TOUR OF BRITAIN. Cavendish vince facilmente la terza tappa

| 11/09/2012 | 16:16
Di solito non c'è due senza tre, invece dopo due tappe sfortunate al terzo giorno Mark Cavendish è ritornato alla vittoria. Il campione del mondo ha vinto "facile" allo sprint la terza tappa del Tour of Britain precedendo la coppia della GreenEDGE composta da Leigh Howard e Aidis Kruopis. Per il secondo anno consecutivo lo sprinter inglese festeggia di nuovo sul traguardo di Dumfries. Quanto ad Howard, l'australiano si consola conservano la maglia di leader della classifica generale.

Ordine d'arrivo
1 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling A 3h 54' 30''
2 Leigh Howard Orica - GreenEDGE m.t.
3 Aidis Kruopis Orica - GreenEDGE m.t.
4 Luke Rowe Sky Procycling m.t.
5 Sam Bennett An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
6 Russell Downing Endura Racing m.t.
7 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare m.t.
8 Jonathan McEvoy Endura Racing m.t.
9 Barry Markus Vacansoleil - DCM m.t.
10 Yanto Barker UK Youth Cycling m.t.
11 Nathan Haas Garmin - Sharp m.t.
12 Chris Opie UK Youth Cycling m.t.
13 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp m.t.
14 Marco Benfatto Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
15 Rony Martias Saur Sojasun m.t.
16 Ben Grenda Rapha Condor m.t.
17 Rico Rogers Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
18 Graham Briggs Raleigh - GAC m.t.
19 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
20 Steele Von Hoff Garmin - Sharp m.t.
21 Sep Vanmarcke Garmin - Sharp m.t.
22 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
23 Mathew Cronshaw Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
24 Simon Yates Great Britain m.t.
25 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
26 Richard Handley Rapha Condor m.t.
27 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare m.t.
28 Richard Lang Rapha Condor m.t.
29 Christian Knees Sky Procycling m.t.
30 Zak Dempster Endura Racing m.t.
31 Brett Lancaster Orica - GreenEDGE m.t.
32 Paul Voss Endura Racing m.t.
33 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing m.t.
34 Niklas Gustavsson UK Youth Cycling m.t.
35 Wouter Sybrandy IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
36 Dan Craven IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
37 Daniel Lloyd IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
38 Ricardo Garcia Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
39 Evan Oliphant Raleigh - GAC m.t.
40 Samuel Sanchez Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
41 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp m.t.
42 David Clarke Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
43 Adrian Saez de Arregui Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
44 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling m.t.
45 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp m.t.
46 Matthias Krizek Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
47 Simon Richardson IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
48 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
49 Jan Barta Team NetApp m.t.
50 Jacob Rathe Garmin - Sharp m.t.
51 Tom Moses Great Britain m.t.
52 Jérémie Galland Saur Sojasun m.t.
53 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling m.t.
54 Michael Northey Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
55 Alistair Slater Great Britain m.t.
56 Yannick Talabardon Saur Sojasun m.t.
57 Owain Doull Great Britain m.t.
58 Gediminas Bagdonas An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
59 Christopher Jennings Rapha Condor m.t.
60 Liam Holohan Raleigh - GAC m.t.
61 Marcin Bialoblocki Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
62 David McGowan UK Youth Cycling m.t.
63 Michael Cuming Rapha Condor m.t.
64 Leopold Koenig Team NetApp m.t.
65 David Lelay Saur Sojasun m.t.
66 Tom Last IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
67 Mark McNally An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
68 Ian Bibby Endura Racing m.t.
69 Jerome Coppel Saur Sojasun m.t.
70 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil - DCM m.t.
71 Bernard Sulzberger Raleigh - GAC m.t.
72 Magnus Backstedt UK Youth Cycling m.t.
73 Peter Hawkins IG - Sigma Sport a 0' 38''
74 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
75 Kai Reus UnitedHealthcare m.t.
76 Peter Williams Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
77 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Cannondale a 0' 41''
78 Josh Edmondson Great Britain m.t.
79 Christofer Stevenson UK Youth Cycling m.t.
80 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur Sojasun m.t.
81 Wesley Kreder Vacansoleil - DCM a 0' 46''
82 Lachlan Morton Garmin - Sharp a 0' 47''
83 Ronan Mclaughlin An Post Sean Kelly a 0' 54''
84 Michael Hepburn Orica - GreenEDGE a 1' 13''
85 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare a 0' 0''
86 Russell Hampton Raleigh - GAC a 1' 22''
87 George Atkins Great Britain m.t.
88 Pieter Ghyllebert An Post Sean Kelly a 1' 27''
89 Jack Bobridge Orica - GreenEDGE a 1' 54''
90 Niels Wytinck An Post Sean Kelly a 1' 57''
91 Kristian House Rapha Condor a 1' 59''
92 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling m.t.
93 Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare a 3' 37''
94 Jonny Clarke UnitedHealthcare a 5' 8''

