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Stage 3, Monday, August 21: Prades Conflent Canigó - Andorra la Vella, 158.5 km

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Vincenzo Nibali wins stage three.

Rated ascents:

• 127.0 km to go: Col de la Perche, 19.5 km @ 4.8% - cat. 1
• 31.0 km to go: Coll de la Rabassa, 13.3 km @ 6.8% - cat. 1
• 7.1 km to go: Alto de la Comella, 4.3 km @ 8.6% - cat. 2

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) dominated the final stretch of stage 3 of La Vuelta 2017 while Chris Froome (Team Sky) displayed his strength and took the red jersey. The first mountainous challenges of this edition offered intense racing and turned the general classification upside down. Nibali was able to get back to Froome after a strong move from the British rider to claim his first stage victory at La Vuelta. But Froome is the new overall leader, a position he only occupied for one day in 2011 on the Spanish race. Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) dropped two minutes and a half.

194 riders tackled the first mountain stage of La Vuelta 2017, with Benjamin King (Dimension Data) withdrawing due to illness. Four of them attacked as soon as the flag was dropped: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Anthony Turgis (Cofidis) and Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). They were joined by AG2R-La Mondiale's Axel Domont and Alexandre Geniez, as well as Fernando Orjuela (Manzana Postobon) ahead of the first climb of the day, the Col de la Perche, where Przemyslaw Nimiec (UAE Team Emirates) also got back to the front of the race to build the 8-man break that would lead the way for most of the stage.

De Gendt enjoyed the first cat-1 summit of La Vuelta 2017 to assert his ambitions in the KOM classification. In the peloton, Yves Lampaert's (Quick-Step Floors) teammates set the pace to defend the red jersey. The gap barely got over 5 minutes with 80km to go. The riders had then left french roads behind them and were racing in Spain, heading to Andorra for the key challenges of the day.

In the final 50km, the Col de la Rabassa offered the perfect ground for new moves. After a brief attack from Domont, Geniez set a hard pace only Villella could match. Team Sky took the lead of the peloton and set a pace too hard for Lampaert to keep up. Chris Froome's teammates also covered a move from Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) and eventually reeled in the early attackers 27km from the finish.

A new push from Team Sky dropped Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) in the first slopes of the alto de la Comella. Froome then took things into his own hands with a strong attack 1km away from the summit. Only Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott) was able to follow him. After a fast descent, Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) only got back in the final km to take the stage victory ahead of David De La Cruz (Quick-Step Floors) and Froome.

Complete Results:

Stage 3 photos

158.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.401 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4hr 1min 22sec
2	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
4	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
7	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
8	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	@ 25sec
11	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
12	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	s.t.
13	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 29''
14	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 54''
15	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
16	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
17	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
18	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 14''
19	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
20	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	s.t.
21	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
23	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
24	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
25	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	s.t.
26	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 24''
27	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 28''
28	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 39''
29	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
30	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
31	MORTON Lachlan David	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
32	POELS Wout	SKY	s.t.
33	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
34	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 21''
35	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02' 33''
36	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
37	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
38	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02' 35''
39	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02' 43''
40	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 36''
41	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04' 01''
42	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 05' 07''
43	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
44	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 43''
45	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 07' 16''
46	HANSEN Jesper	ASTANA	s.t.
47	MATE MARDONES Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
48	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
49	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
50	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
51	FERRARI BARCELO Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
52	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
53	GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
54	WARBASSE Lawrence	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
55	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
56	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	s.t.
57	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 07' 25''
58	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 09' 12''
59	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 09' 16''
60	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
61	TURGIS Jimmy	COFIDIS	+ 10' 21''
62	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
63	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	s.t.
64	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
65	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
66	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
67	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 12' 14''
68	GONCALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
69	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
70	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
71	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
72	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
73	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
75	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
77	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
78	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 12' 42''
79	FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 14' 08''
80	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	s.t.
81	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
82	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
83	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
84	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 14' 48''
85	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
86	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
87	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
88	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
89	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
90	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
91	DOMONT Axel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
92	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
93	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
94	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
95	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
96	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
97	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
98	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	s.t.
99	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
100	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
102	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	s.t.
103	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
104	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
105	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
106	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
107	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
108	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
109	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
110	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
111	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
112	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
113	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
114	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
115	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
116	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 15' 10''
117	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 15' 20''
118	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	s.t.
119	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	s.t.
120	BYSTRØM Sven Erik	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
121	RUBIO Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
122	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	+ 15' 27''
123	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 15' 31''
124	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 15' 35''
125	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
126	FRAILE MATARRANZ Omar	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
127	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
128	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 15' 38''
129	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 16' 26''
130	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 16' 39''
131	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 16' 42''
132	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 16' 45''
133	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
134	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 16' 51''
135	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 17' 27''
136	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
137	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
138	DOUGALL Nicolas	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
139	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	s.t.
140	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
141	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
142	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 17' 44''
143	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 18' 49''
144	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
145	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
146	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 19' 05''
147	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 19' 15''
148	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
149	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 20' 00''
150	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
151	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 20' 51''
152	DENZ Nico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 20''
153	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
154	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
155	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
156	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
157	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	s.t.
158	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
159	LOBATO Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
160	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
161	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
162	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
163	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
164	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
165	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
166	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
167	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	COFIDIS	s.t.
168	ARCAS PEñA Jorge	MOVISTAR	s.t.
169	KäMNA Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
170	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
171	DUVAL Julien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
172	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
173	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
174	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
175	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
176	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
177	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
178	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
179	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
180	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
181	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
182	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
183	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
184	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
185	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
186	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
187	DEGENKOLB John	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
188	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
189	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
190	TUFT Svein	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
191	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
192	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
193	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	+ 38' 28''

