
111. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto 28.42
112. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 29.01
113. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 29.42
114. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 30.16
115. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team High Road 30.24
116. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner 30.43
117. Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 31.58
118. Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 32.22
119. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 32.38
120. Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram 32.45
121. Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 33.03
122. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 34.5
123. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step 34.51
124. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 34.53
125. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 34.55
126. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step 34.56
127. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 34.58
128. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 36.04
129. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas 36.34
130. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 38.53
131. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 39.12
132. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road
133. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval – Scott 39.2
134. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 39.21
135. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 39.23
136. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 39.27
137. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 39.29
138. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC 39.31
139. Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 39.37
140. Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 39.38
141. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
142. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 39.39
143. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 39.42
144. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 39.5
145. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 40.01
146. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
147. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 40.03
148. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 40.17
149. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 40.24
150. Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 40.29
151. Aur̩lien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval РScott 40.35
152. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto 40.36
153. Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence – Lotto 41.11
154. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 44.11
155. Rabuñal Gonzalo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 47.22
156. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 47.23
157. Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel 47.26
158. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 47.34
159. Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 47.49
160. Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram 48.1
161. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 48.31
162. Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 48.38
163. José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 48.46