Stage 3: March 12, 2008: Fleurie - Saint Etienne Daho (166 km):
1 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas       04:39:14
2 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                       
3 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       0.43
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                
6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                  
8 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                   
9 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
10 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis                               
12 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
13 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                        
14 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              0.46
15 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                            
16 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                    
17 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                 0.49
18 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                        0.52
19 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                          
20 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 
21 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                              
22 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                              
23 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                    
24 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                           3.42
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                    
26 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                          3.46
27 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                          
28 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                        
29 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         
30 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                        
31 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
32 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                               
33 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                  
34 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                                 
35 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                 3.52
36 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                       5.06
37 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                            5.07
38 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     
39 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                   
40 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                     
41 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                            
42 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                    
43 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                           5.11
44 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     8.04
45 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                  
46 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                 
47 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                             8.28
48 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             
49 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        
50 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                      17.06
51 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                          
52 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                               
53 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                         
54 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                   
55 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                         
56 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                                  
57 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott                  
58 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   
59 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
60 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
61 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        
62 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                              
63 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                               
64 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                           
65 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30        
66 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
67 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                          
68 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                              
69 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                           
70 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             
71 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               
72 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
73 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
74 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  
75 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                    
76 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                        
77 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                 
78 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                            
79 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               
80 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                              
81 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                        
82 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                           
83 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
84 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                               
85 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            
86 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                
87 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                   
88 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                  
89 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road                           19.36
90 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                       
91 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                               
92 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                                
93 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                               
94 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                     
95 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                 
96 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                               
97 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                  
98 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas                              
99 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                        
100 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
101 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                
102 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                             
103 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                            
104 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                  
105 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              
106 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        
107 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                         
108 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                         
109 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                         
110 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                              
111 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        
112 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                     
113 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
114 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                       
115 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott              
116 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road                               
117 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                              
118 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                               
119 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                              
120 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30          
121 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                     
122 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                
123 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                             
124 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                              
125 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                      
126 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            
127 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                   
128 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                                 
129 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      
130 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                   
131 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                 
132 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                       
133 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                             
134 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                  
135 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel                           
136 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                             
137 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     
138 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                               
139 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis                               
140 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                      
141 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                    
142 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                             
143 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                          
144 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                             
145 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale                       
146 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                           
147 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             
148 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                            
149 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           
150 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                        20.13
DNS Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              
DNF Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                            
DNF Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                           
DNF Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux

Overall rankings after stage 3:
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis       12:37:01
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   0.03
3 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.08
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                         0.14
5 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step                        0.18
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto                      0.19
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   0.21
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                  
9 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                               0.22
10 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                        0.34
11 Clément L'Hottelerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                   1.53
12 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                            2.24
13 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                              2.44
14 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                    
15 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.45
16 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step                           2.49
17 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      2.56
18 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                 3.05
19 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                       3.10
20 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                               3.28
21 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30                4.23
22 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                       4.34
23 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      4.47
24 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road                            4.51
25 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                           5.41
26 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                            6.27
27 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis                                 6.43
28 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                         6.44
29 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                          6.45
30 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                         6.47
31 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                               6.48
32 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                           7.05
33 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                              
34 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30              7.21
35 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                             7.52
36 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                               
37 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                               8.11
38 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     9.30
39 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                     9.31
40 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                 9.52
41 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  9.53
42 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                 11.24
43 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                12.58
44 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott                    14.25
45 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                       15.53
46 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                          16.25
47 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                       16.30
48 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                    16.58
49 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                          18.26
50 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    18.42
51 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                          18.59
52 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               
53 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                19.05
54 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    19.08
55 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre                            19.10
56 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30    19.13
57 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis                               
58 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                               19.14
59 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                       19.26
60 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                      20.22
61 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                          20.24
62 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  20.28
63 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux               20.57
64 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road                                  
65 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto                   20.59
66 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road                           21.17
67 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     21.18
68 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                          21.44
69 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                             22.10
70 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road                               
71 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              22.18
72 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                    22.27
73 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    23.09
74 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30               23.20
75 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                           23.33
76 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           23.45
77 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                          23.46
78 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                              24.22
79 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                             24.25
80 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                             24.26
81 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road                           24.33
82 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                      24.46
83 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     25.14
84 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      25.19
85 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto                    25.24
86 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott                   25.34
87 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                25.56
88 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                           25.58
89 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                         26.09
90 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        26.47
91 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                 27.02
92 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto                          27.10
93 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                        27.14
94 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     27.30
95 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                             27.39
96 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                           28.05
97 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   28.20
98 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                          28.25
99 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30       28.27
100 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        28.29
101 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road                           28.33
102 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                          28.54
103 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas                         29.26
104 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                          29.28
105 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                     29.34
106 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                 29.36
107 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott               29.43
108 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                   30.00
109 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                               30.15
110 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott          30.33
111 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                    30.49
112 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                        31.00
113 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott             31.18
114 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                 31.39
115 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        31.48
116 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       32.11
117 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel                       32.16
118 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30            32.24
119 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                     32.33
120 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                     32.36
121 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux             33.05
122 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                      33.24
123 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      33.26
124 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                33.48
125 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    
126 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                    35.01
127 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                          35.19
128 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis                           35.39
129 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                  36.07
130 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                         36.14
131 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                           38.03
132 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                             38.53
133 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                          39.10
134 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                 41.19
135 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                          41.21
136 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC                              
137 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale                     41.39
138 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   41.44
139 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                        42.31
140 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux               43.51
141 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale                   44.41
142 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                        44.56
143 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30         46.29
144 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30             46.38
145 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                       48.49
146 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis                           49.06
147 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale              49.10
148 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 49.28
149 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                           51.18
150 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                              53.46

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