2012 Volta a Catalunya Results - Stage 3
Team Astana's Janez Brajkovic climbs to stage victory in Volta a Catalunya queen stage ahead of Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Michal Golas and Mikael Cherel of AG2R La Mondiale.
Watch video highlights from all stages of the 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia in our video section.
March 21, 2012: 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia: Stage 3: La Vall d'en Bas-Port del Canto (155 km):
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
2 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
4 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
5 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
6 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
7 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
8 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
9 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
10 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team
12 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
13 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
14 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia
15 Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
17 Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team
18 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
19 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
20 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
21 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
22 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
23 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
25 Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana
26 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
27 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
28 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
29 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
30 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
31 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
32 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
33 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural
34 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
35 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
36 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
37 André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
38 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
39 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
40 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
41 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
42 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
43 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural
44 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank
45 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
46 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
47 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
48 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
49 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
50 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
51 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
52 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
53 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
54 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
55 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
56 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
57 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
58 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
59 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
60 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
61 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
62 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural
63 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
64 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
65 Jordi Simon (Spa) Andalucia
66 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia
67 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
68 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
69 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
70 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
71 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
72 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
73 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
74 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
75 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
76 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
77 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
78 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
79 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
80 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
81 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
82 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
83 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
84 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
85 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural
86 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia
87 Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
88 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
89 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i
90 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
91 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia
92 Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
94 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
95 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
96 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
97 Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
98 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
99 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
100 Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
101 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
102 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
103 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
104 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
105 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural
106 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
107 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
108 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
109 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
110 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
111 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
112 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
113 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
114 Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
115 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
116 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
117 José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia
118 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
119 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
120 Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia
121 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
122 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
123 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
124 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
125 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
126 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
127 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
128 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD
129 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
130 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
131 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD
132 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
133 Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia
134 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
135 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
136 Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
Watch video highlights from all stages of the 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia in our video section.
Overall 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia rankings after stage 3:
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team 07:12:12
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 0:01:32
3 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
5 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
6 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
8 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
11 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank
12 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
13 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
14 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
15 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
16 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
17 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
18 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
19 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
20 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
21 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
22 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
23 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
24 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
25 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
26 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
27 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
28 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
29 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana 0:02:23
30 Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
31 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
32 Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
34 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
36 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
37 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia
38 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
39 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
40 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
41 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
42 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
43 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
44 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
45 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
46 Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana
47 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
48 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
49 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:03:21
50 André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
51 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
52 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
53 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
54 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
55 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:03:23
56 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:41
57 Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
58 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
59 Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
60 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
61 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
62 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
63 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
64 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
65 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
66 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia
67 Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
68 Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia
69 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
70 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
71 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
72 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
73 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural
74 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD
75 Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
76 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural
77 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
78 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
79 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural
80 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
81 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
82 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD
83 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
84 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
85 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:04:51
86 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:58
87 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
88 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
89 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
90 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
91 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:05:18
92 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:07:07
93 Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
94 José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia 0:08:23
95 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
96 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team
97 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
98 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
99 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia
100 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
101 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i
102 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
103 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
104 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
105 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
106 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
107 Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia
108 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
109 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
110 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural
111 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia
112 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
113 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
114 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
115 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
116 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
117 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
118 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:10:29
119 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
120 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 0:10:49
121 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:11:49
122 Jordi Simon (Spa) Andalucia
123 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
124 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
125 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
126 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
127 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
128 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:14:04
129 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 0:14:19
130 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 0:14:44
131 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
132 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
133 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
134 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
135 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:15:04
136 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural 0:17:16