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Stage 3, Monday, August 22: Marín - Dumbría/ Mirador de Ézaro, 176.4 km

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Alexandre Geniez wins Vuelta stage 3

Rated climbs:

• Km 118.0: Alto Lestaio, 8.3 km @ 5.3% - cat. 3
• Km 155.4: Alto Das Paxareiras, 9.3 km @ 5.4% - cat. 2
• Km 176.4: Dumbría - Mirador de Ézaro, 1.8 km @ 13.8% - cat. 3

The Race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Winner of a Vuelta stage in Peyragudes in 2013, Alexandre Geniez reminded he was still a solid Grand Tour rider with a prestigious victory at the Ezaro Viewpoint overlooking the Atlantic on Monday. In the steep last climb, the Frenchman won on his own to avenge his season woes after being forced out of the Giro as he was the leader off his FDJ team. In the race between the leading contenders, Alberto Contador again lost ground over his rivals, who finished together behind Spain's Ruben Fernandez (Movistar), second in the stage and the new overall leader of the Vuelta.

The whole 198 riders took the start at 13:22. Angel Madrazo (Caja Rural) was the first rider on the move. He was reined in and four riders broke clear at kilometer 14 – Jerome Cousin (Cofidis), Simon Pellaud (IAM Cycling), David Arroyo (Caja Rural), and Gatis Smukulis (Astana). Four kilometers further down the road, they were joined by Alexandre Geniez (FDJ), Rudiger Selig (Bora-Argon 18) and Pieter Serry (Etixx-Quick Step). Simon Pellaud, lying 1:13 adrift overall, was the best-placed rider of the breakaway, whose lead topped at 5:30 at kilometer 115.

France's Warren Barguil, who started the Vuelta in poor shape with a lingering sinusitis, was the first rider to drop out of this 71st edition.

In the ascent of Alto de Lestaio (Km 118), the leading group split and Pellaud was first at the top of the 3rd category climb, foiiowed by Geniez. The peloton recached the summit seven minutes behind as Pellaud attacked on his own in the descent.

One kilometer from the top of the second category Alto Das Paxareiras (km 155.4), the former under-23 Swiss champion faltered and was caught and dropped by Geniez and Serry, the Frenchman collecting the KOM points to rid his team-mate Laurent Pichon of his polka dot jersey.

Pellaud made it back in the descent, Serry won the intermediate sprint of the day (Km 166) and the three led the pack by 2:00 at the bottom of the last climb in Ezaro, 1.6 kilometers from the finish line. In the pack, Tour de Suisse winner Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) was involved in a bad crash 8 km from the finish.

Geniez quickly dropped Pellaud and parted with Serry with one kilometer to go to reach the top on his own. Behind, Movistar displayed a formidable collective strength to launch Ruben Fernandez, who sprinted to second place to take the red jersey off Michal Kwiatkwowski's back.

Alejandro Valverde, Chris Froome and Esteban Chaves finished together in this order, 26 seconds behind Geniez, with Nairo Quintana six second adrift. But Alberto Contador again lost precious ground, finishing 28 seconds behind his leading rivals for final victory.

Complete Results:

