2013 Giro D'Italia: Stage 3
Results, map, stage profile, summary and photos
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Stage 3, Monday, May 6: Sorrento - Marina di Ascea, 222 km
Ascents:
- Km 153: San Mauro Cilento (551m), Category 2
- Km 202.2: Sella di Catona (587m), Category 3
The Race: The day's break was swept up by the Selle di Catona. On that hill 2012 Giro winner Ryder Hesjedal tested the field with a hard, probing attack but seeing he wasn't getting a big enough gap, let himself be caught. Astana controlled the ascent, keeping things together for Nibali. Pink Jersey Salvatore Puccio was popped as a result of the ascent's high speed.
On the tricky switchback descent Hesjedal went again, catching Valerio Agnoli who had attacked earlier. Luca Paolini bridged and they quickly had 30 seconds. Other contenders closed up to the trio. By this point the peloton was broken into groups of 15-20 riders.
Paolini, a skilled descender, escaped on the descent and carved out a serious gap. Many riders crashed on the descent, including Michele Scarponi. Paolini held his lead and took the stage win and the maglia rosa.
Results:
- Luca Paolini (Katusha) 5hr 43min 50sec
- Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 16sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) s.t.
- Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Robert Gesink (Blanco) s.t.
- Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Valerio Agnoli (Astana) s.t.
- Yury Trofimov (Katusha) s.t.
- Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) s.t.
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 36sec
- Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) @ 49sec
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 50sec
- Faio Aru (Astana) s.t.
- Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
- Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Cayetano Sarmiento (Cannondale) s.t.
- Michel Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) s.t.
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) s.t.
- Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) @ 1min 0sec
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Diego Rosa (Andorni Giocattoli) @ 1min 37sec
- Alessandro Proni (Vini Fantini) @ 1min 52sec
- Stefano Garzelli (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- Fabio Andres Duarte (Colombia) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Bruno Pires (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) s.t.
- Rory Sutherland (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco) s.t.
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Francis Mourey (FDJ) s.t.
- Francisco Ventonso (Movistar) s.t.
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Danilo Wyss (BMC) s.t.
- Grega Bole (Vacansoleil) s.t.
GC after Stage 3:
- Luca Paolini (Katusha) 9hr 4min 32sec
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 17sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 26sec
- Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) @ 31sec
- Valerio Agnoli (Astana) s.t.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 34sec
- Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 36sec
- Yury Trofimov (Katusha) s.t.
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 37sec
- Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) @ 39sec
- Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 42sec
- Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 45sec
- Robert Gesink (Blanco) s.t.
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 54sec
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 1min 0sec
- Robert Kiserlovski (Radio shack) s.t.
- Fabio Aru (Astana) @ 1min 5sec
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 1min 18sec
- Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) @ 1min 19sec
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 1min 23sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 25sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 1min 28sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 34sec
- Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 37sec
- Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 37sec
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 1min 41sec
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
- Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) @ 1min 52sec
- Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 2min 12sec
- Stefano Garzelli (Vini Fantini) @ 2min 15sec
- Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) s.t.
- José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2min 18sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco) @ 2min 21sec
- Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) s.t.
- Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 24sec
- Grega Bole (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 27sec
- Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) @ 2min 28sec
- Danilo Hondo (Radio Shack) @ 2min 32sec
- Manuel Francesco Bongiorno (Bardiani-CSF) @ 2min 34sec
- Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 2min 36sec
- Rory Sutherland (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 39sec
- Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Gianluca Brambilla (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 41sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Points Competition:
- Luca Paolini (Katusha): 29 points
- Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 28
- Cadel Evans (BMC): 20
- Elia Viviani (Cannondale): 20
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp): 16sec
Climber's Competition:
- Willem Wauters (Vacansoleil): 9 points
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar): 8
- Manuele Boaro (Saxo-Tinkoff): 5
- Cameron Wurf (Cannondale): 3
- Fabio Aru (Astana): 3
Young Rider:
- Fabio Aru (Astana) 9hr 5min 37sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 29sec
- Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 36sec
- Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 1min 16sec
- Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 19sec
Team Classification:
- Katusha: 26hr 30min 20sec
- Sky @ 17sec
- Astana @ 45sec
- BMC @ 1min 8sec
- Garmin-Sharp @ 1min 58sec
Stage 3 map
Stage 3 profile
Former Giro director (1993-2003) Carmine Castellano at the start.
Vincenzo Nibali before the race's departure
Today's stage took in the Amalfi Road...
one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in the world.
Heck, here's another photo of the Amalfi Road.
Sky patrolling the race. Leader Salvatore Pucci can be seen in his pink jersey.
Fabio Taborre was off the front a lone for quite a while. He was caught on the final ascent.
Puccio couldn't take the pace of the final climb and was dropped.
Bradley Wiggins, on the other hand, never sseemed to be under stress
Luca Paolini looking back on the descent. For a while the chasers were only 9-10 seconds behind.
Astana kept Ruder Hesjedal (leading) on a short leash.
Michele Scarponi chasing after crashing. He's being led by Przymeslaw Niemiec.
Robert Gesink
Cadel Evans wins the field sprint.
Luca Paolini dons the maglia rosa