2010 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Results - Stage 3
Francesco Gavazzi wins stage three of the 2010 Tour of the Basque Country; Oscar Freire snatches overall race lead from Alejandro Valverde.
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April 7, 2010: Tour of the Basque Country: Viana - Amurrio (190 km):
1  	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini             04:49:52
2 	Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 	  	 
3 	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
4 	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
5 	Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
6 	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
7 	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
8 	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
9 	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
10 	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
11 	Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
12 	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:00:02 	 
13 	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
14 	Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
15 	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 	  	 
16 	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
17 	Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
18 	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
19 	Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
20 	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
21 	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
22 	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
23 	Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack 	  	 
24 	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
25 	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack 	  	 
26 	Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack 	  	 
27 	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
28 	Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
29 	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
30 	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
31 	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
32 	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
33 	Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
34 	Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
35 	Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 	  	 
36 	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
37 	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
38 	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
39 	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
40 	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 	  	 
41 	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
42 	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
43 	David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
44 	Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
45 	Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
46 	Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
47 	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
48 	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
49 	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
50 	Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
51 	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
52 	Peter Stenina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
53 	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
54 	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
55 	Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
56 	Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
57 	Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
58 	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana 	  	 
59 	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
60 	Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
61 	Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
62 	Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
63 	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
64 	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
65 	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
66 	Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
67 	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
68 	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
69 	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
70 	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
71 	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
72 	José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
73 	Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
74 	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
75 	Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
76 	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 	  	 
77 	David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
78 	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 	  	 
79 	Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
80 	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
81 	Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
82 	Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
83 	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 	  	 
84 	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
85 	Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
86 	Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	0:00:28 	 
87 	Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
88 	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
89 	Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 	  	 
90 	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:00:35 	 
91 	Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack 	0:00:42 	 
92 	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:01:47 	 
93 	David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana 	0:01:51 	 
94 	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:02:03 	 
95 	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 	0:02:33 	 
96 	Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 	  	 
97 	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
98 	Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
99 	David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
100 	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
101 	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
102 	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
103 	Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
104 	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
105 	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:02:46 	 
106 	Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
107 	Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	0:03:30 	 
108 	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
109 	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
110 	Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:04:28 	 
111 	David García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
112 	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
113 	Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
114 	Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:06:24 	 
115 	Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:08:18 	 
116 	Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
117 	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
118 	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
119 	Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
120 	Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
121 	Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack 	0:12:10 	 
122 	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack 	  	 
123 	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
124 	Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
125 	Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
126 	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
127 	Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
128 	Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
129 	Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
130 	Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
131 	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
132 	Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
133 	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
134 	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
135 	Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
136 	Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
137 	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
138 	Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
139 	Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
140 	José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
141 	Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
142 	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
143 	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
144 	Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
145 	Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
146 	Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
147 	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
148 	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	0:12:39 	 
149 	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
150 	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
151 	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 	0:14:31
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Overall rankings after stage 3:
1  	Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank             14:41:30
2 	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:00:02 	 
3 	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	0:00:03 	 
4 	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
5 	Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack 	  	 
6 	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
7 	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 	  	 
8 	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
9 	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
10 	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
11 	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
12 	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack 	  	 
13 	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
14 	Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
15 	Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack 	  	 
16 	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
17 	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
18 	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
19 	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
20 	Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
21 	Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
22 	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
23 	Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
24 	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:01:40 	 
25 	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
26 	Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
27 	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
28 	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
29 	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:01:42 	 
30 	Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
31 	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
32 	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
33 	David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
34 	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana 	  	 
35 	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
36 	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
37 	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
38 	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
39 	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
40 	David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
41 	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
42 	Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	0:02:08 	 
43 	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 	0:02:41 	 
44 	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
45 	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 	0:02:43 	 
46 	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
47 	Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
48 	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
49 	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
50 	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
51 	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
52 	Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
53 	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
54 	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
55 	Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
56 	Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
57 	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 	  	 
58 	Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
59 	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
60 	José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:03:08 	 
61 	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:03:11 	 
62 	Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:03:55 	 
63 	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:04:28 	 
64 	Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:05:06 	 
65 	Peter Stenina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
66 	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 	0:05:14 	 
67 	Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
68 	Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:05:24 	 
69 	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:05:27 	 
70 	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:05:57 	 
71 	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 	0:06:09 	 
72 	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 	  	 
73 	Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 	0:06:59 	 
74 	Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	0:07:07 	 
75 	David García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:07:09 	 
76 	Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:08:38 	 
77 	Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack 	0:08:40 	 
78 	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 	0:08:43 	 
79 	Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:09:01 	 
80 	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 	0:09:09 	 
81 	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:09:11 	 
82 	Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
83 	David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana 	0:09:13 	 
84 	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:09:36 	 
85 	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:09:37 	 
86 	Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:09:48 	 
87 	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 	0:09:58 	 
88 	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:10:00 	 
89 	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:10:02 	 
90 	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 	0:10:04 	 
91 	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:10:31 	 
92 	Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 	0:11:25 	 
93 	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:11:35 	 
94 	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:11:44 	 
95 	Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 	0:11:50 	 
96 	Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:11:52 	 
97 	Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
98 	Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:12:05 	 
99 	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	0:12:40 	 
100 	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 	0:13:30 	 
101 	Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	0:13:37 	 
102 	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:14:51 	 
103 	Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
104 	Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:15:57 	 
105 	David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	0:16:08 	 
106 	Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:16:48 	 
107 	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux 	0:17:05 	 
108 	Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
109 	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:17:14 	 
110 	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 	0:17:15 	 
111 	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 	0:17:56 	 
112 	Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:18:28 	 
113 	Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 	0:18:36 	 
114 	Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 	0:18:51 	 
115 	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions 	0:19:17 	 
116 	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 	0:19:30 	 
117 	Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:19:59 	 
118 	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	0:20:10 	 
119 	Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:20:46 	 
120 	Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 	0:20:59 	 
121 	Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:21:12 	 
122 	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	0:21:37 	 
123 	Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
124 	Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:23:32 	 
125 	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:23:43 	 
126 	Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana 	0:23:58 	 
127 	Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:25:10 	 
128 	Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:25:45 	 
129 	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:26:14 	 
130 	Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 	0:26:36 	 
131 	José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
132 	Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:28:02 	 
133 	Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
134 	Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
135 	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 	0:28:06 	 
136 	Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 	0:28:56 	 
137 	Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:29:15 	 
138 	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:29:25 	 
139 	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 	0:30:38 	 
140 	Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:32:42 	 
141 	Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack 	0:33:20 	 
142 	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
143 	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
144 	Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:34:30 	 
145 	Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
146 	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack 	  	 
147 	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:35:21 	 
148 	Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:36:06 	 
149 	Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:38:31 	 
150 	Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto 	0:40:29 	 
151 	Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:41:39
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