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Monday, July 3: Stage 3, Verviers - Longwy, 212.5 km

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The day belongs to Peter Sagan. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

Weather at the finish city of Longwy at 2PM, local time: 21C (70F), partly cloudy with the wind from the west at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 18.0: Côte de Sart, 2.8 km @  5.1% - cat. 4
• Km 105.5: Côte de Wiltz, 3.1 km @  4.8% - cat. 4
• Km 120.5: Côte d'Eschdorf, 2.3 km @  9.3% - cat. 3
• Km 197.0: Côte de Villers-la-Montagne, 1.1 km @ 5.2% - cat. 4
• Km 212.5:  Côte des Religieuses, 1.6 km @ 5.8% - cat. 3

The race: 195 riders started the stage at 12:26 PM. Today Team Sky is enjoying its 60th day of owning the yellow jersey, starting with Bradley Wiggins' 14 days in 2012.

It took about 30 kilometers for the day's break to get established. With 75 kilometers ridden six riders are two minutes off the front: Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal), Romain Sicard (Direct Energie) Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Romain Hardy (Fortuneo-Oscaro)

Km 100: The break is being kept at about two minutes lead.

Km 113: Nills Polittt and Nathan Brown went clear from the break on the second KOM ascent, the Côte de Wiltz. They are 30 seconds ahead of the other four and 2min 30sec ahead of the main peloton.

Km 122: Nathan Brown was first over the Côte d'Eschdorf, making him the new KOM. That keeps the polka dots in the Cannondale-Drapac family as they migrate from Taylor Phinney.

The break has regrouped and now the six riders are together, 2min 30sec ahead of the peloton. It hasn't been a fast stage. After three hours of racing the average speed is 39.6 km/hr.

Km 160: The pack closed into about 1 minute of the break. That allowed three riders to bridge up to the escapees. The break: Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Thomas De Gendt and Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal), Lilian Calméjane and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Pierre-Luc Périchon and Romain Hardy (Fortuneo-Oscaro).

The nine riders off the front have a lead of 1min 20sec with 51 kilometers to go.

Km 180, 33 to go: The break split. Périchon, Hardy, Calmejane and De Gendt are 1min 38sec ahead of the pack. The other breakaways have been absorbed by the peloton.

The finish: From those four, Lilian Calméjane went clear on a solo bid for the stage win. He was caught with 10km to go, setting things up for a sprint.

Peter Sagan won the sprint. Geraint Thomas retained his GC leadership.

Here's the organizer's summary of the day's racing:

A hot favourite for the uphill finish in Longwy as the Tour de France returned to France, Peter Sagan claimed his eighth stage victory since he made his debut in the event in 2012. He outsprinted arch-rival Michael Matthews who came second to him in the 2015 world championship. Geraint Thomas retained the yellow jersey while Chris Froome moved up to second in the overall ranking.

195 riders started stage 3 of the 104th Tour de France from Verviers, Belgium, to Longwy, France via the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Belgian riders were extremely motivated when the start proper was given but at km 10, Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal) and Romain Hardy (Fortuneo-Oscaro) managed to ride away. They were rejoined by Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac), Frederik Backaert (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie) at km 13 to make it a six-man group in the lead with no reaction from the peloton. However, teams Bora-Hansgrohe, Quick-Step Floors and Sunweb maintained the time gap around two minutes until the intermediate sprint at Wincrange, Luxemburg (km 89) where Politt crossed the line in first position while Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) made sure there was no threat for his green jersey.

Fighting for the polka dot jersey, Brown and Politt rode away before the category 3 côte d'Eschdorf where Brown virtually became the fourth American leader of the King of the Mountain competition in the history of the Tour de France after Greg LeMond (1986), Tejay van Garderen (2011) and Taylor Phinney yesterday. As the regrouping of the six breakaway riders occurred at km 123 and the peloton took it easy for a little while, a maximum time gap of 4.05 was recorded. The same teams Bora-Hansgrohe, Quick-Step Floors and Sunweb brought the gap down to two minutes again. With 57km to go, Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro) rejoined the six leaders. The group of nine split up 48km before the end with De Gendt, Calmejane, Hardy and Périchon forging on with determination.

