Brief ReportItalian Alberto Elli from the French Casino team is the new leader of the Tour of Murcia (Vuelta a Murcia/Costa Cálida) after winning the third stage between the Murcian capital and Librilla. There are two stages to go, one with a mountain top finish and the other one a time trial.Elli covered the 169kms, which is his first win of the season, in 4.11.09 at an average speed of 40.3 kms/hr and dominated the break of 19 riders. The big players of the day were Spaniard Gorka Guerrikagoitia (Euskaltel) and Italian Maurizio Molinari (Ros Mary), who took off at the 50 kms mark and by 90 kms they had opened a gap of 6 minutes on the peloton. Kelme then increased the tempo in the peloton sensing that none of the other teams was interested in the break. The gap started to come down quickly. Up front, Italian Molinari became tired of Guerrikagoitia's company and left him behind while climbing the alto de Aledo, a category 3 climb some 40 kms from the finish. The peloton passed over the top 1.5 minutes behind. The peloton continued to close on Molinari and when fellow Italian Marco Pantani cracked the whip on the first sections of the alto Collado Bermejo, it was clear that the gap would close. Pantani reached the top ahead of everybody and followed by Alberto Elli, who was the only one that could hold on after Pantani's surge. The chase group lead by riders from Kelme and ONCE, were able to connect with the three riders that were in front after a spectacular descent. A head group formed, with about 20 riders including Italians Marco Pantani, Alberto Elli and Maurizio Molinari, Spaniards Santos González, Angel Edo, Melchor Mauri and David Plaza, Swiss Beat Zberg and Russian Dimitri Konischev. In the final section there were many attacks coming from riders in the head group, with Kelme, ONCE and Mercatone Uno being the most active. It was Alberto Elli who exploited the the team control of the finale and took the final sprint. Stage 3, Murcia-Librilla, 169.1 kms1. ELLI, Alberto ITA CASINO 4.11.0 2. EDO, Angel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 3. ZBERG, Marcus SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4. KONYSHEV, Dimitri RUS MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 5. MOLINARI, Maurizio ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 6. MAURI, Melchor ESP ONCE 7. VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ CASINO 8. GARCIA, David ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 9. GONZALEZ, Santos ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 10. PANTANI, Marco ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 11. CALI, Vicent FRA CASINO 12. BUGNO, Gianni ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 13. OTXOA, Ricardo ESP ONCE 14. MIRANDA, Carmelo ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 15. ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 16. BELTRAN, Manuel ESP BANESTO 17. GONZALEZ, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 18. FINCATO, Marco ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 19. OCHOA, Javier ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 0.18 20. VOSKAMP, Bart NED TVM-FARM FRITES 0.31 21. CHIAPPUCCI, Claudio ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 0.32 22. ONGARATO, Rodolfo ITA BALLAN 0.32 23. SUNDERLAND, Scott AUS PALMANS-IDEAL 0.32 24. BUGALLO, Aitor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 1.00 25. HERNANDEZ, Santos ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.00 26. REBOLLO, Jose Luis ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.00 27. JARQUE, Jose Francisco ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 1.00 28. FERNANDEZ, Manuel ESP BANESTO 1.00 29. DIAZ, Luis Maria ESP ONCE 1.00 30. TABOAS, Juan-Carlos ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.00 31. URIA, Jose Manuel ESP ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 1.00 32. DE WOLF, Steve EL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 2.43 33. VERHEYEN, Geert BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.10 34. BOURQUENOUD, Pierre SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.10 35. HVASTIJA, Martin SLO CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 3.10 36. GONZALEZ, Ramon ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.10 37. ANDERSSON, Michael SWE TVM-FARM FRITES 3.41 38. LEAZNIBARRUTIA, Albert ESP ONCE 3.41 39. DE GEYTER, Johan BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 3.41 40. CLAVERO, Daniel ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 3.41 41. PECHEL, Uwe GER ESTEPONA-BREPAC 3.41 42. SCHNIDER, Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.41 43. LANFRANCHI, Paolo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 3.41 44. ZATTI, Andrea ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 3.41 45. SCHLICKAU, Michael GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 3.41 