RACE REPORTS: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 3: VINOKOUROV TAKES CONTROL

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RACE REPORTS: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 3: VINOKOUROV TAKES CONTROL
Road Bike Action & AFP
May 10, 2010

(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

Veteran Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) took the overall leader's pink jersey following Monday's third stage of the Giro d'Italia. The stage honors went to Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step). Vinokourov bagged the pink jersey from Australian Cadel Evans, whose chain came adrift some ten kilometers out from the line - though the Aussie managed to limit the damage to 45-seconds after the 224km ride from Amsterdam to Middelburg.

Weylandt celebrates his stage three victory
(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

Belgian Weylandt came in ahead of another racer from Down Under - Rabobank's Graeme Brown and German Robert Foerster after another strongly favored German sprinter, Andre Greipel, slid just out of contention going into the final bend. Weylandt clung on in the melee and nudged over the line to win in 5:00:06 as German Danilo Hondo of Lampre and Briton Adam Blyth of Omega Pharma Lotto brought up the rear. Saxo Bank's Australian Baden Cooke and Briton David Millar of Garmin-Transitions were also in the mix.

Evans chases in an effort to save the maglia rosa
(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

"I'm very satisfied to be in the pink," said Vinokourov as the race completed its opening Dutch trio of segments. "This allows us to go off last in (Wednesday's) team time-trial. That's perfect!

"The team did excellent work. I saw Greipel was in front of us and I thought he'd take the jersey if he won. But he didn't win and now we can really go for it in the time trial. The team will be more motivated than ever."

Tuesday is a rest day which sees the peloton transfer to Italy.

Giro d Italia, Stage 3: Amsterdam - Middelburg 224km
1. Wouter Weylandt (Bel/Quick Step)5:00:06
2. Graeme Brown (Aus/Rabobank) @ s.t.
3. Robert Forster (Ger/Milram)
4. Danilo Hondo (Ger/Lampre-Farnese Vini)
5. Adam Blythe (GBr/Omega Pharma-Lotto)
6. Andre Greipel (Ger/HTC-Columbia)
7. Linus Gerdemann (Ger/Milram)
8. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Liquigas-Doimo)
9. Thomas Rohregger (Aut/Milram)
10. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz/Astana)

General Classification After Stage 3
1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz/Astana) 10:07:18
2. Richie Porte (Aus/Saxo Bank) @ s.t.
3. David Millar (GBr/Garmin-Transitions) @ .01
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Liquigas-Doimo) @ .05
5. Marcel Sieberg (Ger/HTC-Columbia) @. 07
6. Matthew Goss (Aus/HTC-Columbia) @ .10
7. Andre Greipel (Ger/HTC - Columbia @ s.t.
8. Linus Gerdemann (Ger/Milram) @ .12
9. Stefano Garzelli (Ita/Acqua & Sapone) @ .15
10. Pieter Weening (Ned/Rabobank) @ .16

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