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Stage 3 results: Thor Hushovd takes the win after Saxo Bank drives the winning break with Andy Schleck putting time into his rivals; Cancellara back in Yellow


9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti
Stage 3 results
1  Thor Hushovd (Cervélo)                       4:49:38
2  Geraint Thomas (Sky) 
3  Cadel Evans (BMC)
4  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)
5  Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)
6  Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
7  Johan Van Summeren (Garmin - Transitions)	 + 0:53	 
8  Bradley Wiggins (Sky)	 	 
9  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)	 	 
10 Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)
11 Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
12 Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale)
13 Alberto Contador (Astana)	                 + 1:13
14 Robbie Mc Ewen (Katusha Team)                 + 1:46
15 Mario Aerts (Omega Pharma - Lotto)

General Classification after Stage 3
1  Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)               14:54:00	 
2  Geraint Thomas (Sky)                          + 0:23
3  Cadel Evans (Bmc)	                         + 0:39
4  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Transitions)         + 0:46
5  Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step)                 + 1:01
6  Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)                      + 1:09
7  Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team)              + 1:19
8  Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)                 + 1:31
9  Alberto Contador (Astana)	                 + 1:40
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma - Lotto)  + 1:42
Full Results (Click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Carnage on the cobbles! — cyclingnews
  Kasseien schudden Tour flink door elkaar (video restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Contador : « Je ne m’en sors pas trop mal » — rmc.fr
Thor Hushovd wins cobbled stage at Tour de France, Cancellara back in yellow, Armstrong loses time — velonews
Geraint Thomas second as cobbles cause mayhem — guardian.co.uk
Lance Armstrong loses critical time over cobbles — velonation
Fränk Schleck crashes out of Tour — cyclingnews
Contador makes up time on rivals on Arenberg pavé — cyclingnews
Armstrong admits he was nailed on Tour pavé — cyclingnews
Riis rejects pavé inclusion after bittersweet day — cyclingnews
Stage 3 photos — news.bbc.co.uk
  Last 5 km (10:57 flemish) — sporza
  Stage 3 Crashes (03:42 flemish) — sporza
Tour de France stage 3: Chris Horner's Team RadioShack diary — blog.oregonlive
  Stage 3 Highlights narrated by Phil Liggett (04:29 english) — versus
Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson
  ITV stage 3 podcast with Matt Rendell and Chris Boardman (13:06) — ITV
  Chris Horner Pre-Stage 3 — velonews
  Ryder Hesjedal Post-Stage 3 (01:04 english) — versus
  Lance Armstrong Post-Stage 3 (02:14 english) — versus
  Thor Hushovd Post-Stage 3 (00:55 english) — versus
  Bjarne Riis Post-Stage 3 (01:43 english) — versus
  Andy Schleck Post-Stage 3 (00:44 english) — versus
  El Tour afronta la dureza del pavés (01:18 spanish) — rtve.es
  Andy Schleck pasa de ser indultado a ser ejecutor en el pavés (01:14 spanish) — rtve.es
The winners and losers after the cobbles — cyclingnews
Schleck breaks collarbone in three places: Team — AFP
9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti

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June 27 post: It's not typical to have a very early flat stage that could have a big impact on the general classification.

Stage 3 will feature seven sections of pavé (4 of them over 2 km long) totaling 13 km in the final 30 km of the stage normally reserved for the cobbled classic, Paris-Roubaix. As most people know by now, the hopes of several GC contenders were dashed on the cobbles during a similar stage back in 2004. To help avoid an Iban Mayo like catastrophe, Alberto Contador spent time this spring with Belgian Peter Van Petegem to help him hone his technique on riding over "the stones."

There are some differences to 2004. This year's pavé is closer to the finish so the impact on the GC is more limited, but the sections are harder. Not as hard as the Arenberg Trench used in Paris-Roubaix which this stage nicely avoids, but harder than 2004. — Steve

Mayo's Wasquehal Waterloo — cyclingnews
Contador gets guidance from Van Petegem on pavé — cyclingnews
HTC-Columbia director Rolf Aldag questions wisdom of cobbles on stage 3 — velonews
  Bernard Hinault Previews Stage 3 in english and en français (01:19) — letour.fr
  Bob Roll Previews Stage 3 (01:30) — versus

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