Stage 3 : Mar 12, San Miniato - Monsummano Terme, 159 km
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 3.54.09
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
5 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team
6 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
7 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team
9 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
10 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
Changes in stage 3 compared to stage 2 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+88 Alessandro Petacchi
+41 Mathias Frank
+38 Oscar Freire Gomez
+38 Johan Van Summeren
+37 Valerio Agnoli
+35 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa
+35 Ludovic Turpin
+33 Luca Mazzanti
+33 George Hincapie
+32 Bernhard Eisel
Biggest losers by position :
-103 Luca Paolini
-95 Thor Hushovd
-87 Roger Hammond
-74 Yauheni Hutarovich
-71 Sebastien Hinault
-68 Alexandre Vinokourov
-66 Alessandro Ballan
-58 Simon Clarke
-56 Daniele Pietropolli
-49 Allan Davis
-49 Marcus Burghardt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:06 Daniele Bennati
+0:02 Alessandro Petacchi
Biggest losers by time :
-11:49 Alan Marangoni
-11:49 Alessandro Donati
-11:49 Andrea Masciarelli
-11:49 Anthony Roux
-11:49 Arnaud Coyot
-11:49 Baden Cooke
-11:49 Bert Grabsch
-11:49 Blel Kadri
-11:49 Brett Lancaster
-11:49 Carlo Scognamiglio
-11:49 Domenik Klemme
Favourites by position :
+38 Johan Van Summeren
+19 Kim Kirchen
+19 Franco Pellizotti
+10 Andy Schleck
+8 Stefano Garzelli
+8 Robert Gesink
+1 Lars Ytting Bak
+1 Fabian Cancellara
-1 Linus Gerdemann
-13 Marzio Bruseghin
-49 Allan Davis
Favourites by time :
-0:04 Vincenzo Nibali
-0:04 Stefano Garzelli
-0:04 Robert Gesink
-0:04 Michele Scarponi
-0:04 Linus Gerdemann
-0:04 Kim Kirchen
-0:04 Johan Van Summeren
-0:04 Franco Pellizotti
-0:04 Fabian Cancellara
-0:04 Cadel Evans
-3:32 Allan Davis
-6:59 Andy Schleck
-11:49 Marzio Bruseghin
-11:49 Lars Ytting Bak
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Daniele Bennati 11.44.23
2 Linus Gerdemann 0.04
3 Tom Boonen 0.04
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9 Cadel Evans 0.13
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33 Vincenzo Nibali 0.14
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36 Kim Kirchen 0.14
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38 Stefano Garzelli 0.14
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46 Robert Gesink 0.14
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48 Michele Scarponi 0.14
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60 Fabian Cancellara 0.14
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72 Franco Pellizotti 0.14
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92 Allan Davis 3.42
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126 Marzio Bruseghin 13.15
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128 Johan Van Summeren 13.50
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144 Andy Schleck 16.39
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164 Lars Ytting Bak 25.35
Retirements to date : Stage
Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3 <<<
Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 3 <<<
Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Milram 3 <<<
Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3 <<<
Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - Neri 3 <<<
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise Des Jeux 1
Massimo Giunti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1
Total retirements : 7