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March 23, 2016
Volta a Catalunya [Stage 3] – Girona – La Molina (Alp) – 172,1 km
At the base of the finale climb to La Molina, the field’s top climbers moved to the front with Contador and Froome,
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March 23, 2016
Volta a Catalunya [Stage 3] – Girona – La Molina (Alp) – 172,1 km
At the base of the finale climb to La Molina, the field’s top climbers moved to the front with Contador and Froome, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Tejay van Garderen (BMC), Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) waiting for the right time to strike out.
Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) took a hard-fought stage 3 victory at Volta a Calatunya, in what was a thrilling last kilometre on the summit finish to La Molina. After a surprise attack against the event’s headlining overall contenders, the Irishman muscled his way to the finish with the stage win despite a desperate chase from runner-up Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) in third. BMC teammates Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Martin’s victory bumped him up into the overall race lead by two seconds ahead of Contador and Bardet. The battle for the overall victory will continue with another challenging day in the mountains at the Volta a Catalunya’s stage 4 from Bagà to Port Ainé.
Stage Results :
1 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx – Quick-Step 5:00:27
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 0:00:02
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
5 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:09
6 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:11
7 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:12
8 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
9 Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:00:18
10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
General classification after stage 3 :
1 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx – Quick-Step 14:08:18
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 0:00:06
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:08
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:12
5 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:19
6 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:21
7 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:22
8 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
9 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:28
10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
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At the base of the finale climb to La Molina, the field’s top climbers moved to the front with Contador and Froome, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Tejay van Garderen (BMC), Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) waiting for the right time to strike out.
Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) took a hard-fought stage 3 victory at Volta a Calatunya, in what was a thrilling last kilometre on the summit finish to La Molina. After a surprise attack against the event's headlining overall contenders, the Irishman muscled his way to the finish with the stage win despite a desperate chase from runner-up Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) in third. BMC teammates Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Martin's victory bumped him up into the overall race lead by two seconds ahead of Contador and Bardet. The battle for the overall victory will continue with another challenging day in the mountains at the Volta a Catalunya's stage 4 from Bagà to Port Ainé.
Stage Results :
1 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 5:00:27
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 0:00:02
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
5 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:09
6 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:11
7 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:12
8 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
9 Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:00:18
10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
General classification after stage 3 :
1 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 14:08:18
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 0:00:06
3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:08
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:12
5 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:19
6 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:21
7 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:22
8 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha
9 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:28
10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling)
