Petr Vakoc (Etixx – Quick Step) po samotnej akcji wygrał drugi etap Tour of Britain. Czech objął prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej.
Kolarze ścigali się dziś na pofałdowanej trasie z Clitheroe do Colne o długości 159 kilometrów. Vakoc znajdował się w ucieczce dnia, która na ostatnich 10 kilometrach miała jeszcze kilkadziesiąt sekund zapasu nad porozrywanym peletonem.
Mistrz Czech podjął w tym momencie jedyną i słuszną decyzję, czyli samotny atak. W podobnym stylu młody kolarz wygrał etap na ubiegłorocznym Tour de Pologne, a teraz powtórzył ten wyczyn na trasie Tour of Britain.
Pościg ze stratą 7 sekund przyprowadził Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar), a trzeci był Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka).
Wyniki 3. etapu:
| 1 | Petr VAKOC | CZE | EQS | 4:02:22 |
| 2 | Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE | ESP | MOV | +7 |
| 3 | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | NOR | MTN | +9 |
| 4 | Rasmus GULDHAMMER | DEN | CLT | +9 |
| 5 | Matteo TRENTIN | ITA | EQS | +9 |
| 6 | Owain DOULL | GBR | WGN | +9 |
| 7 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | BEL | LTS | +9 |
| 8 | Dylan TEUNS | BEL | BMC | +9 |
| 9 | Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI | ESP | MOV | +9 |
| 10 | Javier MEGIAS LEAL | ESP | TNN | +9 |
| 11 | Peter KENNAUGH | GBR | SKY | +9 |
| 12 | Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA | ESP | MOV | +9 |
| 13 | Graham BRIGGS | GBR | JLT | +9 |
| 14 | Ruben FERNANDEZ | ESP | MOV | +9 |
| 15 | Floris GERFS | NED | BMC | +9 |
| 16 | David LOZANO RIBA | ESP | TNN | +9 |
| 17 | Ian BIBBY | GBR | NPC | +9 |
| 18 | Steven KRUIJSWIJK | NED | TLJ | +9 |
| 19 | Zdenek STYBAR | CZE | EQS | +9 |
| 20 | Xandro MEURISSE | BEL | SKT | +9 |
| 21 | Dylan VAN BAARLE | NED | TCG | +9 |
| 22 | Ruben ZEPUNTKE | GER | TCG | +9 |
| 23 | Robert KISERLOVSKI | CRO | TCS | +9 |
| 24 | Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON | COL | EQS | +9 |
| 25 | Tao GEOGHEGAN HART | GBR | GBR | +9 |
| 26 | Richard HANDLEY | GBR | JLT | +9 |
| 27 | Thomas MOSES | GBR | JLT | +9 |
| 28 | Chris Anker SÖRENSEN | DEN | TCS | +9 |
| 29 | Rasmus Christian QUAADE | DEN | CLT | +9 |
| 30 | Wouter POELS | NED | SKY | +9 |
| 31 | Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ | ESP | MOV | +9 |
| 32 | Serge PAUWELS | BEL | MTN | +9 |
| 33 | Taylor PHINNEY | USA | BMC | +21 |
| 34 | Sean DE BIE | BEL | LTS | +21 |
| 35 | Alistair SLATER | GBR | SKT | +21 |
| 36 | Koen BOUWMAN | NED | TLJ | +21 |
| 37 | Ben SWIFT | GBR | SKY | +21 |
| 38 | Michael MORKOV | DEN | TCS | +21 |
| 39 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | NED | TCG | +30 |
| 40 | Bram TANKINK | NED | TLJ | +30 |
| 41 | Stef CLEMENT | NED | IAM | +30 |
| 42 | Alex PETERS | GBR | GBR | +30 |
| 43 | Stefan KUENG | SUI | BMC | +32 |
| 44 | Stefan DENIFL | AUT | IAM | +34 |
| 45 | Danilo WYSS | SUI | BMC | +36 |