46. BRUYNEEL, Johan BEL ONCE 3.41 47. VAN HYFTE, Paul BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.41 48. PARADIS, Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.41 49. PEERS, Chris BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.41 50. HAYMOZ, Yvan SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.41 51. SASTRE, Carlos ESP ONCE 3.41 52. VERZIAGI, Stefano ITA ESTEPONA-BREPAC 3.41 53. ETXEBARRIA, Unai VEN EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.41 54. GARCIA, Jose Vicente ESP BANESTO 3.41 55. VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.41 56. HOJ, Frank DEN PALMANS-IDEAL 3.41 57. CATTAI, Stefano ITA BALLAN 3.41 58. GONZALEZ, Alvaro ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.41 59. BARRIGON, Josue ESP ONCE 3.41 60. ANGUITA, Eleuterio ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 3.41 61. MAULEON, Javier ESP ONCE 3.41 62. BLANCO, Santiago ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 3.41 63. TIETERIOUK, Andrei KAZ LOTTO-MOBISTAR 7.03 64. MARICHAL, Thierry BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 7.03 65. VAN DYCK, Hendrick BEL TVM-FARM FRITES 7.03 66. HUSER, Rolf SUI POST SWISS TEAM 7.03 67. LEFEBRE, David FRA CASINO 7.03 68. CODOL, Massimo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 7.03 69. FREIRE, Oscar ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 7.03 70. LAFIS, Michael SWE TVM-FARM FRITES 7.03 71. MANCHON, Ernesto ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 7.03 72. GLASNER, Bjorn GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 7.03 73. VILLANUEVA, Isaac ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 7.03 74. FLORES, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 7.03 75. CEREZO, Fco. Javier ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 7.03 76. SALIGARI, Marco ITA CASINO 7.03 77. RODRIGUES, Quintino POR RECER-BOAVISTA 7.03 78. GONTCHENKOV, Alexandre UKR BALLAN 7.03 79. NAPOLITANO, Massimilia ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 7.03 80. GRABSCH, Ralf GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 7.03 81. IVANOV, Serguei RUS TVM-FARM FRITES 9.19 82. SMETANINE, Serguei RUS VITALICIO SEGUROS 9.19 83. ELIZBURU, Jose M. ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 9.19 84. CAPIOT, Johan BEL TVM-FARM FRITES 9.19 85. ANDRADE, Pedro Manuel POR RECER-BOAVISTA 9.19 86. CORVERS, Frank BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.19 87. RODRIGUEZ, Orlando S. POR BANESTO 9.19 88. PIANEGONDA, Gianluca ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.19 89. GARMENDIA, Aitor ESP BANESTO 9.19 90. BARONTI, Alessandro ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.19 91. PEETERS, Wilfried BEL MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.19 92. BRATKOWKI, Jan GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.19 93. HAMMOND, Roger GBR PALMANS-IDEAL 9.19 94. BALLERINI, Franco ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.19 95. BLIJLEVENS, Jeroen NED TVM-FARM FRITES 9.19 96. ARENAS, Juan Rodrigo ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 9.19 97. OLANO, Abrahan ESP BANESTO 9.19 98. AGNOLUTTO, Christophe FRA CASINO 9.19 99. CEPELE, Arunas LTU RECER-BOAVISTA 9.19 100. TAULER, Toni ESP ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.19 101. DE CLERCQ, Hans BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.19 102. BOMANS, Carlo BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.19 103. FEYS, Wim BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 9.19 104. MEIJS, Raymond NED TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.19 105. GERRIKAGOITIA, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 9.19 106. BARBERO, Sergio ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 9.19 107. FRUTTI, Matteo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.19 108. ALONSO, Marino ESP BANESTO 9.19 109. ARAZZI, Francesco ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.19 110. SVORADA, Jan SVK MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.19 111. VIFIAN, Fredric FRA POST SWISS TEAM 9.19 112. LEONI, Endrio ITA BALLAN 9.19 113. BALDO, Filippo ITA BALLAN 9.19 114. ONGARATO, Alberto ITA BALLAN 9.19 115. FINCO, Carlo ITA BALLAN 9.19 116. CHECCHIN, Stefano ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 9.19 117. SARKAUSKAS, Saulius LTU RECER-BOAVISTA 9.19 118. FONTANELLI, Fabiano ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 9.19 119. GELFI, Luca ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.19 120. HOFFMAN, Tristan NED TVM-FARM FRITES 9.19 121. PUTTINI, Felice SUI ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.19 122. GARCIA, Ignacio ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 9.19 123. VAN DER WOLF, Michael NED TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.19 124. MONTGOMERY, Sven SUI POST SWISS TEAM 9.19 125. HERNANDEZ, Eduardo ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 9.19 126. VALOTI, Paolo ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.19 127. GENTILI, Massimniliano ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.19 128. COLOMBO, Gabriele ITA BALLAN 9.19 129. RITTSEL, Martin SWE CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.19 130. TRAVERSONI, Mario ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCH 9.19 131. HENRIX, Sascha GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.19 132. JIMENEZ, Jose Maria ESP BANESTO 9.19 133. PAUWELS, Karl BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.19 134. RINCON, Oliverio COL VITALICIO SEGUROS 11.55 135. KLEIN, Frank GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 11.55 136. SERRANO, Marcos ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 15.18 137. RIBERA, Daniel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 15.18 138. VIDAL, Jose Angel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 15.18 139. ORIOL, Christophe FRA CASINO 17.23 140. KIRSIPUU, Jann EST CASINO 17.23 141. DI RENZO, Marco Antoni ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 19.13GC after Stage 3 after bonuses: 1. ELLI, Alberto ITA CASINO 12.39.14 2. EDO, Angel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 0.04 3. MOLINARI, Maurizio ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 0.04 4. ZBERG, Marcus SUI POST SWISS TEAM 0.06 5. GONZALEZ, Santos ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 0.09 6. VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ CASINO 0.09 7. KONYSHEV, Dimitri RUS MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 0.10 8. GONZALEZ, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 0.10 9. GARCIA, David ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 0.10 10. MAURI, Melchor ESP ONCE 0.10 11. ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 0.10 12. BELTRAN, Manuel ESP BANESTO 0.10 13. MIRANDA, Carmelo ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 0.10 14. OTXOA, Ricardo ESP ONCE 0.10 15. PANTANI, Marco ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 0.10 16. BUGNO, Gianni ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 0.10 17. FINCATO, Marco ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 0.10 18. OCHOA, Javier ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 0.28 19. VOSKAMP, Bart NED TVM-FARM FRITES 0.41 20. CHIAPPUCCI, Claudio ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 0.42 21. ONGARATO, Rodolfo ITA BALLAN 0.42 22. CALI, Vicent FRA CASINO 1.04 23. FERNANDEZ, Manuel ESP BANESTO 1.10 24. DIAZ, Luis Maria ESP ONCE 1.10 25. TABOAS, Juan-Carlos ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.10 26. REBOLLO, Jose Luis ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.10 27. BUGALLO, Aitor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 1.10 28. HERNANDEZ, Santos ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 1.10 29. JARQUE, Jose Francisco ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 1.10 30. SUNDERLAND, Scott AUS PALMANS-IDEAL 1.36 31. URIA, Jose Manuel ESP ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 2.04 32. DE WOLF, Steve EL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 2.53 33. VERHEYEN, Geert BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.20 34. HVASTIJA, Martin SLO CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 3.20 35. GONZALEZ, Ramon ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.20 36. PEERS, Chris BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.51 37. VERZIAGI, Stefano ITA ESTEPONA-BREPAC 3.51 38. ANGUITA, Eleuterio ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 3.51 39. ETXEBARRIA, Unai VEN EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.51 40. DE GEYTER, Johan BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 3.51 41. VAN HYFTE, Paul BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.51 42. ANDERSSON, Michael SWE TVM-FARM FRITES 3.51 43. SASTRE, Carlos ESP ONCE 3.51 44. CLAVERO, Daniel ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 3.51 45. LEAZNIBARRUTIA, Alberto ESP ONCE 3.51 46. BRUYNEEL, Johan BEL ONCE 3.51 47. SCHNIDER, Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.51 48. PARADIS, Daniel SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.51 49. GARCIA, Jose Vicente ESP BANESTO 3.51 50. BARRIGON, Josue ESP ONCE 3.51 51. GONZALEZ, Alvaro ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 3.51 52. MAULEON, Javier ESP ONCE 3.51 53. HAYMOZ, Yvan SUI POST SWISS TEAM 3.51 54. LANFRANCHI, Paolo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 3.51 55. CATTAI, Stefano ITA BALLAN 3.51 56. VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 3.51 57. ZATTI, Andrea ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 3.51 58. BLANCO, Santiago ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 3.51 59. BOURQUENOUD, Pierre SUI POST SWISS TEAM 4.14 