Stage 3 result:
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team 2:53:31
2 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team
3 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
5 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
6 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
9 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
GC:
1 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team 11:16:28
2 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:43
3 Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Gourmetfein Simplon 0:00:59
4 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:01:10
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:01:29
6 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:02:03
7 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha 0:02:10
8 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard 0:02:15
9 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha 0:02:24
10 Stefan Denifl (AUT) IAM Cycling 0:03:05
Zoidl still in a good position, but can he move up to 2nd by beating Dyachenko in the TT later in the week? Not sure.
Anyway stage 4 is a typical Prudhomme design:
Hochtor gotta be raced wildly to get anything going, otherwise GvA FTW.