Leader as Gregory

The third stage of the Tour de France was won by American Tyler Farrar

Boris Khodorovsky The third stage of the Tour de France, covering 198 km between the towns of Aulon-sur-Mer and Redon, was won by American Tyler Farrar from the Garmin-Cervelo team. In the overall standings, the leader's yellow jersey was retained by his Norwegian teammate Thor Hushovd.

On the eve of the third stage, overall leader Tour Hushovd admitted that he would sacrifice his own ambitions for the sake of victory for his teammate Tyler Farrar.

Rarely in modern cycling do you see this: a rider in a yellow jersey works like a real Gregari.

Meanwhile, the Norwegian kept his word, and the American “stable” Garmin-Cervelo demonstrated an example of team tactics at the stage.

It all started with the traditional breakaway, where five cyclists rode off this time. Reports from the track sounded increasingly alarming for the peloton. 30 km after the start the gap was five minutes, then seven and seven and a half. Only at the head of the peloton the situation was controlled by Garmin-Cervelo riders David Zabriskie and Ramunas Navardauskas. Closer to the finish line, keeping his word, Khushovd joined them.

Tour de France Third stage Olonne-sur-Mer - Redon. 198 km. 1. Tyler Farrar (USA, Garmin-Cerv�lo) – 4:40.21. 2. Roman Feillou (France, Vacansoleil-DCM). 3. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spain, Movistar)… 11. Denis Galimzyanov… 22. Vladimir Isaichev… 28.

The fugitives were caught up ten kilometers before the finish. What happened next was a matter of technique for the masters from the American team. They did everything to ensure that Farrar celebrated his first career victory in the Big Loop. The American dedicated it to his friend Wouter Weiland, who died at the Giro d'Italia.

At the third stage, for the first time in the current Tour de France, mountains got in the way of the riders. Although not even mountains, just hills. However, the leader in the classification of the mountain king in the horse-drawn horse appeared. It was the Frenchman Mikael Delage, who was the first to rush across the mountain bridge.

At the third stage, the Russian team “Katyusha” tried to intervene in the showdown between the leaders.

The bet was placed on Denis Galimzyanov, who had signed a new two-year contract the day before. Pavel Brutt extended his agreement with Katyusha for one year. Thanks to the efforts of the team, Galimzyanov was rolled out at the finish line, but he crossed the ribbon only in 11th.

In the overall standings, the leadership is retained by Khushovd, who, although he worked for a friend, did not make a mistake himself. The best of the Russian racers, Vladimir Gusev, takes 51st place in the overall qualification.

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