Tour de France 2008/3. stage

00000 Result of the 3rd stage 00000
		Samuel Dumoulin (COF)	5:05:28 h
2.		William Frischkorn (CPT)	equal time
3.		Romain Feillu (AGR)	equal time
4th		Paolo Longo Borghini (BAR)	+0: ​​14 min
5.		Robbie McEwen (OLO)	+2: 03 min
6th		Erik Zabel (MRM)	equal time
7th		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	equal time
8th.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	equal time
9.		Robert Förster (GST)	equal time
10.		Mark Cavendish (THR)	equal time
		William Frischkorn (CPT)
Intermediate results after the 3rd stage
		Romain Feillu (AGR)	13:27:05 h
2.		Paolo Longo Borghini (BAR)	+0: ​​35 min
3.		William Frischkorn (CPT)	+1: 42 min
		Kim Kirchen (THR)	69 pts.
2.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	64 pts.
3.		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	55 pts.
		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)	19 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (COF)	11 pts.
3.		Björn Schröder (MRM)	9 pts.
		Romain Feillu (AGR)	13:27:05 h
2.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+1: 52 min
3.		Yuri Trofimov (DEN)	+1: 52 min
		Garmin Chipotle	40:24:42 h
2.		Cofidis-Le Crédit by Téléphone	+0: ​​41 min
3.		Barloworld	+1: 16 min

The 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2008 on July 7th was 208 kilometers long and took the riders from Brittany from Saint-Malo to Nantes . There were only three sprint classifications on the program, there were no mountain classifications on the day section.

Shortly after the start, a group of four made up of Romain Feillu , Samuel Dumoulin , Paolo Longo Borghini and William Frischkorn was able to pull away from the field . The three sprint classes of the day followed shortly afterwards, won by Dumoulin, Longo Borghini and Frischkorn. The group's lead gradually increased to a maximum of 15:30 minutes, but was further reduced by the faster peloton. Just 60 kilometers from the destination, the road was blocked by striking dock workers, which, however, did not hinder the drivers much. When the main field arrived, the blockade was resolved. Since there was disagreement in the field, the outliers were able to save a lead of over two minutes at the finish. Dumoulin won the sprint in Nantes. Feillu was able to secure the yellow and white jerseys with the best placement in the group. In the course of a fall in the main field 25 kilometers from the finish, after which Ángel Gómez had to give up the tour, the field split into several groups, with overall leader Alejandro Valverde in the first group. Denis Menschow and Riccardo Riccò lost 38 seconds to Valverde, Christophe Moreau and Sylwester Szmyd 2:53 minutes. Robbie McEwen won the sprint of the field ahead of Erik Zabel .

tasks

• 176 Ángel Gómez - during the stage, fall

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Saint-Piat (21.5 km) (65 m above sea level)

First	Samuel Dumoulin	6 pts.
Second	Paolo Longo Borghini	4 pts.
Third	Romain Feillu	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Bécherel (km 48.5) (192 m above sea level)

First	Paolo Longo Borghini	6 pts.
Second	Romain Feillu	4 pts.
Third	William Frischkorn	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Montauban-de-Bretagne (km 62) (98 m above sea level)

First	William Frischkorn	6 pts.
Second	Romain Feillu	4 pts.
Third	Samuel Dumoulin	2 pts.

• Finish sprint in Nantes (kilometer 208) (51 m above sea level)

First	Samuel Dumoulin	35 pts.
Second	William Frischkorn	30 pts.
Third	Romain Feillu	26 pts.
Fourth	Paolo Longo Borghini	24 pts.
fifth	Robbie McEwen	22 pts.
Sixth	Erik Zabel	20 pts.
seventh	Óscar Freire	19 pts.
Eighth	Thor Hushovd	18 pts.
Ninth	Robert Forster	17 pts.
Tenth	Mark Cavendish	16 pts.
11.	Kim churches	15 pts.
12.	Robert Hunter	14 pts.
13.	Jérôme Pineau	13 pts.
14th	Iñaki Isasi	12 pts.
15th	Leonardo Duque	11 pts.
16.	Francesco Chicchi	10 pts.
17th	Martijn Maaskant	9 pts.
18th	Martin Elmiger	8 pts.
19th	Julian Dean	7 pts.
20th	Matteo Carrara	6 pts.
21st	Gert Steegmans	5 pts.
22nd	Sébastien Chavanel	4 pts.
23.	Sebastian Lang	3 pts.
24.	George Hincapie	2 pts.
25th	David Millar	1 point