Spanish Joaquin Rodriguez

The 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico smiled at the Spanish Joaquin Rodriguez. The Blue leader returns to the Swedish Niklas Axelsson.

Sirotti Riders of Tirreno-Adriatico today address the other side of the Italian peninsula. Here Quittée forty-eight hours, the coast thyrénienne given way today to the Adriatic coast, along which s'expliqueront the best riders in the peloton until Tuesday. The third step is disputed between Gubbio Montelupone (195 km), in addition to roads, but above all a steep climb arrival ensured removal of the sprinters final. Indeed, it is a wall it is necessary to climb in the streets of the city-1800 meters long at 12.1%, with a move to 20%. It will be devilishly strong to lift up there first, in a step expected to save big gaps. It Enrico Gasparotto (Barloworld), which covers this morning Blue. Under the beautiful Italian sun, two men chose exile in the 31st kilometer. The attackers are french morning and Spanish. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r La Mondiale) chooses José Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Caisse d'Epargne) for companion breakaway. The road will be long for the two men, who will remain head-to-head over 145 km. The pack did in fact no obvious concern for the two leaders morning, which increase their advantage slowly to reach 8'14 "90 kilometres from the finish. Only then will the teams Favorites are starting to react, reducing gradually advance in tandem more respectable proportions. obviously Before joining Lloyd Mondory and José Vicente Garcia-Acosta to 20 kilometres to go. The pack is the final touches together. What he left at least since the hilly roads of this third stage led to undermine the heart of the package of headache, with only a fifty units closer to the coast finale. And among those who jumped, there are beautiful people. - Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne), Andy Schleck (Team CSC), Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and even Riccardo Rico (Saunier Duval-Scott) are no longer in the coup. The victim of a broken wheel in the last few hundred metres of a stage that he should have s'adjuger yesterday, Ricco is decidedly unlucky on the roads of Tirreno-Adriatico. Today is a drop which eliminates the race to victory. On arrival, he will give up 15'56 "to the winner, losing any chance to be well in the general classification of the race of two seas.

Sirotti So between fifty units that will dispute the stage victory in Montelupone. The wall of arrival is impressive. It's short, thankfully, but extremely steep. The rise is dizzying, but the champion Spain Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne) does not fear difficulties. It addresses the rise in the sprint and leave-behind each of his opponents. His boot is so devastating that it crosses the line and solo winner with 12 seconds ahead of the puncheur Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) and the Swedish Niklas Axelsson (PVC Serramenti-Androni Giocattoli Diquigiovanni), a member of the breakaway which had marked yesterday's stage. Thanks to its regularity, Niklas Axelsson Blue Bags leader in the overall standings already fashioned after three of the seven stages. Tomorrow Saturday, the fourth stage will take place between Porto Recanati and Civitanova Marche (166 km).