March 6, 2011 (Murcia, Spain) – Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard claimed the final 12.4km ITT on Stage 3 to take the overall win as the Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia wrapped up on Sunday. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun was second on the stage followed by Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC in third which was their final GC positions as well. Canada’s Christian Meier (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling) the lone Canuck racing, finished 43rd on the stage and finished 41st overall.

Results

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 14:10
2. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:08
3. Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC 0:12
4. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:19
5. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:26
6. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
7. Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing 0:28
8. Eloy Teruel (Esp) Spain 0:30
9. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:31
10. David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:33
11. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:38
12. Iker Camano Ortuzar (Esp) Endura Racing
13. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:40
14. Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
15. Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard
16. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Caja Rural 0:41
17. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:46
18. Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
19. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
20. Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team 0:48
21. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Caja Rural
22. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:49
23. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
24. Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
25. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
26. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:50
27. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling
28. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Esp) Movistar Team
29. Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0:51
30. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC 0:53
31. Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:56
32. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil-Shimano 0:57
33. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
34. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:59
35. Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Esp) Geox-TMC 01:01
36. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Caja Rural 01:02
37. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:03
38. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil-Shimano
39. David Blanco Rodriguez (Esp) Geox-TMC 01:04
40. Charles Wegelius (Gbr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
41. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling 01:07
42. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
43. Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
44. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano
45. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Geox-TMC
46. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:08
47. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
48. Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 01:10
49. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 01:12
50. Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:13
51. Inigo Cuesta (Esp) Caja Rural
52. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:14
53. Jordi Simon (Esp) Spain
54. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:15
55. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:18
56. Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Esp) KTM-Murcia
57. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:19
58. Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 01:20
59. Carlos Sastre Candil (Esp) Geox-TMC 01:22
60. Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing
61. Russell Downing (Gbr) Sky Procycling 01:24
62. Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:25
63. Rubén Reig Conejero (Esp) Caja Rural
64. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
65. Alexander Serov (Rus) Russia 01:27
66. Javier Benitez Pomares (Esp) KTM-Murcia
67. Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo
68. Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 01:28
69. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
70. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 01:31
71. Alan Perez Lezaun (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
72. Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russia 01:32
73. Aitor Galdos (Esp) Caja Rural)
74. Samuel Nicolas (Esp) Spain
75. Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada
76. Manuel Ortega Ocana (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 01:33
77. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:35
78. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 01:36
79. Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil-Shimano
80. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:37
81. Salvador Guardiola Tora (Esp) KTM-Murcia 01:40
82. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard 01:41
83. Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 01:42
84. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 01:44
85. Jaume Rovira Pous (Esp) KTM-Murcia
86. Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 01:46
87. José María Alcaraz Franco (Esp) KTM-Murcia
88. Javier Ramirez Abeja (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada
89. Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
90. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo
91. Franco Garcia (Esp) Spain 01:53
92. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:54
93. Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Spain 01:55
94. Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:56
95. Alexey Markov (Rus) Russia 01:57
96. Higinio Fernández (Esp) Caja Rural 01:59
97. Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Itera-Katusha 02:00
98. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 02:03
99. David Clarke (Gbr) Endura Racing
100. Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 02:04
101. Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling 02:06
102. Lukas Ranacher (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 02:11
103. Jose Luis Roldan Carmona (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 02:14
104. Pascual Orengo Lopez (Esp) Burgos 2016-Castilla y León 02:18
105. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russia 02:31
106. Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Endura Racing 02:32
107. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
108. Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Itera-Katusha 02:39
109. Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 02:40
110. Philipp Grömer (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 02:41
111. Kiril Yatsevich (Rus) Russia 02:44
112. Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 02:46
113. Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Esp) KTM-Murcia 02:52
114. Marcos Garcia (Esp) KTM-Murcia 02:54
115. Lars Pria (Rou) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 02:57
116. John Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing 03:59
DNS Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
DNS Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling

Final GC

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 9:27:18
2. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:11
3. Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC 0:17
4. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:46
5. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC 01:47
6. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano 02:04
7. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 02:06
8. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Esp) Movistar Team 02:12
9. David Blanco Rodriguez (Esp) Geox-TMC 02:21
10. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 02:22
11. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Caja Rural 02:28
12. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Geox-TMC 02:41
13. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 02:51
14. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 02:53
15. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling 02:59
16. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Caja Rural 03:11
17. Iker Camano Ortuzar (Esp) Endura Racing 03:20
18. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 03:36
19. Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 03:37
20. Jordi Simon (Esp) Spain 03:38
21. Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 03:41
22. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling 03:44
23. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 03:56
24. Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing 04:06
25. Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 04:14
26. Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
27. Charles Wegelius (Gbr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 04:33
28. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:37
29. Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team 04:41
30. Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 04:59
31. Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Endura Racing 05:14
32. Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 05:19
33. Marcos Garcia (Esp) KTM-Murcia 05:26
34. Serguey Frisanov (Rus) Russia 05:27
35. Samuel Nicolás (Esp) Spain
36. Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 05:36
37. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 05:42
38. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 05:49
39. Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Esp) Geox-TMC 05:53
40. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 06:05
41. Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 06:09
42. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 06:12
43. Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling 06:27
44. Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing 06:29
45. Salvador Guardiola Tora (Esp) KTM-Murcia 06:32
46. Jaume Rovira Pous (Esp) KTM-Murcia 06:37
47. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 06:39
48. Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 06:40
49. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 06:47
50. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 06:53
51. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 07:00
52. Iñigo Cuesta (Esp) Caja Rural 07:14
53. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 07:36
54. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard 07:42
55. Javier Ramirez Abeja (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 07:47
56. Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 07:52
57. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 07:58
58. David Clarke (Gbr) Endura Racing 08:01
59. Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 08:14
60. Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Esp) KTM-Murcia 08:21
61. Rubén Fernández (Esp) Spain 08:27
62. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 08:50
63. Higinio Fernández (Esp) Caja Rural 08:52
64. Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Esp) KTM-Murcia 08:53
65. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 09:04
66. Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard 09:24
67. Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 09:28
68. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard 09:39
69. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil-Shimano 09:42
70. Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 09:48
71. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil-Shimano
72. Russell Downing (Gbr) Sky Procycling
73. Paul Poux (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 09:56
74. Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 10:24
75. Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 10:48
76. Manuel Ortega Ocana (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 11:01
77. Pascual Orengo (Esp) Spain 11:28
78. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Sky Procycling 11:43
79. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:02
80. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:48
81. Javier Benitez Pomares (Esp) KTM-Murcia 12:56
82. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 13:03
83. Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo 13:09
84. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team 13:10
85. Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 13:17
86. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo 13:49
87. Alexey Markov (Rus) Russia 13:57
88. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russia 15:10
89. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 15:29
90. David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 15:37
91. Carlos Sastre Candil (Esp) Geox-TMC 16:26
92. Francisco García Nicolás (Esp) Spain 16:40
93. Alexander Serov (Rus) Russia 16:41
94. Eloy Teruel (Esp) Spain 18:01
95. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 20:26
96. Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 20:51
97. John Anderson (Aus) Endura Racing 20:54
98. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Caja Rural 21:43
99. Aitor Galdos (Esp) Caja Rural 21:49
100. Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil-Shimano 22:01
101. Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 22:08
102. Rubén Reig Conejero (Esp) Caja Rural 22:21
103. José Luis Roldan Carmona (Esp) Andalucia Caja Granada 23:10
104. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24:09
105. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24:30
106. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 25:03
107. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 25:09
108. Alan Perez Lezaun (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 25:21
109. Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 28:34
110. Kiril Yatsevich (Rus) Russia 31:23
111. Philipp Grömer (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 31:26
112. Lukas Ranacher (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 33:30
113. Evgeniy Kovalev (Rus) Russia 36:45
114. José María Alcaraz Franco (Esp) KTM-Murcia 36:55
115. Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russia 39:59
116. Lars Pria (Rou) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer 46:13