March 26, 2014 (Girona, Spain) – Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha took over the race lead with a victory on Stage 3, the first mountain stage from Banyoles to La Molina, 162.9km, followed by Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo in second with Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team in third. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp) finished a strong 14th and sits 11th overall.

Result

1. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha 4:50:55
2. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo 00:05
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 00:09
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:11
5. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 00:13
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 00:14
7. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
8. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp
9. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 00:20
11. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 00:23
12. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
13. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
<b> 14. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp  </b>
15. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 00:27
16. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
17. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge
18. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol 00:31
19. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
20. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing
21. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
22. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
24. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
25. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky
26. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
27. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale
28. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp
29. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
30. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
31. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
32. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 00:40
33. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
34. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
35. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Team Sky
36. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 00:47
37. Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida
38. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
39. Carlos Verona (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
40. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team
41. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
42. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
43. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
44. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
45. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 00:54
46. Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice
47. Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 00:57
48. Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 01:00
49. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp 01:01
50. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 01:08
51. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 01:29
52. Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica Greenedge 01:31
53. Igor Anton (Esp) Movistar Team 01:34
54. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team
55. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
56. Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
57. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky 01:39
58. Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida
59. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
60. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano
61. Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp 01:43
62. Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp 01:44
63. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar
64. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
65. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha 01:50
66. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha
67. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
68. Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 02:16
69. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:28
70. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale 02:29
71. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
72. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
73. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
74. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:42
75. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 03:06
76. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol
77. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
78. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo
79. Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 03:19
80. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 03:37
81. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 04:05
82. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 04:33
<b> 83. Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge  </b>
84. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 04:41
85. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 04:52
86. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team 06:00
87. Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 06:03
88. Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 06:05
89. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice
90. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
91. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
92. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 06:28
93. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
94. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar
95. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
96. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 06:44
97. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing 07:18
98. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
99. Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
100. Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
101. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
102. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin Sharp
103. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Astana Pro Team
104. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
105. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
106. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
107. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
108. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
109. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
110. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
111. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
112. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
113. Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
114. David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
115. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
116. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
117. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 08:14
118. Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 09:36
119. Damien Howson (Aus) Orica Greenedge 09:43
120. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr
121. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
122. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale
123. Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
124. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
125. Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
126. Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
127. Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 09:48
128. Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
129. Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
130. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
131. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol 10:30
132. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp 10:31
133. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
134. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha
135. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
136. Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 10:34
137. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano
138. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
139. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
140. Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
141. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
142. Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
143. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
144. Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
145. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha
146. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
147. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
148. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 10:40
149. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Team Katusha 10:43
150. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Team Sky 11:19
151. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 13:09
152. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale
153. Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 21:54
154. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
155. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
156. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
157. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica Greenedge 32:07
158. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica Greenedge
159. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
160. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
161. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
162. Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano 34:06
163. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica Greenedge 34:53
DNF Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
DNF Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
DNF Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
DNF Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
DNF Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol
DNF Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
DNF Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo

GC after Stage 3

1. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Team Katusha 12:58:00
2. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo 00:05
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 00:09
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:11
5. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Team Sky 00:13
6. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 00:14
7. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin Sharp
9. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 00:20
<b> 11. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin Sharp 00:23 </b>
12. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
13. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
14. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team
15. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 00:27
16. Adam Yates (Gbr) Orica Greenedge
17. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
18. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp 00:31
19. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Team Sky
20. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing
21. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
22. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
23. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
24. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
25. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
26. Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team
27. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Team Katusha
28. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale
29. Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Belisol
30. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 00:40
32. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Team Sky
33. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
34. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
35. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 00:47
36. Christopher Horner (USA) Lampre-Merida
37. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
38. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
40. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team
41. Carlos Verona (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
42. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
43. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 00:54
44. Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice
45. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC Racing Team 00:57
46. Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
47. Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 01:00
48. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin Sharp 01:01
49. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 01:02
50. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 01:08
51. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 01:29
52. Jhoan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica Greenedge 01:31
53. Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 01:34
54. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
55. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team
56. Igor Anton (Esp) Movistar Team
57. Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida 01:39
58. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Giant-Shimano
59. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky
60. Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Garmin Sharp 01:43
61. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 01:44
62. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar
63. Nathan Brown (USA) Garmin Sharp
64. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale 01:50
65. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha
66. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Team Katusha
67. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team 02:12
68. Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 02:16
69. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:28
70. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 02:29
71. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale
72. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
73. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
74. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:42
75. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 03:06
76. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
77. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale
78. Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 03:19
79. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 03:37
80. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 04:30
81. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 04:41
82. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 04:52
83. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo 05:32
<b> 84. Christian Meier (Can) Orica Greenedge 05:45 </b>
85. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team 06:00
86. Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 06:03
87. Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 06:05
88. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice
89. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
90. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
91. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 06:28
92. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
93. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 06:36
94. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 06:44
95. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar 07:01
96. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 07:09
97. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing 07:18
98. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
99. David Tanner (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
100. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
101. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
102. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
103. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
104. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo
105. Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
106. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
107. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
108. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
109. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin Sharp
110. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Astana Pro Team
111. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
112. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
113. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
114. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky 07:51
115. Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
116. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 08:14
117. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale 09:36
118. Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 09:40
119. Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale
120. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ.fr 09:42
121. Damien Howson (Aus) Orica Greenedge 09:43
122. Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
123. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
124. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA
125. Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 09:48
126. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Shimano 10:11
127. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 10:21
128. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol 10:27
129. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
130. Boris Vallee (Bel) Lotto Belisol 10:29
131. Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 10:31
132. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha
133. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
134. Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin Sharp
135. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha 10:32
136. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10:34
137. Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale
138. Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
139. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
140. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
141. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo
142. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Team Katusha 10:43
143. Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing 11:07
144. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 11:23
145. Petr Vakoc (Cze) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 12:46
146. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 13:00
147. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale 13:09
148. Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 13:33
149. Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 14:06
150. Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 14:18
151. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Team Sky 16:43
152. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 18:08
153. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr 21:54
154. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
155. Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky 24:52
156. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica Greenedge 32:07
157. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
158. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 32:53
159. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica Greenedge 34:44
160. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica Greenedge 35:05
161. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 36:09
162. Cheng Ji (Chn) Team Giant-Shimano 39:30
163. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 42:13