Vuelta a España:Stage 3 August 30, Marbella - Malaga 157,3km

[Sneekes]

Who does the math for the red jersey?

think it's Gilbert.

with possibly Nibali just in second ahead of Rodriguez?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Ha ha Harmon. That's what happens when you watch the clock and not the race.
Jaochim Rodriguez seems to have picked up, where he left off in the Tour.
A very dangerous man for the GC, given the climbs in this Vuelta.
Gilbert displays what he does better than anyone else.

 

[sometriguy]

that was impressive from Gilbert!

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

near-future world champ takes red

 

[JRTinMA]

Gilbert!

NIce stage win for Gilbert, a well timed kick on a long hot day. Good vindication for a guy with a less than stellar Spring. Well done!

 

[roundabout]

NIce stage win for Gilbert, a well timed kick on a long hot day. Good vindication for a guy with a less than stellar Spring. Well done!

Which spring would that be

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Phillipe!

Brilliant finish - one of the best of the year for GT.

Eurosport guy seriously over optimistic on escapee !

 

[The Hitch]

Frank Schleck comes in 19 seconds down.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

NIce stage win for Gilbert, a well timed kick on a long hot day. Good vindication for a guy with a less than stellar Spring. Well done!

ummm what...
1st Amstel Gold Race
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

 

[Viskovitz]

¡Fvcking Unipublic with their fvcking highways!

As I said before, the stage was going to be a 5-minute race. Thanks to the organizers.

 

[roundabout]

The gaps are huuuge for this sort of finish

 

[sublimit]

Class riding by Gilbert, Rodriguez is a very dangerous rider for the overall I reckon.

 

[The Hitch]

NIce stage win for Gilbert, a well timed kick on a long hot day. Good vindication for a guy with a less than stellar Spring. Well done!

Philippe Gilbert 2010
1st Amstel Gold Race
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
5th Brabantse Pijl
6th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Milan – San Remo

 

[maltiv]

Arthur Vichot 10th...legend!

Team Sky had two guys in the main bunch today in a stage that included a mountain, so great success for them, although they lost 2 guys!

 

[Ferminal]

Thought Gilbert may have gone a little bit early, so strong though!

I guess I was half wrong about Rodriguez too.

 

[Sophistic]

The gaps are huuuge for this sort of finish

i was just gonna write the same, crazy how much the first group lost to Gilbert and also Rodriguez over just 1,8k at 5%.

 

[stefrees]

Arthur Vichot 10th...legend!

Team Sky had two guys in the main bunch today in a stage that included a mountain, so great success for them, although they lost 2 guys!

Definitely, after last nights shenanigans that's good effort, was it nordhaug along with lofkvist?

 

[ttrider]

Any news on time gaps to the GC players
Big winner GC wise is obviously Joachin Rodriguez

 

[roundabout]

http://www.lavuelta.com/10/es/resultados/index.html?e=3

top 65 for the stage

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Well, it was an explosive finish, something these two excell at and the other riders don't...

 

[Sophistic]

edittttttttttttt

 

[maltiv]

Definitely, after last nights shenanigans that's good effort, was it nordhaug along with lofkvist?

Yep. I have to say I feel really sorry for their bad luck though, wasn't exactly good timing for half the team to get sick now when they needed to show something in this vuelta. I heard Simon Gerrans is sick too so there goes their best bet for a stage win, unless he manages to recover.

 

[JRTinMA]

ummm what...
1st Amstel Gold Race
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

My bad, my bad, I always confuse Gilbert and Devolder. Sheesh...

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Very impressive by Gilbert. Is he in top form too early for the worlds though?

 

[stefrees]

Yep. I have to say I feel really sorry for their bad luck though, wasn't exactly good timing for half the team to get sick now when they needed to show something in this vuelta. I heard Simon Gerrans is sick too so there goes their best bet for a stage win, unless he manages to recover.

Would like to see kennaugh or nordhaug get in breaks and go for win