Stage 3 photos

176.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.404 km/hr

1	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	4hr 28min 36sec
2	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	@ 21sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 26''
4	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
6	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 32''
7	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 44''
8	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 00' 54''
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
11	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 56''
13	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
14	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 01' 02''
16	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01' 06''
17	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
18	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
19	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 11''
20	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
21	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 01' 13''
22	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
24	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 15''
25	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 01' 18''
26	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 19''
27	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
28	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	s.t.
29	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01' 24''
30	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 01' 25''
31	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 27''
32	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 30''
33	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 32''
34	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
35	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
36	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
37	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
38	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
39	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
40	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
41	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
42	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
43	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 38''
44	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
45	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01' 43''
46	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01' 46''
47	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01' 50''
48	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 01' 57''
49	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 01' 59''
50	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
51	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 02' 02''
52	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
53	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
54	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 02' 20''
56	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
57	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 25''
58	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 35''
59	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 37''
60	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 40''
61	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 46''
62	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 03' 03''
63	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 04''
64	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 22''
65	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
66	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	s.t.
67	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
68	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	s.t.
69	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 54''
70	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
71	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 10''
72	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 04' 18''
73	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 19''
74	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 21''
75	MAS Luis	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04' 23''
76	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
77	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
78	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
79	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04' 38''
80	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 50''
81	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 04' 54''
82	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 05' 05''
83	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 05''
84	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 05' 17''
85	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 05' 19''
86	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
87	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 05' 34''
88	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 05' 36''
89	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	+ 06' 11''
90	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 06' 17''
91	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 06' 28''
92	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 06' 32''
93	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
94	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
95	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 06' 52''
96	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 07' 02''
97	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 07' 03''
98	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 07' 10''
99	REYNES Vicente	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
100	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 07' 26''
101	DE KORT Koen	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
102	HAGA Chad	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
103	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 33''
104	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 53''
105	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 07' 55''
106	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	s.t.
107	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
108	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 10''
109	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 18''
110	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 29''
111	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
112	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 09' 23''
113	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
114	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
115	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 09' 27''
116	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
117	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
118	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 09' 42''
119	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 09' 58''
120	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 10' 00''
121	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 10' 09''
122	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 10' 40''
123	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 11' 03''
124	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
125	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
126	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 11' 41''
127	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
128	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 06''
129	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 12' 08''
130	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 12' 14''
131	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 12' 17''
132	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 12' 31''
133	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
134	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 12' 33''
135	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	s.t.
136	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 06''
137	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 14' 12''
138	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
139	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 14' 35''
140	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 14' 43''
141	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
142	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
143	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
144	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
145	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
146	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
147	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
148	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
149	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
150	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
151	STAMSNIJDER Tom	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
152	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
153	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
154	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
155	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
156	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
157	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
158	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
159	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
160	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
161	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
162	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
163	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
164	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	s.t.
165	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	s.t.
166	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
167	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
168	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 14' 59''
169	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 15' 02''
170	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 15''
171	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 15' 28''
172	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
173	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 15' 37''
174	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 42''
175	WAEYTENS ZICO	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 15' 48''
176	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
177	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 15' 52''
178	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 16' 00''
179	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 16' 11''
180	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 26''
181	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 17' 12''
182	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 17' 33''
183	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	FDJ	+ 17' 56''
184	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
185	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
186	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
187	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
188	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 18' 29''
189	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	s.t.
190	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 18' 32''
191	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 18' 51''
192	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 19' 00''
193	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
194	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 19' 17''
195	ARNDT Nikias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
196	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
197	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 19' 28''

GC after Stage 3:

• GC leader: Ruben Fernandez (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