| 46 | Scott DAVIES | GBR | GBR | +36 |
| 47 | Alan MARANGONI | ITA | TCG | +1:08 |
| 48 | Alberto BETTIOL | ITA | TCG | +1:08 |
| 49 | Jonathan MCEVOY | GBR | NPC | +1:10 |
| 50 | André GREIPEL | GER | LTS | +1:53 |
| 51 | Marcel SIEBERG | GER | LTS | +2:40 |
| 52 | Frederik FRISON | BEL | LTS | +2:40 |
| 53 | Pim LIGTHART | NED | LTS | +3:32 |
| 54 | Mark MCNALLY | GBR | MGT | +4:47 |
| 55 | Sondre HOLST ENGER | NOR | IAM | +4:47 |
| 56 | Joshua HUNT | GBR | ONE | +6:51 |
| 57 | Dale APPLEBY | GBR | NPC | +6:51 |
| 58 | Antwan TOLHOEK | NED | TCS | +8:05 |
| 59 | Hugh CARTHY | GBR | GBR | +8:05 |
| 60 | George HARPER | GBR | ONE | +9:38 |
| 61 | Clement CHEVRIER | FRA | IAM | +10:43 |
| 62 | Michael CUMING | GBR | JLT | +10:50 |
| 63 | Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT | ERI | MTN | +11:47 |
| 64 | Karol DOMAGALSKI | POL | RAL | +18:27 |
| 65 | Evan OLIPHANT | GBR | RAL | +21:53 |
| 66 | Mark CAVENDISH | GBR | EQS | +21:53 |
| 67 | Andrew HAWDON | GBR | RAL | +21:53 |
| 68 | Russell DOWNING | GBR | CLT | +21:53 |
| 69 | Fabian WEGMANN | GER | CLT | +21:53 |
| 70 | Mark RENSHAW | AUS | EQS | +21:53 |
| 71 | Steven LAMPIER | GBR | RAL | +21:53 |
| 72 | Robert PARTRIDGE | GBR | NPC | +21:53 |
| 73 | Matthew HOLMES | GBR | MGT | +21:53 |
| 74 | Michael Carbel SVENDGAARD | DEN | CLT | +21:53 |
| 75 | George PYM | GBR | RAL | +21:53 |
| 76 | Martin MORTENSEN | DEN | CLT | +21:53 |
| 77 | Charles PLANET | FRA | TNN | +21:53 |
| 78 | Alex DOWSETT | GBR | MOV | +21:53 |
| 79 | Jonathan DIBBEN | GBR | WGN | +21:53 |
| 80 | Ryan MULLEN | IRL | TCG | +21:53 |
| 81 | Oliver WOOD | GBR | GBR | +21:53 |
| 82 | Peter WILLIAMS | GBR | ONE | +21:53 |
| 83 | Kristian HOUSE | GBR | JLT | +21:53 |
| 84 | James LOWSLEY WILLIAMS | GBR | NPC | +21:53 |
| 85 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | POL | ONE | +21:53 |
| 86 | Gabriel CULLAIGH | GBR | GBR | +21:53 |
| 87 | Joonas HENTTALA | FIN | TNN | +21:53 |
| 88 | Morgan KNEISKY | FRA | RAL | +21:53 |
| 89 | Jonas VANGENECHTEN | BEL | IAM | +21:53 |
| 90 | Tyler FARRAR | USA | MTN | +21:53 |
| 91 | Juraj SAGAN | SVK | TCS | +21:53 |
| 92 | Nikolay TRUSOV | RUS | TCS | +21:53 |
| 93 | Michael THOMPSON | GBR | WGN | +21:53 |
| 94 | Andrea PERON | ITA | TNN | +21:53 |
| 95 | Elia VIVIANI | ITA | SKY | +21:53 |
| 96 | Aidis KRUOPIS | LTU | SKT | +21:53 |
| 97 | Jack WILSON | IRL | SKT | +21:53 |
| 98 | Paulius SISKEVICIUS | LTU | SKT | +21:53 |
| 99 | Eddie DUNBAR | IRL | NPC | +21:53 |
| 100 | Mathew CRONSHAW | GBR | MGT | +21:53 |
| 101 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | MTN | +21:53 |
| 102 | Kevin DE MESMAEKER | BEL | TNN | +21:53 |
| 103 | Chris OPIE | GBR | ONE | +21:53 |
| 104 | Roger KLUGE | GER | IAM | +21:53 |
| 105 | Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG | RSA | MTN | +21:53 |
| 106 | Bradley WIGGINS | GBR | WGN | +21:53 |
| 107 | Yanto BARKER | GBR | ONE | +21:53 |
| 108 | Conor DUNNE | IRL | SKT | +21:53 |
