Vuelta a España 2008/3. stage

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Result of the 3rd stage
Stage winner BelgiumBelgium Tom Boonen QST 4:25:24 h
Second ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ equal time
Third GermanyGermany Erik Zabel MRM equal time
Fourth SpainSpain Koldo Fernández EUS equal time
fifth IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA equal time
Sixth BelgiumBelgium Greg van Avermaet SIL equal time
seventh ColombiaColombia Leonardo Duque COF equal time
Eighth FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA equal time
Ninth NetherlandsNetherlands Tom Stamsnijder GST equal time
Tenth FranceFrance Lloyd Mondory ALM equal time
Intermediate results after the 3rd stage
Golden jersey Overall rating ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ 8:56:27 h
Second SpainSpain Alejandro Valverde GCE + 0:07 min
Third BelgiumBelgium Tom Boonen QST + 0:10 min
Blue jersey Scoring SpainSpain Alejandro Valverde GCE 25 p.
Second BelgiumBelgium Tom Boonen QST 25 p.
Third GermanyGermany Erik Zabel MRM 25 p.
Red jersey Mountain scoring SpainSpain Jesus Rosendo ACA 8 p.
Second SpainSpain Manuel Ortega ACA 6 p.
Third ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 4 p.
White jersey Combination scoring SpainSpain Egoi Martínez EUS 31 P.
Second ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 36 P.
Third SpainSpain Manuel Ortega ACA 111 P.
Team evaluation SpainSpain Caisse d'Epargne GCE 26:33:46 h
Second SpainSpain Euskaltel-Euskadi EUS + 0:01 min
Third BelgiumBelgium Quick Step QST + 0:03 min

The 3rd stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 1st led over 168.6 kilometers from Jaén to Córdoba . As on the previous day, there were two sprint classifications and a third category mountain classification to be completed.

Right at the start, the Spaniard Manuel Ortega pulled away from the field and started a solo escape. After 15 kilometers he already had a lead of six minutes on the main field. His maximum lead was over 15 and he was therefore in the virtual golden jersey for a long time , as he was only 48 seconds behind the leader in the overall standings. On his escape he was able to win both intermediate sprints and the only mountain classification of the day. Here Jesus Rosendo also secured points and was able to defend the red jersey of the leader in the mountain classification for another day. In the fight for the gold jersey , Daniele Bennati was able to secure four bonus seconds in each of the two sprint classifications .

Paolo Bettini attacked on the climb to Alto de San Jerónimio and was able to break away from the peloton . With 20 kilometers to go, he ended Manuel Ortega's attempt to escape and was soon the sole leader. A group around Alejandro Valverde and Davide Rebellin had formed out of the main peloton and drove between the front and the field for a while. 15 kilometers from the finish, Bettini was also placed and the field drove towards the finish line at high speed.

Tom Boonen won the mass sprint ahead of Bennati, from whose slipstream he had broken away. Bennati got a further twelve seconds bonus and took over the top of the overall classification.

Sprint ratings

  • 1st intermediate sprint in Espejo (kilometer 88.2) (360 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Manuel Ortega ACA 4 p.
Second ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ 2 p.
Third ItalyItaly Manuel Quinziato LIQ 1 P.
  • 2nd intermediate sprint near Córdoba (kilometer 123.1) (120 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Manuel Ortega ACA 4 p.
Second ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ 2 p.
Third ItalyItaly Claudio Corioni LIQ 1 P.
  • Arrival in Córdoba (130 m above sea level)
First BelgiumBelgium Tom Boonen QST 25 p.
Second ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ 20 p.
Third GermanyGermany Erik Zabel MRM 16 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Koldo Fernández EUS 14 p.
fifth IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA 12 p.
Sixth BelgiumBelgium Greg van Avermaet SIL 10 p.
seventh ColombiaColombia Leonardo Duque COF 9 p.
Eighth FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA 8 p.
Ninth NetherlandsNetherlands Tom Stamsnijder GST 7 p.
Tenth FranceFrance Lloyd Mondory ALM 6 p.
11. FranceFrance Renaud Dion CA 5 p.
12. SpainSpain Xavier Florencio BTL 4 p.
13. ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 3 p.
14th SpainSpain Juan Antonio Flecha RAB 2 p.
15th RussiaRussia Nikita Jeskow TCS 1 P.

Mountain ratings

  • Alto de San Jerónimio, 3rd category (km 142.2) (550 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Manuel Ortega ACA 6 p.
Second ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 4 p.
Third SpainSpain Jesus Rosendo ACA 2 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Egoi Martínez EUS 1 P.