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RACE REPORTS: 55TH 4 JOURS DE DUNKERQUE STAGE 3: DURET HOLDS ON FOR STAGE WIN May 7, 2009

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Sebastien Minard slipped into the overall lead (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
Frenchman Sebastien Duret, riding for Bretagne-Schuller, won the 228.1km third stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk on Thursday, edging out compatriot Sebastien Minard of Cofidis, who took over the race leadership. Minard took over the lead from Germany's Andre Greipel, of the Columbia team, who was third on the stage. Duret made the most of a breakaway at the 205km point to finish the course in 5hr 49min 05sec.
55th 4 Jours de Dunkerque May 5-10, 2009 Stage 3: May 7, Blèriot-Plage - Béthune, 228km 1. Sebastien Duret (FRA/BSC), 228.1 km in 05hr 49min 05sec. 2. Sebastien Minard (FRA/COF) @. 05sec. 3. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) @ s.t. 4. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL/SIL) 5. Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (COL/GCE) 6. Baden Cooke (AUS/VAC) 7. Sebastien Chavanel (FRA/FDJ) 8. Klaas Lodewyck (BEL/TSV) 9. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (POR/GCE) 10. Kenny Van Hummel (NED/SKS)
Overall classification after stage 3 1. Sebastien Minard (FRA/COF), 593.9 km in 14hr 36min 57sec 2. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) @ .03 3. Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (COL/GCE) @ .05 4. Sebastien Chavanel (FRA/FDJ) @ .07 5. Loyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) @ .09 6. Steven de Jongh (NED/QST) @ s.t. 7. Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) @ .10 8. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/COF) @ .11 9. David Lelay (FRA/AGR) @ s.t. 10. Baden Cooke (AUS/VAC) @ .13
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