Bradley Wiggins sigue con su puesta a punto para su gran objetivo del año, el Campeonato del Mundo contrarreloj individual de Toscana la semana que viene y ha dado un paso más venciendo, como estaba previsto, en la tercera etapa del Tour of Britain (Vuelta a Gran Bretaña), uma crono sobre 16 kilómetros de distancia en el empapado y peligroso parque safari de Knowsley, cerca de Liverpool. Un éxito que le coloca obviamente como nuevo líder dorado de la ronda de su país.
El equipo Sky colocó a nada menos que tres hombres entre los diez primeros. Así Ian Stannard fue segundo y el español David López, sexto, aventajando en la clasificación doméstica a Sergio Pardilla, que acabó noveno.
En la general, el principal enemigo para el campeón olímpico es el suizo Martin Elmiger, tercero a 47 segundos, por delante de los mentados españoles en las mismas plazas en la general que en la etapa.
Por su parte, el mejor del Movistar fue Alex Dowsett que ha cuajado una buena actuación en las 10 millas, la misma distancia de sus habituales competiciones de club en Essex. El británico de la escuadra telefónica marcaba el 5º mejor registro del día, a 56″ de Wiggins (SKY). En el top-20 de la contrarreloj figuraron otros dos corredores de Movistar Team: José Joaquín Rojas y un Nairo Quintana que siguió demostrando buenas condiciones en la lucha contra el crono en plena puesta a punto para la prueba en línea de Toscana y finalizó a poco más de minuto y medio de uno de los mejores especialistas mundiales de la disciplina, como informa el conjunto de Jaimerena.
Mañana miércoles, cuarta etapa, 188 kilómetros entre Stoke-on-Trent y Llanberis con el Pen-y-Pass a sólo 9 km de meta.
CLASIFICACIÓN 3ª ETAPA
1 | Sir Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 19′ 54» | |
2 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | 0′ 36» | |
3 | Jack Bauer | Garmin Sharp | 0′ 42» | |
4 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | 0′ 54» | |
5 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar | 0′ 56» | |
6 | David Lopez Garcia | Sky Procycling | 1′ 16» | |
7 | Alex Wetterhall | Team NetApp Endura | 1′ 20» | |
8 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 1′ 22» | |
9 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN Qhubeka | 1′ 25» | |
10 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 26» | |
11 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 28» | |
12 | Marcin Bialoblocki | Team UK Youth | 1′ 29» | |
13 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | 1′ 30» | |
14 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar | 1′ 32» | |
15 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 1′ 33» | |
16 | Owain Doull** | Great Britain | 1′ 33» | |
17 | Simon Yates** | Great Britain | 1′ 33» | |
18 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 33» | |
19 | Erick Rowsell | Team NetApp Endura | 1′ 34» | |
20 | Nairo Quintana Rojas | Movistar | 1′ 35» | |
21 | Thomas Lövkvist | IAM Cycling | 1′ 37» | |
22 | Sam Bennett | AN Post Chain Reaction | 1′ 37» | |
23 | David Le Lay | Sojasun | 1′ 38» | |
24 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 40» | |
25 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 40» | |
26 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | 1′ 42» | |
27 | Sebastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | 1′ 43» | |
28 | Mark McNally | AN Post Chain Reaction | 1′ 44» | |
29 | Joshua Edmondson** | Sky Procycling | 1′ 44» | |
30 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 1′ 46» | |
31 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz | Movistar | 1′ 47» | |
32 | Jonathan Dibben** | Great Britain | 1′ 49» | |
33 | Marcel Wyss | IAM Cycling | 1′ 51» | |
34 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN Qhubeka | 1′ 51» | |
35 | Blaz Jarc | Team NetApp Endura | 1′ 52» | |
36 | Peter Williams | Team IG Sigma Sport | 1′ 53» | |
37 | Shem Rodger | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 1′ 54» | |
38 | Wouter Sybrandy | Team IG Sigma Sport | 1′ 54» | |
39 | Thomas Scully | Team Raleigh | 1′ 55» | |
40 | Aaron Gate | AN Post Chain Reaction | 1′ 55» | |
41 | Steven Lampier | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 1′ 56» | |
42 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Procycling | 1′ 59» | |
43 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | 2′ 2» | |
44 | Jacob Rathe** | Garmin Sharp | 2′ 3» | |
45 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | 2′ 3» | |
46 | Alex Peters** | Madison Genesis | 2′ 3» | |
47 | Richard Handley | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 4» | |
48 | Andrew Tennant | Madison Genesis | 2′ 5» | |
49 | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale | 2′ 5» | |
