Lars Boom (Rabobank) okazał się najlepszy na trzecim, wietrznym etapie i został nowym liderem Tour of Britain. Holender pokonał klubowego kolegę oraz mistrza świata młodzieżowców, Michaela Matthewsa. Trzeci był Geraint Thomas (Sky Procycling).
150 kilometrowy etap ze Stoke on Trent do Trentham Garden, to bardzo nerwowy odcinek. Od samego startu, dochodziło do prób „rantowania” na silnym wietrze. Mocno we znaki dawał się również pagórkowaty teren. Najlepiej wyszło to ekipie Sky, która na kilkanaście kilometrów przed kreską, rozbiła zasadniczą grupę. Na czele pojawiło się więc ponad 20 zawodników. W tej grupce kręcił również lider Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad).
Na krętej końcówce, która prowadziła lekko w górę, najlepiej zachował się Lars Boom. Holender pokonał Australijczyka Matthewsa oraz Brytyjczyka Gerainta Thomasa.
W klasyfikacji generalnej, były specjalista od kolarstwa przełajowego ma 3s przewagi nad Cavendishem oraz 6 nad Thomasem.
Bartek Huzarski (NetApp) jest 38, a Marcin Białobłocki (Motorpoint) 57.
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| 1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 3:23:42 | |
| 2 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 4 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 5 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 6 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 7 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 8 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 9 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 10 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 11 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 12 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp | ||
| 13 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 14 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Endura Racing | ||
| 15 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 16 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | ||
| 17 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | ||
| 18 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 19 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 20 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:07 | |
| 21 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor – Sharp | 0:00:09 | |
| 22 | Russell Hampton (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 23 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:00:12 | |
| 24 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 25 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:26 | |
| 26 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:55 | |
| 27 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | 0:02:06 | |
| 28 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 29 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:03:57 | |
| 30 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:03:59 | |
| 31 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 32 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 33 | Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 34 | Thomas Murray (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:07:45 | |
| 35 | Gaël Le Bellec (Fra) Team Raleigh | ||
| 36 | Tobyn Horton (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 37 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 38 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Motorpoint | ||
| 39 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 40 | Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 41 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp | ||
| 42 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 43 | Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing | ||
| 44 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 45 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 46 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 47 | Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 48 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Endura Racing | ||
| 49 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 50 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
| 51 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 52 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 53 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 54 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 55 | Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 56 | Paul Voss (Ger) Endura Racing | ||
| 57 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 58 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 60 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 61 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 62 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 63 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 64 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:12:06 | |
| 65 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:12:12 | |
| 66 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 67 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 68 | Tom Last (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 69 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | ||
| 70 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 71 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing | ||
| 72 | James Sampson (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 73 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 74 | James Sparling (Can) Team Raleigh | ||
| 75 | Richard Handley (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 76 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | ||
| 77 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 78 | Peter Williams (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 79 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp | ||
| 80 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | ||
| 81 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | ||
| 82 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 83 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 84 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 85 | Jeroen Janssen (Ned) Team Raleigh | ||
| 86 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 87 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 88 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 89 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 90 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 91 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 92 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 93 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| DNF | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team |
Klasyfikacja generalna:
| 1 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 8:04:35 | |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:03 | |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:07 | |
| 5 | Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:00:08 | |
| 6 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 7 | Ian Bibby (GBr) Motorpoint | 0:00:13 | |
| 8 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 9 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 10 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 11 | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 13 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | ||
| 14 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team NetApp | ||
| 16 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 17 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | ||
| 18 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 19 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:20 | |
| 20 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor – Sharp | 0:00:22 | |
| 21 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:25 | |
| 22 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 23 | Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Endura Racing | 0:00:31 | |
| 24 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:38 | |
| 25 | Russell Hampton (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:00:39 | |
| 26 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:07 | |
| 27 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | 0:02:29 | |
| 28 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | 0:02:40 | |
| 29 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:04:10 | |
| 30 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | 0:04:12 | |
| 31 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 32 | Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:37 | |
| 33 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:05:54 | |
| 34 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:07:58 | |
| 35 | Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 36 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 37 | Mark McNally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 38 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp | ||
| 39 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 40 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 41 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 42 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 43 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 44 | Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 45 | Tobyn Horton (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 46 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Endura Racing | ||
| 47 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 48 | Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 49 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 50 | Liam Holohan (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 51 | Rene Mandri (Est) Endura Racing | ||
| 52 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 53 | Paul Voss (Ger) Endura Racing | ||
| 54 | Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 55 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 56 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:08:14 | |
| 57 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) Motorpoint | 0:08:23 | |
| 58 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Gaël Le Bellec (Fra) Team Raleigh | 0:08:31 | |
| 60 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 61 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:09:00 | |
| 62 | Thomas Murray (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:09:02 | |
| 63 | Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 64 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:12:19 | |
| 65 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:12:21 | |
| 66 | Peter Williams (GBr) Motorpoint | 0:12:24 | |
| 67 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Endura Racing | 0:12:25 | |
| 68 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | ||
| 69 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 70 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp | ||
| 71 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | ||
| 72 | Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 73 | Richard Handley (GBr) Team Raleigh | ||
| 74 | Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing | ||
| 75 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 76 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 77 | Wouter Sybrandy (Ned) Sigma Sport – Specialized | ||
| 78 | Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 79 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | ||
| 80 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 81 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor – Sharp | ||
| 82 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:12:43 | |
| 83 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:12:46 | |
| 84 | Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 85 | James Sparling (Can) Team Raleigh | 0:12:50 | |
| 86 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 87 | Steven Lampier (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:12:52 | |
| 88 | Tom Last (GBr) Sigma Sport – Specialized | 0:12:58 | |
| 89 | James Sampson (GBr) Motorpoint | ||
| 90 | Jeroen Janssen (Ned) Team Raleigh | ||
| 91 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator | 0:13:29 | |
| 92 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 93 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator |
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