Tour de France 2011/3. stage

00000 Result of the 3rd stage 00000
		Tyler Farrar (GRM)	4:40:21 h (42.4 km / h)
2.		Romain Feillu (VCD)	+ 0:00 min
3.		José Joaquín Rojas Gil (MOV)	+ 0:00 min
4th		Sébastien Hinault (ALM)	+ 0:00 min
5.		Mark Cavendish (SKY)	+ 0:00 min
6th		Thor Hushovd (GRM)	+ 0:00 min
7th		Julian Dean (GRM)	+ 0:00 min
8th.		Borut Božič (VCD)	+ 0:00 min
9.		André Greipel (OLO)	+ 0:00 min
10.		Jimmy Engoulvent (SAU)	+ 0:00 min
		Mickaël Delage (FDJ)
Intermediate results after the 3rd stage
		Thor Hushovd (GRM)	9:46:46 h
2.		David Millar (GRM)	+ 0:01 min
3.		Cadel Evans (BMC)	+ 0:01 min
		José Joaquín Rojas Gil (MOV)	65 pts.
2.		Tyler Farrar (GRM)	58 pts.
3.		Philippe Gilbert (LOT)	52 pts.
		Philippe Gilbert (OLO)	1 point
2.		Mickaël Delage (FDJ)	1 point
		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	9:46:50 h
2.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)	+ 0:00 min
3.		Tejay van Garderen (THR)	+ 0:01 min
		Team Garmin-Cervélo	28:30:42 h
2.		BMC Racing Team	+ 0:01 min
3.		Leopard Trek	+ 0:04 min

The 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2011 on July 4th led over 198 km from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon . As in every stage of this Tour de France, there was a sprint classification on the flat stage, as well as a 4th category mountain classification. All 198 registered drivers started.

Race course

Right at the beginning of the stage, a quintet made up of Rubén Pérez , José Iván Gutiérrez , Maxime Bouet , Niki Terpstra and Mickaël Delage , who were able to pull out a lead of over eight minutes. Delage, who was later also recognized as the most combative driver, won the intermediate sprint. In the field, Omega Pharma-Lotto attracted the sprint to the intermediate sprint, which Mark Cavendish was the first to pass.

As a result, the lead over the outliers shrank again as other teams picked up speed. Of the outliers, Delage was able to achieve the only mountain point of the day that was extended on the bridge over the Loire estuary. The field split up there into several parts, but later joined together again. Gutiérrez and Delage were able to stay in front of the field up to about nine kilometers from the finish, while their three companions had been caught a little earlier.

The HTC Highroad Team attracted the finish sprint until the Garmin-Cervélo team got involved. The victory went to Tyler Farrar and dedicated it to his friend Wouter Weylandt, who died at this year's Giro .

Mountain ratings

Saint-Nazaire Bridge Category 4 after 143 km over 66  m 1.1 km at 4.9%
1.		Mickaël Delage (FDJ)	1 point

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons after 104 km at 15  m 1. Mickaël Delage (FDJ) 20 pts. 2. José Iván Gutiérrez (MOV) 17 pts. 3. Niki Terpstra (QST) 15 pts. 4th Rubén Pérez (EUS) 13 pts. 5. Maxime Bouet (ALM) 11 pts. 6th Denis Galimsyanow (KAT) 10 pts. 7th José Joaquín Rojas (MOV) 9 pts. 8th. Tom Boonen (QST) 8 pts. 9. Philippe Gilbert (OLO) 7 pts. 10. Leonardo Duque (COF) 6 pts. 11. Gert Steegmans (QST) 5 pts. 12. Borut Božič (VCD) 4 pts. 13. Romain Feillu (VCD) 3 pts. 14th Jimmy Engoulvent (SAU) 2 pts. 15th André Greipel (OLO) 1 point

Intermediate sprint in Redon after 198 km at 31  m 1. Tyler Farrar (GRM) 45 pts. 2. Romain Feillu (VCD) 35 pts. 3. José Joaquín Rojas (MOV) 30 pts. 4th Sébastien Hinault (ALM) 26 pts. 5. Mark Cavendish (THR) 22 pts. 6th Thor Hushovd (GRM) 20 pts. 7th Julian Dean (GRM) 18 pts. 8th. Borut Božič (VCD) 16 pts. 9. André Greipel (OLO) 14 pts. 10. Jimmy Engoulvent (SAU) 12 pts. 11. Denis Galimsyanow (KAT) 10 pts. 12. Sébastien Turgot (EUC) 8 pts. 13. Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY) 6 pts. 14th Gianni Meersman (FDJ) 4 pts. 15th Geraint Thomas (SKY) 2 pts.

Web links

• Results and ratings

Individual evidence

1. ^ Diary of the stage. (No longer available online.) July 4, 2011, archived from the original on July 6, 2011 ; Retrieved July 6, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Tour de France - Farrar continues Garmin party. July 4, 2011, accessed July 6, 2011 .