Tour de France Results - Stage 3
July 3, 2006: Esch-sur-Alzette ? Valkenburg (
1 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 0.05
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
7 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
8 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
9 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
10 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
11 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole
12 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram
13 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
15 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel
16 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
17 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval
18 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
19 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
20 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
21 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
22 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas
23 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
24 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
25 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile
26 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel
27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
28 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel
29 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
30 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital
31 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
32 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
33 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
34 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
35 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel
36 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel
37 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
38 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak
39 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole
40 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
41 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
42 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile
43 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval
44 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak
45 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
46 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux
47 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile
48 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval
49 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.12
50 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.17
51 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
52 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
53 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner
54 Jos? Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic
55 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux
56 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram
57 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
59 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
60 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
61 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
62 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel
63 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole
64 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel
65 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux
66 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
67 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak
68 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
69 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole
70 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
71 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
72 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
73 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak
74 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
75 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
76 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
77 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel
78 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram 0.22
79 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile
80 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel
81 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis
82 C?dric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic
83 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
84 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval
85 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval
86 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
87 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance
88 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.34
89 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
90 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel 0.42
91 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
92 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
93 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval
94 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel
95 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel
96 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
97 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
98 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.48
99 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 0.50
100 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram 1.29
101 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
102 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
103 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
104 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak
105 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
106 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
107 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval
108 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval
109 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
110 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel
111 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
112 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
113 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis
114 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
115 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
116 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas
117 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance 2.03
118 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis 2.06
119 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole
120 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2.24
121 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak
122 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram
123 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic
124 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
125 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram
126 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic
127 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel
128 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak
129 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 2.44
130 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas
131 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis
132 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel
133 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 3.23
134 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 3.37
135 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3.43
136 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.55
137 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.05
138 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 4.33
139 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic 4.58
140 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic 5.48
141 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
142 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram
143 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic
144 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
145 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux
146 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
147 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole
148 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel
149 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 6.51
150 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.05
151 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.05
152 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
153 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
154 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas
155 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
156 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak
157 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
158 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
159 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
160 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
161 David De
162 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis
163 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.46
164 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis
165 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 11.35
166 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 12.11
167 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole
168 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
169 Kjelt Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas
170 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis 14.44
171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 18.36
172 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic
DNF Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Overall rankings after stage 3:
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic 14:52:23
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 0.01
3 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel 0.05
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr?dit Agricole 0.07
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 0.15
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.16
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.17
9 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile
10 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.20
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
13 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval 0.21
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 0.23
15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC
16 Andreas Kl?den (Ger) T-Mobile 0.24
17 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.25
18 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
19 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
20 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile 0.26
21 Yaroslav Popovyvch (Ukr) Discovery Channel 0.27
22 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.28
23 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
24 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
26 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.29
27 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.30
28 Jos? Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 0.31
29 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.32
30 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
31 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval
32 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.33
33 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
34 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
35 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
36 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
37 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
38 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux 0.36
39 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.37
40 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.38
41 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas
42 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0.39
43 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.41
44 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
45 Thomas L?vkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux 0.42
46 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
47 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 0.43
48 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram 0.44
49 Axel Merckx (Bel) Phonak
50 Jos? Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 0.45
51 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital
52 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance
53 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux
54 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole 0.46
55 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 0.47
56 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval 0.48
57 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
58 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.49
59 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel
60 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.50
61 Jos? Rujano (Ven) Quick-Step-Innergetic
62 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
63 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.51
64 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.52
65 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
66 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Cr?dit Agricole 0.53
67 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
68 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
69 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 0.55
70 C?dric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step-Innergetic 0.56
71 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 0.57
72 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel
73 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.58
74 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
75 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.00
76 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram
77 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Agritubel 1.01
78 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Cofidis
79 Beno?t Salmon (Fra) Agritubel 1.03
80 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
81 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval
82 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R-Prevoyance
83 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner
84 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 1.07
85 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
86 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile
87 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.16
88 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Milram
89 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel 1.17
90 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.20
91 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank 1.22
92 Moises Duenas (Spa) Agritubel 1.23
93 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 1.25
94 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.26
95 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval 1.31
96 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.34
97 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.35
98 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 1.39
99 Michael Albasini (Ita) Liquigas 1.51
100 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.54
101 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.58
102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak
103 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 2.01
104 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.13
105 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram 2.15
106 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.16
107 David Moncouti? (Fra) Cofidis 2.17
108 David Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
109 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 2.20
110 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval
111 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R-Prevoyance 2.23
112 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis 2.31
113 Julian Dean (NZl) Cr?dit Agricole 2.36
114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 2.38
115 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak 2.48
116 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 3.00
117 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 3.06
118 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel 3.07
119 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick-Step-Innergetic 3.16
120 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.21
121 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.22
122 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 3.36
123 Jos? Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval 3.43
124 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel 3.44
125 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 3.52
126 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.05
127 S?bastien Hinault (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 4.13
128 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.29
129 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel 4.53
130 Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 4.55
131 Bj?rn Schr?der (Ger) Milram 5.21
132 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic 5.30
133 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 6.06
134 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux 6.12
135 Jos? Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel 6.17
136 Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 6.33
137 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick-Step-Innergetic
138 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval 6.35
139 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 6.37
140 C?dric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel 7.29
141 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 7.34
142 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.38
143 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 8.22
144 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak 8.23
145 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.25
146 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.35
147 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 8.48
148 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.49
149 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.50
150 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram 9.33
151 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic 9.52
152 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis 9.54
153 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 10.10
154 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 10.33
155 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 11.13
156 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis 11.40
157 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 11.41
158 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 12.29
159 David De
160 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 12.41
161 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 13.02
162 St?phane Auge (Fra) Cofidis 16.47
163 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic 16.48
164 Kjelt Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas 16.55
165 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 19.29
166 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 19.45
167 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 22.04
168 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole 22.10
169 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis 24.21
170 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24.49
171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 28.17
172 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic 28.45