60. HOJ, Frank DEN PALMANS-IDEAL 4.45 61. SCHLICKAU, Michael GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 4.45 62. PECHEL, Uwe GER ESTEPONA-BREPAC 4.45 63. MANCHON, Ernesto ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 7.12 64. FREIRE, Oscar ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 7.13 65. CEREZO, Fco. Javier ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 7.13 66. FLORES, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 7.13 67. RODRIGUES, Quintino POR RECER-BOAVISTA 7.13 68. LEFEBRE, David FRA CASINO 7.13 69. GRABSCH, Ralf GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 7.13 70. HUSER, Rolf SUI POST SWISS TEAM 7.13 71. GONTCHENKOV, Alexandre UKR BALLAN 7.13 72. LAFIS, Michael SWE TVM-FARM FRITES 7.13 73. SALIGARI, Marco ITA CASINO 7.13 74. VAN DYCK, Hendrick BEL TVM-FARM FRITES 7.13 75. NAPOLITANO, Massimiliano ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 8.07 76. CODOL, Massimo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 8.07 77. GLASNER, Bjorn GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 8.07 78. MARICHAL, Thierry BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 8.07 79. TIETERIOUK, Andrei KAZ LOTTO-MOBISTAR 8.07 80. BLIJLEVENS, Jeroen NED TVM-FARM FRITES 9.13 81. TRAVERSONI, Mario ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 9.19 82. LEONI, Endrio ITA BALLAN 9.20 83. ARAZZI, Francesco ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.22 84. SVORADA, Jan SVK MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.23 85. CAPIOT, Johan BEL TVM-FARM FRITES 9.28 86. SMETANINE, Serguei RUS VITALICIO SEGUROS 9.29 87. HAMMOND, Roger GBR PALMANS-IDEAL 9.29 88. VAN DER WOLF, Michael NED TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.29 89. CORVERS, Frank BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.29 90. IVANOV, Serguei RUS TVM-FARM FRITES 9.29 91. HENRIX, Sascha GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.29 92. BRATKOWKI, Jan GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.29 93. DE CLERCQ, Hans BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 9.29 94. MONTGOMERY, Sven SUI POST SWISS TEAM 9.29 95. PEETERS, Wilfried BEL MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.29 96. GENTILI, Massimniliano ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.29 97. AGNOLUTTO, Christophe FRA CASINO 9.29 98. PIANEGONDA, Gianluca ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.29 99. FONTANELLI, Fabiano ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 9.29 100. SARKAUSKAS, Saulius LTU RECER-BOAVISTA 9.29 101. ELIZBURU, Jose M. ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 9.29 102. RITTSEL, Martin SWE CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.29 103. FRUTTI, Matteo ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 9.29 104. VALOTI, Paolo ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.29 105. VIFIAN, Fredric FRA POST SWISS TEAM 9.29 106. HERNANDEZ, Eduardo ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 9.29 107. CHECCHIN, Stefano ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 9.29 108. MEIJS, Raymond NED TEAM GEROLSTEINER 9.29 109. JIMENEZ, Jose Maria ESP BANESTO 9.29 110. ARENAS, Juan Rodrigo ESP RECER-BOAVISTA 9.29 111. TAULER, Toni ESP ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.29 112. OLANO, Abrahan ESP BANESTO 9.29 113. HOFFMAN, Tristan NED TVM-FARM FRITES 9.29 114. BARONTI, Alessandro ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 9.29 115. GARMENDIA, Aitor ESP BANESTO 9.29 116. GELFI, Luca ITA ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.29 117. BALDO, Filippo ITA BALLAN 9.29 118. COLOMBO, Gabriele ITA BALLAN 9.29 119. ALONSO, Marino ESP BANESTO 9.29 120. PUTTINI, Felice SUI ROS MARY-AMICA CHIPS 9.29 121. VILLANUEVA, Isaac ESP ESTEPONA-BREPAC 9.57 122. GERRIKAGOITIA, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI 10.19 123. FEYS, Wim BEL LOTTO-MOBISTAR 10.23 124. CEPELE, Arunas LTU RECER-BOAVISTA 10.23 125. BALLERINI, Franco ITA MAPEI-BRICOBI 10.23 126. ANDRADE, Pedro Manuel POR RECER-BOAVISTA 10.23 127. BARBERO, Sergio ITA MERCATONE UNO-BIANCHI 10.23 128. BOMANS, Carlo BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 10.23 129. GARCIA, Ignacio ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 10.23 130. FINCO, Carlo ITA BALLAN 10.23 131. RODRIGUEZ, Orlando S. POR BANESTO 10.54 132. ONGARATO, Alberto ITA BALLAN 10.54 133. KLEIN, Frank GER TEAM GEROLSTEINER 12.05 134. RINCON, Oliverio COL VITALICIO SEGUROS 12.05 135. PAUWELS, Karl BEL PALMANS-IDEAL 12.21 136. VIDAL, Jose Angel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 15.28 137. RIBERA, Daniel ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 15.28 138. SERRANO, Marcos ESP KELME-COSTA BLANCA 16.22 139. KIRSIPUU, Jann EST CASINO 17.19 140. ORIOL, Christophe FRA CASINO 18.27 141. DI RENZO, Marco Antonio ITA CANTINA TOLLO-ALEXIA 20.17 |