Classifica generale
1 Leigh Howard Orica - GreenEDGE 13h 16' 28''
2 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling m.t.
3 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare a 0' 4''
4 Luke Rowe Sky Procycling m.t.
5 Rony Martias Saur Sojasun a 0' 10''
6 Russell Downing Endura Racing a 0' 12''
7 Steele Von Hoff Garmin - Sharp a 0' 16''
8 Nathan Haas Garmin - Sharp m.t.
9 Sep Vanmarcke Garmin - Sharp m.t.
10 Sam Bennett An Post Sean Kelly a 0' 17''
11 Chris Opie UK Youth Cycling m.t.
12 Yanto Barker UK Youth Cycling m.t.
13 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
14 Ben Grenda Rapha Condor m.t.
15 Richard Lang Rapha Condor m.t.
16 Christian Knees Sky Procycling m.t.
17 Niklas Gustavsson UK Youth Cycling m.t.
18 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing m.t.
19 Zak Dempster Endura Racing m.t.
20 Jérémie Galland Saur Sojasun m.t.
21 Daniel Lloyd IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
22 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare m.t.
23 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling m.t.
24 Paul Voss Endura Racing m.t.
25 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale m.t.
26 Brett Lancaster Orica - GreenEDGE m.t.
27 Jerome Coppel Saur Sojasun m.t.
28 Magnus Backstedt UK Youth Cycling a 0' 33''
29 Gediminas Bagdonas An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
30 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp a 0' 50''
31 Peter Hawkins IG - Sigma Sport a 0' 51''
32 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale a 0' 55''
33 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Cannondale a 0' 58''
34 Marco Benfatto Liquigas - Cannondale a 1' 1''
35 Barry Markus Vacansoleil - DCM a 1' 14''
36 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling a 1' 41''
37 Leopold Koenig Team NetApp a 1' 46''
38 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare m.t.
39 David Lelay Saur Sojasun a 1' 47''
40 Bernard Sulzberger Raleigh - GAC a 1' 48''
41 Graham Briggs Raleigh - GAC a 1' 49''
42 Jan Barta Team NetApp m.t.
43 Jacek Morajko Vacansoleil - DCM m.t.
44 Samuel Sanchez Euskaltel Euskadi a 1' 51''
45 Evan Oliphant Raleigh - GAC m.t.
46 Wouter Sybrandy IG - Sigma Sport m.t.
47 Yannick Talabardon Saur Sojasun m.t.
48 Simon Yates Great Britain a 1' 53''
49 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp m.t.
50 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
51 Michael Cuming Rapha Condor m.t.
52 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp a 2' 0''
53 David Clarke Node 4 - Giordana a 2' 1''
54 Matthias Krizek Liquigas - Cannondale a 2' 5''
55 Dan Craven IG - Sigma Sport a 2' 7''
56 Adrian Saez de Arregui Euskaltel Euskadi m.t.
57 Marcin Bialoblocki Node 4 - Giordana a 2' 9''
58 Kai Reus UnitedHealthcare a 2' 29''
59 Josh Edmondson Great Britain a 2' 32''
60 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur Sojasun a 2' 46''
61 Christofer Stevenson UK Youth Cycling m.t.
62 Richard Handley Rapha Condor a 2' 55''
63 Ronan Mclaughlin An Post Sean Kelly a 2' 56''
64 Simon Richardson IG - Sigma Sport a 4' 14''
65 Jonathan McEvoy Endura Racing a 4' 38''
66 Kristian House Rapha Condor a 6' 33''
67 Rico Rogers Node 4 - Giordana a 7' 39''
68 Mathew Cronshaw Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
69 Michael Northey Node 4 - Giordana m.t.
70 Owain Doull Great Britain m.t.
71 David McGowan UK Youth Cycling m.t.
72 Liam Holohan Raleigh - GAC m.t.
73 Mark McNally An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
74 Tom Moses Great Britain a 7' 55''
75 Christopher Jennings Rapha Condor m.t.
76 Alistair Slater Great Britain m.t.
77 Jeremy Hunt Sky Procycling a 8' 8''
78 Tom Last IG - Sigma Sport a 8' 9''
79 Wesley Kreder Vacansoleil - DCM a 8' 23''
80 Ian Bibby Endura Racing a 8' 25''
81 Jacob Rathe Garmin - Sharp a 8' 34''
82 Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare a 9' 1''
83 Ricardo Garcia Euskaltel Euskadi a 9' 2''
84 Aidis Kruopis Orica - GreenEDGE a 9' 6''
85 Pieter Ghyllebert An Post Sean Kelly m.t.
86 Peter Williams Node 4 - Giordana a 9' 9''
87 George Atkins Great Britain a 9' 17''
88 Lachlan Morton Garmin - Sharp a 9' 23''
89 Niels Wytinck An Post Sean Kelly a 9' 34''
90 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel Euskadi a 10' 22''
91 Michael Hepburn Orica - GreenEDGE a 10' 23''
92 Jack Bobridge Orica - GreenEDGE a 11' 2''
93 Jonny Clarke UnitedHealthcare a 12' 44''
94 Russell Hampton Raleigh - GAC a 12' 50''