50 | Michael Cuming | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 6» | |
51 | Marc De Maar | UnitedHealthcare | 2′ 7» | |
52 | Cesare Benedetti | Team NetApp Endura | 2′ 10» | |
53 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare | 2′ 12» | |
54 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare | 2′ 13» | |
55 | Alistair Slater** | Great Britain | 2′ 14» | |
56 | Kristian House | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 14» | |
57 | Scott Thwaites | Team NetApp Endura | 2′ 17» | |
58 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 2′ 18» | |
59 | Adam Yates** | Great Britain | 2′ 20» | |
60 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale | 2′ 23» | |
61 | Jonathan Mould** | Team UK Youth | 2′ 25» | |
62 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | 2′ 27» | |
63 | Alessandro Petacchi | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 2′ 28» | |
64 | Marco Canola | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 2′ 28» | |
65 | Liam Holohan | Madison Genesis | 2′ 28» | |
66 | Shane Archbold | AN Post Chain Reaction | 2′ 29» | |
67 | George Atkins** | Great Britain | 2′ 30» | |
68 | Meron Russom | MTN Qhubeka | 2′ 32» | |
69 | Thomas Moses** | Team Raleigh | 2′ 33» | |
70 | Ian Wilkinson | Team UK Youth | 2′ 34» | |
71 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | 2′ 35» | |
72 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | 2′ 36» | |
73 | Ian Bibby | Madison Genesis | 2′ 38» | |
74 | Andreas Schillinger | Team NetApp Endura | 2′ 38» | |
75 | Chris Opie | Team UK Youth | 2′ 38» | |
76 | Luke Grivell-Mellor** | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 39» | |
77 | Michael Northey | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 2′ 40» | |
78 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | 2′ 43» | |
79 | Sean Downey | AN Post Chain Reaction | 2′ 46» | |
80 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | 2′ 47» | |
81 | Robert Partridge | Team UK Youth | 2′ 48» | |
82 | Alexandre Blain | Team Raleigh | 2′ 50» | |
83 | Nicolas Vereecken | AN Post Chain Reaction | 2′ 53» | |
84 | Will Stephenson** | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 58» | |
85 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | 3′ 3» | |
86 | Nicolò Martinello | Cannondale | 3′ 3» | |
87 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | 3′ 8» | |
88 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 3′ 12» | |
89 | Juraj Sagan | Cannondale | 3′ 15» | |
90 | Enrique Sanz | Movistar | 3′ 23» | |
91 | Mathew Cronshaw | Team IG Sigma Sport | 3′ 29» | |
92 | Lucas Euser | UnitedHealthcare | 3′ 30» | |
93 | Ben Greenwood | Team IG Sigma Sport | 3′ 30» | |
94 | Yanto Barker | Team UK Youth | 3′ 32» | |
95 | James Moss | Team IG Sigma Sport | 3′ 34» | |
96 | Dean Downing | Madison Genesis | 3′ 37» | |
97 | James Williamson | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 3′ 42» | |
98 | Jim Songezo | MTN Qhubeka | 3′ 44» | |
99 | Peter Hawkins | Team IG Sigma Sport | 3′ 54» | |
100 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Sojasun | 3′ 55» | |
101 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | 3′ 56» | |
102 | Roman Van Uden | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 3′ 58» | |
103 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | 3′ 58» |
GENERAL TRAS 3ª ETAPA
1 | Sir Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 11h 25′ 54» | |
2 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | 0′ 37» | |
3 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | 0′ 47» | |
4 | Jack Bauer | Garmin Sharp | 0′ 55» | |
5 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar | 0′ 57» | |
6 | David Lopez Garcia | Sky Procycling | 1′ 17» | |
7 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 18» | |
8 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN Qhubeka | 1′ 18» | |
9 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN Qhubeka | 1′ 21» | |
10 | Alex Wetterhall | Team NetApp Endura | 1′ 21» | |
11 | Simon Yates** | Great Britain | 1′ 23» | |
12 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 1′ 26» | |
13 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 26» | |
14 | Marcin Bialoblocki | Team UK Youth | 1′ 30» | |
15 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | 1′ 31» | |
16 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar | 1′ 33» | |
17 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | 1′ 38» | |
18 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 1′ 39» | |
19 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 41» | |
20 | Sebastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | 1′ 44» | |
21 | Mark McNally | AN Post Chain Reaction | 1′ 45» | |
22 | Marcel Wyss | IAM Cycling | 1′ 52» | |
23 | Blaz Jarc | Team NetApp Endura | 1′ 53» | |
