Changes in stage 3 compared to stage 2 Biggest gainers by position : +82 Stef Clement +56 Josep Jufre +54 Yaroslav Popovych +54 Pieter Weening +54 Pierre Rolland +51 Juan Jose Cobo +48 Sergio Paulinho +45 Remi Pauriol +43 Rigoberto Uran +42 Sylvester Szmyd Biggest losers by position : -89 Karsten Kroon -72 Christophe Riblon -71 Samuel Dumoulin -68 Alexandr Kolobnev -66 Thor Hushovd -54 Alessandro Proni -54 Julien Loubet -53 Roy Sentjens -52 David De La Fuente -49 Mauro Da Dalto -44 Fabian Wegmann Biggest gainers by time : +0:01 Alejandro Valverde Biggest losers by time : -9:25 Benat Albizuri -8:45 Sebastien Chavanel -7:19 Emanuele Bindi -6:47 Karsten Kroon -6:36 William Bonnet -6:33 Jon Bru -6:32 David Lopez Garcia -6:28 Samuel Dumoulin -6:26 Carlo Westphal -6:25 Stephane Auge -6:21 Michiel Elijzen Favourites by position : +42 Oscar Pereiro +34 Manuel Beltran +24 Jose Luis Rubiera +6 Mikel Astarloza +4 Samuel Sanchez +4 Cadel Evans +1 Levi Leipheimer +1 Alejandro Valverde -7 Michael Rogers -7 George Hincapie -9 Vladimir Efimkin -10 Haimar Zubeldia -11 Janez Brajkovic -33 Carlos Sastre -66 Thor Hushovd Favourites by time : +0:01 Alejandro Valverde -0:18 Levi Leipheimer -0:19 Cadel Evans -0:59 Mikel Astarloza -2:07 Oscar Pereiro -2:09 Samuel Sanchez -2:31 George Hincapie -2:42 Vladimir Efimkin -2:53 Haimar Zubeldia -3:00 Janez Brajkovic -3:07 Michael Rogers -3:07 Jose Luis Rubiera -3:28 Manuel Beltran -3:51 Carlos Sastre -4:55 Thor Hushovd Top 3 and favourites standings : 1 Alejandro Valverde 10.10.19 2 Levi Leipheimer 0.23 3 Cadel Evans 0.37 ..... 5 Mikel Astarloza 1.20 ..... 9 Samuel Sanchez 2.30 ..... 11 George Hincapie 2.44 ..... 13 Oscar Pereiro 2.48 ..... 15 Vladimir Efimkin 2.59 ..... 19 Haimar Zubeldia 3.12 ..... 23 Janez Brajkovic 3.21 ..... 26 Michael Rogers 3.31 ..... 34 Jose Luis Rubiera 3.49 ..... 48 Carlos Sastre 4.13 ..... 55 Manuel Beltran 4.24 ..... 67 Thor Hushovd 4.55 Retirements to date : Stage Chris Horner (USA) Astana 3 <<< Andre Greipel (Ger) High Road 3 <<< Total retirements : 2