The day after crashing along with defending champion Chris Froome, last year's runner-up Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) was in trouble again but three of his team-mates brought him back to the pack with 35km to go. De Gendt, Calmejane, Hardy and Périchon arrived in France with an advantage of 1.25 and another 28km to cover. With just over 20km to go, Calmejane went solo despite the head wind. The Frenchman stayed away until the 10km to go mark. He was awarded the most aggressive rider price of the day. It went down to the highly expected uphill sprint finish. Hot favourite Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) unclipped his pedal as he launched his sprint from far out but he had enough time to make it up. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) tried to pass him at the very end but lost by a wheel while Dan Martin (Quick-Step), another explosive uphill sprinter, had to be content with third place.

Geraint Thomas (Sky) made the top 10 and retained the yellow jersey while Pierre Latour (AG2R-La Mondiale) became the best young rider.

Complete Results:

Stage 3 photos

212.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.488 km/hr

1	SAGAN PETER	BORA-HANSGROHE	5hr 7min 19sec
2	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
3	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
4	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
5	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	@ 2sec
6	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
7	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
8	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	s.t.
9	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
10	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
11	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
13	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
14	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	s.t.
15	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
16	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
17	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
18	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
19	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
20	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
21	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
22	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
23	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
25	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
26	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
27	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
28	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
29	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
30	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 10''
31	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
32	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
33	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	s.t.
34	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
35	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
36	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
38	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
39	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 00' 15''
40	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
41	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 19''
42	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	s.t.
43	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 00' 20''
44	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
45	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
46	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
47	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
48	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 25''
49	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
50	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
51	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 28''
52	STYBAR ZDENEK	SKY	s.t.
53	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
54	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
55	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
56	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
57	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 00' 35''
58	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
59	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
60	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
61	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 39''
62	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 51''
63	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 58''
64	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
65	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 05''
66	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
68	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
69	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
70	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
71	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
72	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 29''
73	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 37''
74	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
75	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
76	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
77	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
78	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
79	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
80	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
81	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
82	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 42''
83	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 49''
84	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
85	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
86	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
87	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
88	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
90	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
91	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
92	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
93	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
94	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
95	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
96	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
98	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
99	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
100	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
101	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
102	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
103	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
104	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
105	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
106	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
107	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
108	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
109	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
110	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	s.t.
111	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
112	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 05''
113	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
114	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 36''
115	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 52''
116	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
117	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
118	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	s.t.
119	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
120	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
121	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
122	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
123	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
124	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
125	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
126	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
127	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
128	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
129	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
130	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
131	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
132	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
133	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
134	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
135	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
136	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
137	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
138	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
139	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
140	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 03' 02''
141	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
142	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	s.t.
143	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
144	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
145	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
146	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	s.t.
147	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
148	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
149	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 03' 07''
150	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	s.t.
151	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
152	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03' 12''
153	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 16''
154	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
155	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
156	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
157	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 03' 24''
158	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 26''
159	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
160	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
161	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
162	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
163	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 03' 46''
164	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 03' 49''
165	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
166	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 03' 53''
167	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
168	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
169	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
170	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03' 58''
171	CAVENDISH MARK	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
172	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 04' 06''
173	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 04' 14''
174	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
175	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
176	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 04' 19''
177	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 04' 26''
178	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	s.t.
179	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 46''
180	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 28''
181	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 05' 42''
182	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
183	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 06' 23''
184	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 09' 28''
185	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
186	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 11' 46''
187	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
188	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 11' 54''
189	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
190	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
191	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 12' 29''
192	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
193	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
194	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
195	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 24' 10''

GC after Stage 3:

• GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Young rider classification leader: Pierre-Roger Latour (Ag2r)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