| 109 | Thomas STEWART | GBR | MGT | +21:53 |
| 110 | Thomas SCULLY | NZL | MGT | +21:53 |
| 111 | Andrew FENN | GBR | SKY | +21:53 |
| 112 | Ian STANNARD | GBR | SKY | +21:53 |
| 113 | Andrew TENNANT | GBR | WGN | +21:53 |
| 114 | Edward CLANCY | GBR | JLT | +21:53 |
| DNF | Moreno HOFLAND | NED | TLJ | |
| DNF | Brian BULGAC | NED | TLJ | |
| DNF | Nick VAN DER LIJKE | NED | TLJ | |
| DNF | Christopher LAWLESS | GBR | WGN |
Klasyfikacja generalna:
| 1 | Petr VAKOC | CZE | EQS | 8:28:41 |
| 2 | Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE | ESP | MOV | +11 |
| 3 | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | NOR | MTN | +15 |
| 4 | Floris GERFS | NED | BMC | +17 |
| 5 | Wouter POELS | NED | SKY | +18 |
| 6 | Dylan VAN BAARLE | NED | TCG | +18 |
| 7 | Owain DOULL | GBR | WGN | +19 |
| 8 | Graham BRIGGS | GBR | JLT | +19 |
| 9 | Rasmus GULDHAMMER | DEN | CLT | +19 |
| 10 | Serge PAUWELS | BEL | MTN | +25 |
| 11 | Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON | COL | EQS | +26 |
| 12 | Dylan TEUNS | BEL | BMC | +27 |
| 13 | Matteo TRENTIN | ITA | EQS | +27 |
| 14 | Ruben FERNANDEZ | ESP | MOV | +27 |
| 15 | Robert KISERLOVSKI | CRO | TCS | +27 |
| 16 | Zdenek STYBAR | CZE | EQS | +27 |
| 17 | Ruben ZEPUNTKE | GER | TCG | +27 |
| 18 | Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI | ESP | MOV | +27 |
| 19 | Javier MEGIAS LEAL | ESP | TNN | +27 |
| 20 | David LOZANO RIBA | ESP | TNN | +27 |
| 21 | Tao GEOGHEGAN HART | GBR | GBR | +27 |
| 22 | Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA | ESP | MOV | +27 |
| 23 | Steven KRUIJSWIJK | NED | TLJ | +27 |
| 24 | Chris Anker SÖRENSEN | DEN | TCS | +27 |
| 25 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | BEL | LTS | +27 |
| 26 | Rasmus Christian QUAADE | DEN | CLT | +27 |
| 27 | Xandro MEURISSE | BEL | SKT | +27 |
| 28 | Thomas MOSES | GBR | JLT | +27 |
| 29 | Ian BIBBY | GBR | NPC | +27 |
| 30 | Richard HANDLEY | GBR | JLT | +27 |
| 31 | Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ | ESP | MOV | +27 |
| 32 | Ben SWIFT | GBR | SKY | +31 |
| 33 | Michael MORKOV | DEN | TCS | +31 |
| 34 | Peter KENNAUGH | GBR | SKY | +39 |
| 35 | Sean DE BIE | BEL | LTS | +39 |
| 36 | Koen BOUWMAN | NED | TLJ | +39 |
| 37 | Taylor PHINNEY | USA | BMC | +39 |
| 38 | Alistair SLATER | GBR | SKT | +39 |
| 39 | Bram TANKINK | NED | TLJ | +40 |
| 40 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | NED | TCG | +48 |
| 41 | Alex PETERS | GBR | GBR | +48 |
| 42 | Stef CLEMENT | NED | IAM | +48 |
| 43 | Stefan KUENG | SUI | BMC | +50 |
| 44 | Stefan DENIFL | AUT | IAM | +52 |
| 45 | Danilo WYSS | SUI | BMC | +54 |
| 46 | Scott DAVIES | GBR | GBR | +54 |
| 47 | Alberto BETTIOL | ITA | TCG | +1:18 |
| 48 | Jonathan MCEVOY | GBR | NPC | +1:20 |
| 49 | Alan MARANGONI | ITA | TCG | +1:26 |
| 50 | André GREIPEL | GER | LTS | +1:59 |
| 51 | Marcel SIEBERG | GER | LTS | +2:58 |
| 52 | Pim LIGTHART | NED | LTS | +3:34 |