365 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.380 km/hr

1	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	9hr 16min 7sec
2	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	@ 7sec
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 11''
4	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 17''
5	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 00' 46''
7	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 00' 47''
8	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 00' 51''
9	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 58''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 01''
11	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 23''
12	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01' 31''
13	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 34''
14	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01' 35''
15	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 01' 43''
16	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 46''
17	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 50''
18	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 52''
19	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 01''
20	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 02' 03''
21	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 07''
22	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
23	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 08''
24	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 02' 09''
25	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	s.t.
26	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 02' 13''
27	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 02' 14''
28	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
29	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	s.t.
30	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 25''
31	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 02' 26''
32	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 27''
33	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
34	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
35	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 28''
36	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 29''
37	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 02' 34''
38	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
39	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 02' 37''
40	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 44''
41	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 45''
42	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02' 49''
43	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 52''
44	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 02' 57''
45	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 01''
46	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 03' 03''
47	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 05''
48	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 07''
49	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 03' 11''
50	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 12''
51	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 03' 16''
52	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 17''
53	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 18''
54	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
55	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	+ 03' 21''
56	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03' 39''
57	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
58	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 45''
59	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 56''
60	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 57''
61	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 02''
62	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04' 07''
63	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 04' 10''
64	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 04' 22''
65	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 04' 31''
66	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 50''
67	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 05' 00''
68	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 05' 01''
69	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 05' 15''
70	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 18''
71	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 05' 21''
72	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 21''
73	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 05' 37''
74	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 41''
75	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 05' 42''
76	MAS Luis	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 44''
77	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	+ 05' 56''
78	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 59''
79	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 06' 01''
80	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 06' 10''
81	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 06' 15''
82	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 06' 23''
83	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
84	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 06' 29''
85	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 06' 47''
86	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 07' 17''
87	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 07' 26''
88	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 07' 27''
89	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 07' 29''
90	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 07' 47''
91	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 08' 04''
92	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 08''
93	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 28''
94	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 08' 43''
95	REYNES Vicente	IAM CYCLING	+ 08' 47''
96	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 08' 57''
97	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 08' 58''
98	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 08' 59''
99	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 09' 03''
100	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 09' 06''
101	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
102	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 14''
103	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 28''
104	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 09' 33''
105	HAGA Chad	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 10' 00''
106	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 10' 03''
107	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 10' 48''
108	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 10' 52''
109	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 10' 53''
110	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 11' 02''
111	DE KORT Koen	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 11' 09''
112	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 27''
113	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 11' 40''
114	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 11' 44''
115	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 12' 14''
116	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 12' 20''
117	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 12' 28''
118	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 12' 30''
119	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 34''
120	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 02''
121	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 04''
122	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 13' 13''
123	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 13' 14''
124	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 13' 16''
125	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 13' 22''
126	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 13' 31''
127	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 13' 46''
128	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 50''
129	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 13' 52''
130	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 14' 07''
131	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 13''
132	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 14' 36''
133	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 14' 40''
134	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 14' 50''
135	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
136	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 14' 55''
137	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 15' 16''
138	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 15' 41''
139	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
140	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 15' 45''
141	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 15' 55''
142	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 16' 02''
143	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 13''
144	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 16' 23''
145	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 16' 31''
146	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
147	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 16' 40''
148	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 16' 41''
149	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 16' 53''
150	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 16' 54''
151	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 17' 02''
152	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
153	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 17' 18''
154	WAEYTENS ZICO	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 17' 23''
155	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 17' 44''
156	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 17' 46''
157	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 18' 04''
158	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 18' 07''
159	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 18' 15''
160	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 18' 40''
161	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
162	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 18' 42''
163	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 18' 46''
164	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 18' 51''
165	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 19' 00''
166	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 19' 03''
167	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 19' 06''
168	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 19' 12''
169	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 19' 13''
170	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 19' 16''
171	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 19' 21''
172	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 19' 46''
173	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	FDJ	+ 20' 04''
174	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 20' 09''
175	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
176	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 20' 22''
177	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 20' 33''
178	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 20' 36''
179	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 20' 41''
180	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 20' 56''
181	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 20' 58''
182	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL -JUMBO	+ 21' 34''
183	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 21' 36''
184	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 21' 50''
185	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 58''
186	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 22' 03''
187	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 22' 10''
188	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 22' 18''
189	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
190	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 22' 50''
191	ZURLO Federico	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 23' 00''
192	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 23' 08''
193	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 23' 43''
194	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 52''
195	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 24' 09''
196	ARNDT Nikias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 24' 23''
197	STAMSNIJDER Tom	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 25' 44''

Stage 3 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 3 map

Vuelta stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

A lovely place for a race, if you don't mind a 13% climb.

Igor Anton goes deep.

Alberto Contador doesn't seem to be firing on all cylinders this year

Joseph Dombrowski

Ben Hermans

Former race leader Peter Kennaugh

Andrew Talansky

Chris Froome

Chris Froome finishes the stage

Alejandro Valverde

Aleandre Geniez wins the stage

And Ruben Fernandez knows he's the new GC leader

Stage winner Geniez celebrates

Ruben Fernandez is the new Red Jersey

Organizer's Stage preview: Following the success of the 2012 edition, where we already lived this stage finale, the Vuelta itinerary takes on the spectacular climb to the Mirador de Ézaro once again, one of the most beautiful places to feature in the Spanish tour in recent years.

The first part of the stage will be flat and calm, later crossing into very windy terrain with two noteworthy peaks: the Alto de Lestaio and the Alto Das Paxareiras, 3rd and 2nd category climbs, respectively. The stage's outcome will be decided in a short but very tough climb that will give us some great images for posterity. 170 kilometres that will come to an end in a finale that will leave no one indifferent and that will allow riders to make up for any possible differences established in the first day of the race.

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