Tour de France 2016/3. stage

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		Mark Cavendish (DDD)	05:59:54 h
2.		André Greipel (LTS)	equal time
3.		Bryan Coquard (DEN)	equal time
4th		Peter Sagan (TNK)	equal time
5.		Edward Theuns (TFS)	equal time
6th		Sondre Holst Enger (IAM)	equal time
7th		Marcel Kittel (EQS)	equal time
8th.		Christophe Laporte (COF)	equal time
9.		Daniel McLay (FVC)	equal time
10.		Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ)	equal time
		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)
Intermediate results after the 3rd stage
		Peter Sagan (TNK)	14:34:36 h
2.		Julian Alaphilippe (EQS)	+ 0:08 min
3.		Alejandro Valverde (MOV)	+ 0:10 min
		Mark Cavendish (DDD)	123 pts.
2.		Peter Sagan (TNK)	116 pts.
3.		André Greipel (LTS)	79 pts.
		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	4 pts.
2.		Paul Voss (BOA)	2 pts.
3.		Armindo Fonseca (FVC)	1 point
		Julian Alaphilippe (EQS)	14:34:44 h
2.		Wilco Kelderman (TLJ)	+ 0:06 min
3.		Adam Yates (OBE)	+ 0:06 min
		Orica-BikeExchange	43:44:30 h
2.		Team Sky	equal time
3.		Movistar team	+ 0:21 min

The 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2016 took place on July 4th, 2016. It led over 223.5 kilometers from Granville to Angers . There was a mountain classification in the 4th category and an intermediate sprint in Bouillé-Ménard after 171 kilometers. The flat stage finish resulted in a mass sprint that was won by Mark Cavendish .

Race course

From the start, Armindo attacked Fonseca and began an escape as a soloist. The French from the Fortuneo-Vital Concept team also won the first mountain classification after 25.5 kilometers. Since there is less danger from a single outlier, the field let Fonseca go, leaving him up to eleven minutes ahead. With 90 kilometers to go, Thomas Voeckler (DEN) set out to chase Fonseca, who was still alone in the front and still had a lead of 5:30 minutes. After the two merged a little later, they continued their escape as a duo.

Voeckler's catching up to the top of the race accelerated the race, which had been leisurely until then. At the intermediate sprint, both were only one minute ahead. Fonseca won the points without a fight ahead of Voeckler, Marcel Kittel (EQS) was the fastest in the field . Eight kilometers from the finish, both were finally overtaken and the sprinter teams took control of the field. Mark Cavendish (DDD) prevailed against André Greipel (LTS) in a mass sprint decided by photo finish . Bryan Coquard (DEN) came in third ahead of Peter Sagan (SVK), who lost his green jersey to Cavendish but maintained the lead in the overall standings. Likewise remained Jasper Stuyven (TFS) and Julian Alaphilippe (EQS) leader in the mining and youth classification. Thomas Voeckler was honored as the most combative driver of the stage.

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Bouillé-Ménard after 171 km at 55  m 1. Armindo Fonseca (FVC) 20 pts. 2. Thomas Voeckler (DEN) 17 pts. 3. Marcel Kittel (EQS) 15 pts. 4th Alexander Kristoff (KAT) 13 pts. 5. Peter Sagan (TNK) 11 pts. 6th Mark Cavendish (DDD) 10 pts. 7th André Greipel (LTS) 9 pts. 8th. Michael Matthews (OBE) 8 pts. 9. Bryan Coquard (DEN) 7 pts. 10. Fabio Sabatini (EQS) 6 pts. 11. Maximiliano Richeze (EQS) 5 pts. 12. Thomas De Gendt (LTS) 4 pts. 13. Tony Martin (EQS) 3 pts. 14th Imanol Erviti (MOV) 2 pts. 15th Jesús Herrada (MOV) 1 point

Stage finish in Angers after 223.5 km at 46  m 1. Mark Cavendish (DDD) 50 pts. 2. André Greipel (LTS) 30 pts. 3. Bryan Coquard (DEN) 20 pts. 4th Peter Sagan (TNK) 18 pts. 5. Edward Theuns (TFS) 16 pts. 6th Sondre Holst Enger (IAM) 14 pts. 7th Marcel Kittel (EQS) 12 pts. 8th. Christophe Laporte (COF) 10 pts. 9. Daniel McLay (FVC) 8 pts. 10. Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ) 7 pts. 11. Alexander Kristoff (KAT) 6 pts. 12. Michael Matthews (OBE) 5 pts. 13. John Degenkolb (TGA) 4 pts. 14th Davide Cimolai (LAM) 3 pts. 15th Julian Alaphilippe (EQS) 2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Côte de Villedieu-les-Poêles Category 4 after 25.5 km over 192  m 1.5 km at 4.4%
1.		Armindo Fonseca (FVC)	1 point

Web links

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• 3rd stage of the Tour de France 2016
• Race course (see dispatches)