| 53 | Frederik FRISON | BEL | LTS | +4:12 |
| 54 | Mark MCNALLY | GBR | MGT | +4:57 |
| 55 | Sondre HOLST ENGER | NOR | IAM | +5:05 |
| 56 | Dale APPLEBY | GBR | NPC | +7:09 |
| 57 | Joshua HUNT | GBR | ONE | +7:09 |
| 58 | Antwan TOLHOEK | NED | TCS | +8:23 |
| 59 | Hugh CARTHY | GBR | GBR | +8:38 |
| 60 | George HARPER | GBR | ONE | +9:56 |
| 61 | Clement CHEVRIER | FRA | IAM | +11:01 |
| 62 | Michael CUMING | GBR | JLT | +11:20 |
| 63 | Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT | ERI | MTN | +12:05 |
| 64 | Karol DOMAGALSKI | POL | RAL | +18:45 |
| 65 | Elia VIVIANI | ITA | SKY | +21:53 |
| 66 | Mark CAVENDISH | GBR | EQS | +21:57 |
| 67 | Peter WILLIAMS | GBR | ONE | +22:02 |
| 68 | Mark RENSHAW | AUS | EQS | +22:03 |
| 69 | Michael Carbel SVENDGAARD | DEN | CLT | +22:03 |
| 70 | Tyler FARRAR | USA | MTN | +22:03 |
| 71 | Jonas VANGENECHTEN | BEL | IAM | +22:03 |
| 72 | Andrea PERON | ITA | TNN | +22:03 |
| 73 | Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG | RSA | MTN | +22:03 |
| 74 | Chris OPIE | GBR | ONE | +22:03 |
| 75 | Yanto BARKER | GBR | ONE | +22:03 |
| 76 | Kristian HOUSE | GBR | JLT | +22:08 |
| 77 | Thomas STEWART | GBR | MGT | +22:09 |
| 78 | Alex DOWSETT | GBR | MOV | +22:11 |
| 79 | Fabian WEGMANN | GER | CLT | +22:11 |
| 80 | Evan OLIPHANT | GBR | RAL | +22:11 |
| 81 | Oliver WOOD | GBR | GBR | +22:11 |
| 82 | Russell DOWNING | GBR | CLT | +22:11 |
| 83 | Gabriel CULLAIGH | GBR | GBR | +22:11 |
| 84 | Nikolay TRUSOV | RUS | TCS | +22:11 |
| 85 | Ryan MULLEN | IRL | TCG | +22:11 |
| 86 | Juraj SAGAN | SVK | TCS | +22:11 |
| 87 | Martin MORTENSEN | DEN | CLT | +22:11 |
| 88 | Ian STANNARD | GBR | SKY | +22:11 |
| 89 | Steven LAMPIER | GBR | RAL | +22:11 |
| 90 | Charles PLANET | FRA | TNN | +22:11 |
| 91 | Matthew HOLMES | GBR | MGT | +22:11 |
| 92 | James LOWSLEY WILLIAMS | GBR | NPC | +22:11 |
| 93 | Thomas SCULLY | NZL | MGT | +22:11 |
| 94 | Marcin BIALOBLOCKI | POL | ONE | +22:11 |
| 95 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | MTN | +22:11 |
| 96 | Andrew TENNANT | GBR | WGN | +22:11 |
| 97 | Paulius SISKEVICIUS | LTU | SKT | +22:11 |
| 98 | Mathew CRONSHAW | GBR | MGT | +22:11 |
| 99 | Conor DUNNE | IRL | SKT | +22:19 |
| 100 | Andrew HAWDON | GBR | RAL | +22:23 |
| 101 | George PYM | GBR | RAL | +22:25 |
| 102 | Morgan KNEISKY | FRA | RAL | +22:26 |
| 103 | Michael THOMPSON | GBR | WGN | +22:30 |
| 104 | Aidis KRUOPIS | LTU | SKT | +22:30 |
| 105 | Bradley WIGGINS | GBR | WGN | +22:32 |
| 106 | Jonathan DIBBEN | GBR | WGN | +22:35 |
| 107 | Eddie DUNBAR | IRL | NPC | +22:35 |
| 108 | Robert PARTRIDGE | GBR | NPC | +22:42 |
| 109 | Joonas HENTTALA | FIN | TNN | +23:42 |
| 110 | Roger KLUGE | GER | IAM | +23:43 |
| 111 | Jack WILSON | IRL | SKT | +23:55 |
| 112 | Kevin DE MESMAEKER | BEL | TNN | +24:41 |
| 113 | Andrew FENN | GBR | SKY | +24:41 |
| 114 | Edward CLANCY | GBR | JLT | +24:41 |
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