GC after Stage 3:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Orica-Scott

375.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.223 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	8hr 53min 44sec
2	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 02''
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
5	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 10''
6	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 11''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 38''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 39''
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 43''
10	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 48''
11	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
12	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 13''
13	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 17''
14	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 20''
15	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 22''
16	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 29''
17	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 32''
18	BETANCUR Carlos Alberto	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 35''
19	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
20	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 43''
21	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 01' 45''
22	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 01' 52''
23	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 54''
24	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 56''
25	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 01' 57''
26	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 58''
27	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
28	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 37''
29	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02' 53''
30	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 10''
31	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
32	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
33	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 03' 44''
34	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 57''
35	MORTON Lachlan David	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 05''
36	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 18''
37	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04' 51''
38	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04' 56''
39	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05' 16''
40	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 05' 18''
41	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 05' 31''
42	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 05' 39''
43	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 06' 11''
44	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 06' 25''
45	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 07' 24''
46	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 07' 37''
47	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 07' 49''
48	KGHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 08' 15''
49	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
50	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	s.t.
51	WARBASSE Lawrence	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 08' 22''
52	HANSEN Jesper	ASTANA	+ 09' 13''
53	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 09' 18''
54	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 09' 29''
55	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 10' 00''
56	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
57	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 47''
58	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 52''
59	FERRARI BARCELO Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 11' 14''
60	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
61	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 11' 16''
62	TURGIS Jimmy	COFIDIS	+ 11' 20''
63	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
64	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 27''
65	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 12' 39''
66	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 12' 51''
67	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 13' 02''
68	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 13' 07''
69	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 13' 09''
70	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 14' 10''
71	GONCALVES José	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 14' 22''
72	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 14' 29''
73	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 14' 34''
74	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 14' 39''
75	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
76	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 15' 08''
77	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
78	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
79	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 15' 14''
80	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 15' 15''
81	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 15' 20''
82	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 15' 24''
83	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 15' 28''
84	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 36''
86	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 15' 37''
87	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 15' 39''
88	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 15' 41''
89	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 15' 49''
90	DOMONT Axel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 52''
91	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 53''
92	BYSTRØM Sven Erik	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 15' 57''
93	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 16' 00''
94	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 16' 09''
95	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 16' 27''
96	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 16' 28''
97	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 16' 29''
98	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 16' 32''
99	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	+ 16' 34''
100	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 17' 00''
101	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
102	FRAILE MATARRANZ Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 17' 09''
103	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
104	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 17' 14''
105	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 17' 20''
106	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 17' 28''
107	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 17' 33''
108	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 17' 34''
109	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 35''
110	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 17' 38''
111	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 17' 43''
112	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 17' 47''
113	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 17' 50''
114	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 17' 55''
115	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
116	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
117	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 18' 01''
118	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 18' 07''
119	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	+ 18' 20''
120	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 18' 33''
121	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 18' 36''
122	DOUGALL Nicolas	DIMENSION DATA	+ 18' 44''
123	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 18' 50''
124	RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 18' 58''
125	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
126	FRANKINY Kilian	BMC	+ 19' 05''
127	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	+ 19' 12''
128	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 19' 15''
129	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	+ 19' 18''
130	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	+ 19' 28''
131	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 19' 39''
132	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 19' 58''
133	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 20' 23''
134	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 21' 29''
135	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 21' 39''
136	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 21' 49''
137	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 05''
138	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 22' 12''
139	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 22' 14''
140	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 22' 23''
141	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 22' 43''
142	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 22' 44''
143	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 22' 45''
144	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 22' 52''
145	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 23' 01''
146	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
147	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 23' 05''
148	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 23' 06''
149	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 23' 28''
150	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 23' 39''
151	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 43''
152	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 23' 44''
153	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
154	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 23' 45''
155	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 23' 55''
156	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
157	LOBATO Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 24' 02''
158	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 24' 04''
159	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 24' 07''
160	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 24' 24''
161	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 24' 32''
162	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	+ 24' 33''
163	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 24' 43''
164	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	+ 24' 55''
165	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 24' 58''
166	DUVAL Julien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 25' 02''
167	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 25' 04''
168	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 25' 07''
169	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 25' 08''
170	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 25' 09''
171	KäMNA Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 25' 13''
172	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 25' 16''
173	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	COFIDIS	+ 25' 29''
174	TUFT Svein	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 25' 30''
175	DENZ Nico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 25' 39''
176	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 25' 43''
177	DEGENKOLB John	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 26' 03''
178	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 26' 04''
179	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 26' 12''
180	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 26' 14''
181	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 26' 19''
182	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 26' 37''
183	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 26' 45''
184	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 26' 50''
185	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 27' 29''
186	HOFSTEDE Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 28' 19''
187	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 31' 30''
188	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 31' 33''
189	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 31' 37''
190	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 32' 10''
191	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 33' 33''
192	ARCAS PEñA Jorge	MOVISTAR	+ 35' 20''
193	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	+ 39' 19''

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The leading group is headed for the line. Vincenzo Nibali has a small gap.

Nibali knows he's got the stage win.

All nine riders in Nibali's front group got the same time.

Romain Bardet (Ag2r) & Chris Froome (Sky) finish 3rd & 4th

Simon Yates finished 13th, 29 seconds after Nibali

Alberto Contador was shelled. He finished 37th, at 2min 33sec

Fabio Aru finished in the first group. He's now 7th in the GC, at 38sec

Stage winner Vincenzo Nibali

Chris Froome will start stage four in the red leader's jersey.

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