430 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.963 km/hr

1	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	10hr 0min 31sec
2	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	@ 12sec
3	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	SAGAN PETER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 13''
5	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 16''
6	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 25''
7	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 30''
8	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 00' 32''
9	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
10	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 34''
11	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 00' 37''
12	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 00' 38''
13	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 40''
14	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
15	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 43''
16	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
17	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
18	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 45''
19	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
20	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	+ 00' 47''
21	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 48''
22	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 49''
24	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 51''
25	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 52''
26	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
27	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 54''
28	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
29	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
30	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 56''
31	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 03''
32	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 04''
33	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 05''
34	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 05''
35	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 01' 07''
36	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 08''
37	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
38	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 09''
39	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 10''
40	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
41	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 12''
42	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
44	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 13''
45	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 15''
46	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 17''
47	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 18''
48	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 23''
49	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 01' 24''
50	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 27''
51	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 30''
52	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 35''
53	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 01' 37''
54	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01' 42''
55	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
56	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 43''
57	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 01' 50''
58	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 51''
59	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 52''
60	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 53''
61	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 55''
62	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 01' 58''
63	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 00''
64	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 02''
65	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
66	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 02' 03''
67	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 02' 04''
68	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02' 09''
69	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02' 12''
70	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 13''
71	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 15''
72	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 16''
73	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 02' 23''
74	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 24''
75	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 28''
76	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
77	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 30''
78	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02' 32''
79	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
80	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02' 33''
81	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 39''
82	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 41''
83	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02' 45''
84	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 46''
85	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 47''
86	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
87	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 47''
88	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 51''
89	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
90	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 52''
91	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 53''
92	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 55''
93	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 56''
94	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
95	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02' 57''
96	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 00''
97	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
98	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 07''
99	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 09''
100	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 10''
101	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
102	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 03' 16''
103	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 19''
104	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03' 21''
105	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 22''
106	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03' 23''
107	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 24''
108	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 30''
109	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
110	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 32''
111	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
112	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 35''
113	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 38''
114	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 03' 41''
115	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 43''
116	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
117	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 45''
118	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
119	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 46''
120	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 49''
121	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 52''
122	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03' 53''
123	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 03' 55''
124	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 59''
125	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04' 01''
126	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 04' 02''
127	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
128	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04' 03''
129	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04' 04''
130	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
131	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04' 05''
132	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 08''
133	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04' 09''
134	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04' 11''
135	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 17''
136	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 04' 18''
137	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 19''
138	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 04' 24''
139	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 25''
140	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 32''
141	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 37''
142	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 04' 43''
143	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 47''
144	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
145	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 04' 54''
146	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 04' 56''
147	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 00''
148	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 05' 01''
149	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 05' 02''
150	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 05' 07''
151	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
152	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
153	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 05' 09''
154	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 05' 12''
155	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 05' 13''
156	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 05' 23''
157	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 05' 26''
158	CAVENDISH MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 42''
159	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 53''
160	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 06' 12''
161	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 06' 15''
162	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 06' 57''
163	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 07' 16''
164	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 31''
165	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 07' 34''
166	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 07' 57''
167	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 09' 31''
168	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 09' 41''
169	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 09' 45''
170	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 10' 04''
171	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 10' 20''
172	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 11' 19''
173	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 11' 57''
174	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 12' 36''
175	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 12' 42''
176	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 12' 44''
177	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 58''
178	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 03''
179	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 08''
180	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 13' 09''
181	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 13' 35''
182	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 14' 04''
183	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 14' 08''
184	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 14' 09''
185	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 14' 20''
186	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 14' 25''
187	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 43''
188	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 14' 51''
189	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 15' 03''
190	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 14''
191	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 16' 55''
192	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 19' 26''
193	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 19' 36''
194	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 26' 12''
195	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 27' 14''

Stage 3 map and profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 pictures by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Points leader Marcel Kittel heads to the start.

Looking at the riders' faces, this final ascent to the finish must be pretty tough.

The big boys hit the final climb. Peter Sagan is well-positioned. That second rider should be Alberto Contador.

Here they come.

And Peter Sagan get his eighth Tour win.

Nathan Brown is the new King of the Mountains.

Stage winner Peter Sagan

Geraint Thomas retains his overall lead.

Organizer's stage 3 preview:

Starting from Philippe Gilbert's native town of Verviers, stage 3 is much hillier than stage 2. A visit will be paid to the car racing circuit of Spa-Francorchamps after 20km of racing through the Ardennes on the roads of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of the big classics. 130 kilometres of the course are in Luxemburg, the country of the recently retired Schleck brothers. One Luxemburger, Ben Gastauer of AG2R-La Mondiale, is part of the 195-rider strong peloton. Everyone else who is not familiar with this small country will realize it's not a flattish one.

Stage 3 is long too: 212.5km. It might be a hard day for some riders. It's a land of opportunities as well. The finish on French soil in Longwy atop the 1.6km long climb of the Religieuses surely pleases Peter Sagan as much as the hill to La Glacerie in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin at the end of stage 2 last year. The finish suits Gilbert too, and many others who would be well inspired to make the race hard earlier on.

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