24 | Nairo Quintana Rojas | Movistar | 1′ 56» | |
25 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 1′ 57» | |
26 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Procycling | 2′ 0» | |
27 | Jacob Rathe** | Garmin Sharp | 2′ 4» | |
28 | Cesare Benedetti | Team NetApp Endura | 2′ 11» | |
29 | Scott Thwaites | Team NetApp Endura | 2′ 13» | |
30 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 2′ 14» | |
31 | Alistair Slater** | Great Britain | 2′ 15» | |
32 | Wouter Sybrandy | Team IG Sigma Sport | 2′ 16» | |
33 | Richard Handley | Rapha Condor JLT | 2′ 21» | |
34 | Thomas Scully | Team Raleigh | 2′ 21» | |
35 | Liam Holohan | Madison Genesis | 2′ 29» | |
36 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare | 2′ 30» | |
37 | Andrew Tennant | Madison Genesis | 2′ 31» | |
38 | Thomas Moses** | Team Raleigh | 2′ 34» | |
39 | Steven Lampier | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 2′ 42» | |
40 | David Le Lay | Sojasun | 2′ 47» | |
41 | Peter Williams | Team IG Sigma Sport | 2′ 47» | |
42 | Thomas Lövkvist | IAM Cycling | 2′ 50» | |
43 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 2′ 51» | |
44 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | 2′ 52» | |
45 | Nicolas Vereecken | AN Post Chain Reaction | 2′ 54» | |
46 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | 3′ 4» | |
47 | Erick Rowsell | Team NetApp Endura | 3′ 9» | |
48 | Robert Partridge | Team UK Youth | 3′ 14» | |
49 | Shem Rodger | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 3′ 24» | |
50 | Marc De Maar | UnitedHealthcare | 3′ 42» | |
51 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | 3′ 48» | |
52 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare | 3′ 52» | |
53 | Sean Downey | AN Post Chain Reaction | 4′ 32» | |
54 | Alexandre Blain | Team Raleigh | 4′ 32» | |
55 | Yanto Barker | Team UK Youth | 4′ 41» | |
56 | Kristian House | Rapha Condor JLT | 5′ 22» | |
57 | Marco Canola | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 6′ 40» | |
58 | Owain Doull** | Great Britain | 7′ 8» | |
59 | Lucas Euser | UnitedHealthcare | 7′ 24» | |
60 | Michael Northey | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 8′ 3» | |
61 | Ian Wilkinson | Team UK Youth | 8′ 9» | |
62 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | 8′ 24» | |
63 | Sam Bennett | AN Post Chain Reaction | 8′ 32» | |
64 | Mathew Cronshaw | Team IG Sigma Sport | 8′ 58» | |
65 | Andreas Schillinger | Team NetApp Endura | 9′ 12» | |
66 | Meron Russom | MTN Qhubeka | 9′ 25» | |
67 | Will Stephenson** | Rapha Condor JLT | 9′ 55» | |
68 | Aaron Gate | AN Post Chain Reaction | 10′ 37» | |
69 | Jonathan Dibben** | Great Britain | 10′ 51» | |
70 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | 11′ 5» | |
71 | Shane Archbold | AN Post Chain Reaction | 12′ 17» | |
72 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 12′ 25» | |
73 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz | Movistar | 12′ 59» | |
74 | Alessandro Petacchi | Omega Pharma Quick-Step | 13′ 40» | |
75 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale | 13′ 41» | |
76 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | 13′ 43» | |
77 | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale | 14′ 11» | |
78 | Juraj Sagan | Cannondale | 14′ 33» | |
79 | Enrique Sanz | Movistar | 14′ 41» | |
80 | James Moss | Team IG Sigma Sport | 14′ 52» | |
81 | Dean Downing | Madison Genesis | 14′ 55» | |
82 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | 15′ 0» | |
83 | James Williamson | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 15′ 0» | |
84 | Nicolò Martinello | Cannondale | 15′ 9» | |
85 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | 15′ 16» | |
86 | Ian Bibby | Madison Genesis | 15′ 55» | |
87 | Alex Peters** | Madison Genesis | 15′ 58» | |
88 | Roman Van Uden | Node 4 Giordana Racing | 16′ 31» | |
89 | Joshua Edmondson** | Sky Procycling | 16′ 31» | |
90 | Michael Cuming | Rapha Condor JLT | 17′ 33» | |
91 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Sojasun | 19′ 8» | |
92 | Ben Greenwood | Team IG Sigma Sport | 19′ 50» | |
93 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | 20′ 59» | |
94 | Chris Opie | Team UK Youth | 21′ 13» | |
95 | Luke Grivell-Mellor** | Rapha Condor JLT | 21′ 18» | |
96 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | 21′ 22» | |
97 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | 21′ 43» | |
98 | George Atkins** | Great Britain | 22′ 13» | |
99 | Jim Songezo | MTN Qhubeka | 26′ 7» | |
100 | Adam Yates** | Great Britain | 32′ 30» | |
101 | Peter Hawkins | Team IG Sigma Sport | 34′ 12» | |
102 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox | 37′ 6» | |
103 | Jonathan Mould** | Team UK Youth | 38′ 29» |