2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3 Results

Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) is the winner of Stage 3 in a sprint finish which with 125 m to go saw a pileup that included race leader Taylor Phinney (BMC).

“I’m really happy to win today to pay back the team for placing me perfectly,” said Goss. “They worked incredibly hard for me all day.” The win today marks the first victory for the Australian team as the newly named Orica-GreenEdge.

"I can not explain why such risks are taken in the sprint," said Phinney. "For now I feel ok. Let's see what the doctors say but I hope to continue. I've got a hole in my foot but I hope there's nothing serious, I'm feeling better than straight after the crash. Fortunately, tomorrow is a rest day." Race doctor, Dario Spinelli, will go with Phinney to a hospital in Verona tonight and there will be an update on his status afterwards.

Mark Cavendish was also among those caught in the crash and had some serious road rash:

The crash was caused by Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) who suddenly veered to his right causing the pileup. As a result he was relegated by the race commissaires. The last km:


The race now says goodbye to Denmark. Tomorrow is a rest/transfer day. The Giro will resume in Verona on Wednesday for a team time trial. There has been much controversy within Italy as to why the Giro d'ITALIA started with three stages in Denmark. It does appear to have been hugely successful and already Michele Aquarone has been mentioning Giro stages in Germany in the future.

Stage 3 top 10:
1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4:20:53
2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
4 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
10 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia

GC:
1 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 9:24:31
2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:09
3 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:13
4 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:15
5 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:18
6 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:22
7 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:23
8 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:24
10 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:26
11 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:27
12 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
13 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
14 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:28
15 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda
17 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda
18 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:29
19 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
20 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda
21 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
22 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:31
23 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:00:32
24 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
25 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
26 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:33
27 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
28 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
29 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:34
30 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp
31 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:00:36
32 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
33 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:37
34 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
35 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling
36 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:39
37 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
38 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:41
39 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
40 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
41 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:42
42 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:43
43 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
44 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
45 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
46 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
47 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling
48 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp
49 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:44
50 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
51 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:45
52 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:46
53 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
54 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
55 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
56 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:47
57 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
58 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
59 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
60 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:48
61 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
62 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:49
63 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
64 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling
65 Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
66 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp
67 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
68 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp 0:00:50
69 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
70 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:51
71 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
72 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team
73 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:52
74 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team
75 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp
76 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
77 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:53
78 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
79 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
80 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank
81 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
82 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
83 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:00:54
84 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:00:55
85 Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
86 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:56
87 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
88 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
89 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
90 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:57
91 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
92 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
93 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:58
94 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
95 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
96 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
97 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
98 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:59
99 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
100 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
101 Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp
102 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team
103 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:00
104 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
105 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:01:01
106 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
107 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
108 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:02
109 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:01:03
110 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
111 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
112 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
113 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team
114 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:04
115 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
116 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:01:05
117 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
118 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
119 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:06
120 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
121 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
122 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat
123 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
124 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 0:01:07
125 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
126 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
127 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
128 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:10
129 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
130 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
131 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:11
132 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
133 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team
134 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 0:01:12
135 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
136 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:13
137 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
138 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:14
139 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
140 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
141 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
142 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:01:15
143 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 0:01:16
144 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
145 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:17
146 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
147 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:18
148 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:19
149 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD
150 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
151 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat
152 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:20
153 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
154 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
155 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:21
156 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
157 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:22
158 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
159 Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:23
160 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:25
161 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:26
162 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:01:27
163 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team
164 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
165 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:01:28
166 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:01:29
167 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:30
168 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
169 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:01:32
170 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
171 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33
172 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:34
173 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:39
174 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
175 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:01:44
176 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 0:02:35
177 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
178 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:39
179 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:40
180 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:02:45
181 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:02:49
182 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:50
183 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 0:02:54
184 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:02:55
185 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:03:04
186 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:03:13
187 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:18
188 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03:21
189 Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:03:43
190 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03:44
191 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:59
192 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:04:24
193 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:05:36
194 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:06:08
195 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:06:15
196 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:06:17
197 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:08:52
198 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan

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