Le Tour 2016 – Stage 3

Granville to Angers

Distance: 223.5 kilometers.

So far with the exception of the finish yesterday [200 meters with a 14% gradient into Cherbourg] the first three stages have been for sprinters. The start has been good news for Mark Cavendish who wore the Yellow for the first time after stage one, and today managed to take his second stage win of this Tour and tie with 5-time TDF winner Bernard Hinault for career wins with 28. Eddy Merckx of Belgium is in first place with 32 stage wins.

Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 ) [Yellow] 14h 34′ 36”
Mark Cavendish ( GBR – DDD – 101 ) [Green] 123 points
Jasper Stuyven ( BEL – TFS – 067 ) [Polka Dot] 4 points
Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA – EQS – 182 ) 2 [White]

Team: Orica-Bikeexchange ( OBE – 201-209 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Mark Cavendish ( GBR – DDD – 101 )
Combative: Thomas Voeckler ( FRA – DEN – 179 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Peter Sagan ( SVK – TNK – 032 )
2 Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA – EQS – 182 ) + 00′ 08″
3 Alejandro Valverde ( ESP – MOV – 012 ) + 00′ 10″
4 Christopher Froome ( GBR – SKY – 001 ) + 00′ 14″
5 Warren Barguil ( FRA – TGA – 111 ) + 00′ 14″
6 Nairo Quintana ( COL – MOV – 011 ) + 00′ 14″
7 Roman Kreuziger ( CZE – TNK – 036 ) + 00′ 14″
8 Tony Gallopin ( FRA – LTS – 165 ) + 00′ 14″
9 Fabio Aru ( ITA – AST – 021 ) + 00′ 14″
10 Daniel Martin ( IRL – EQS – 184 ) + 00′ 14″

The Rest of the Top 30:

11 Pierre Rolland ( FRA – CDT – 081 ) + 00′ 14″
12 Michael Matthews ( AUS – OBE – 207 ) + 00′ 14″
13 Tom Dumoulin ( NED – TGA – 114 ) + 00′ 14″
14 Wilco Kelderman ( NED – TLJ – 051 ) + 00′ 14″
15 Greg Van Avermaet ( BEL – BMC – 098 ) + 00′ 14″
16 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 099 ) + 00′ 14″
17 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( BEL – KAT – 147 ) + 00′ 14″
18 Adam Yates ( GBR – OBE – 209 ) + 00′ 14″
19 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa ( POR – LAM – 151 ) + 00′ 14″
20 Simon Gerrans ( AUS – OBE – 201 ) + 00′ 14″
21 Bauke Mollema ( NED – TFS – 061 ) + 00′ 14″
22 Romain Bardet ( FRA – ALM – 041 ) + 00′ 14″
23 Sergio Luis Henao ( COL – SKY – 002 ) + 00′ 14″
24 Arthur Vichot ( FRA – FDL – 129 ) + 00′ 14″
25 Mikel Landa ( ESP – SKY – 004 ) + 00′ 14″
26 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( ESP – KAT – 141 ) + 00′ 14″
27 Mathias Frank ( SUI – IAM – 071 ) + 00′ 24″
28 Vincenzo Nibali ( ITA – AST – 022 ) + 00′ 25″
29 Jarlinson Pantano ( COL – IAM – 079 ) + 00′ 25″
30 Sébastien Reichenbach ( SUI – FDL – 126 ) + 00′ 25″

Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.

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