April 04, 2012 (Eibar-Arrate, Spain) – Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin – Barracuda) is now fourth overall after placing 16th on the queen stage at the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Eibar-Arrate, 164km, won by Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi, the new race leader.

1. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:58:15
2. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha Team
3. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
4. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:12
5. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-ISD
6. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
7. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
8. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling
9. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
10. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
11. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha Team
12. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
13. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
14. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
15. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
16. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
17. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
18. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
19. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
20. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
21. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:35
22. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 00:50
23. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
24. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
25. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
26. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
27. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team
28. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team 00:59
29. Hernani Broco (Por) Caja Rural
30. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
31. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
32. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
33. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
34. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
35. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
36. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
37. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
38. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
39. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
40. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team
41. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 01:16
42. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
43. Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
44. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
45. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
46. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 01:23
47. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 01:31
48. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
49. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
50. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 01:44
51. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural
52. Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Esp) Utensilnord Named 01:52
53. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
54. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 02:01
55. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team
56. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
57. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank
58. Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural 02:28
59. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank 02:34
60. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 03:22
61. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale 03:24
62. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Caja Rural
63. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
64. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
65. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 03:57
66. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 04:33
67. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 05:16
68. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Sky Procycling
69. Juan Manuel Garate (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
70. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
71. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Katusha Team
72. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
73. Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling
74. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
75. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-ISD
77. Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named
78. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD 06:31
79. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 06:43
80. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
81. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
82. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
83. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
84. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 06:47
85. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
86. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 08:11
87. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
88. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
89. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 08:15
90. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 08:55
91. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
92. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
94. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
95. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 09:54
96. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 11:07
97. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
98. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
99. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 14:15
100. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
101. Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Utensilnord Named
102. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
103. Stefano Agostini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
104. Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-ISD
105. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
106. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
107. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
108. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
109. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team
110. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
111. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
112. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
113. Aitor Galdos Alonso (Esp) Caja Rural
114. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
115. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
116. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 16:17
117. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
118. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
119. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
120. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
121. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
122. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 21:21
123. David de la Fuente Rasilla (Esp) Caja Rural
124. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Barracuda
125. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
126. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
127. Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
128. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Sky Procycling
129. Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
130. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
131. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
132. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
133. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
134. Filippo Baggio (Ita) Utensilnord Named
135. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team
136. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
137. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
138. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
139. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
140. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda
141. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
142. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
143. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
144. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Named
145. Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named
146. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
147. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
148. Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Esp) Caja Rural
149. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
150. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
151. Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank
152. Oleg Berdos (Mda) Utensilnord Named
153. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
154. Davide Mucelli (Ita) Utensilnord Named
155. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
DNF Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team

GC after Stage 3

1. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12:06:06
2. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
3. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha Team
4. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 00:12
5. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
6. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-ISD
7. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
8. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
9. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
10. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
11. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
12. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
13. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
14. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha Team
15. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
16. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
17. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling
18. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
19. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
20. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:35
21. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 00:44
22. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:50
23. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
24. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team
26. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
27. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
28. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:59
29. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
30. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
31. Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team
32. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
33. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
34. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
35. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team
36. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
37. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
38. Hernani Broco (Por) Caja Rural
39. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 01:16
40. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
41. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
42. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 01:23
43. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 01:31
44. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
45. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
46. Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 01:35
47. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural 01:44
48. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
49. Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Esp) Utensilnord Named 01:52
50. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
51. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 02:01
52. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team
53. Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural 02:28
54. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 02:33
55. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank
56. Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank 02:34
57. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 03:22
58. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 03:24
59. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
60. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 03:28
61. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Caja Rural 03:56
62. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale
63. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 03:57
64. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 04:33
65. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Katusha Team 05:16
66. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
67. Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling
68. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
69. Xabier Zandio Echaide (Esp) Sky Procycling
70. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
71. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-ISD
72. Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named 05:48
73. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
74. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
75. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 06:13
76. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD 06:31
77. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 06:43
78. Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
79. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 06:47
80. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 08:10
81. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 08:11
82. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 08:55
83. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
84. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
85. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 08:57
86. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
87. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 10:25
88. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 10:26
89. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 10:34
90. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10:52
91. Juan Manuel Garate (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 10:55
92. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 11:07
93. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 11:49
94. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 11:50
95. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale 13:21
96. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 14:15
97. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
98. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
99. Stefano Agostini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
100. Aitor Galdos Alonso (Esp) Caja Rural
101. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
102. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
103. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
104. Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-ISD 14:47
105. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
106. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
107. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 15:11
108. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 16:06
109. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 16:17
110. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
111. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
112. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 16:29
113. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
114. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
115. Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Utensilnord Named 17:00
116. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 18:02
117. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18:14
118. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 19:44
119. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Barracuda 21:21
120. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
121. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
122. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
123. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
124. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
125. Simon Clarke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
126. Michael Albasini (Sui) GreenEdge Cycling Team
127. Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
128. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Sky Procycling 21:53
129. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
130. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
131. Oleg Berdos (Mda) Utensilnord Named
132. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
133. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 22:30
134. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team 23:35
135. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 23:38
136. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 24:21
137. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 24:35
138. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda 24:59
139. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
140. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 25:03
141. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 25:46
142. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 26:36
143. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 27:37
144. Davide Mucelli (Ita) Utensilnord Named 29:59
145. Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Team Saxo Bank 30:34
146. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Named 30:36
147. David de la Fuente Rasilla (Esp) Caja Rural 31:25
148. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 34:08
149. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
150. Filippo Baggio (Ita) Utensilnord Named 34:28
151. Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Esp) Caja Rural 34:56
152. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 36:22
153. Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named 37:46
154. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 39:05
155. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 46:09