27th Volta ao Algarve - 2.4

Portugal, February 11-15, 2001

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Stage 3 - February 13: Faro - Fóia, 170.5 km

Azevedo takes command in stage 3

For the second year in a row, Portuguese rider José Azevedo (ONCE) has triumphed in the Fóia stage of the Volta ao Algarve. Azevedo overcame Andrea Ferrigato (Alessio) after the two established a small gap to the peloton inside the final kilometre. Yesterday's race leader, Endrio Leoni lost 19 minutes today and handed the yellow jersey to Azevedo.

Rabobank's Michael Boogerd finished third in today's stage, that contained a tough climb in the closing kilometres in Fóia. He benefited from some good teamwork with Rabobank being responsible for much of the pace making during the day.

Kelme's Constantino Zaballa was the escape artist of the day, but he was eventually caught with just a few kilometres to go on the Monchique climb.

Results

1 Jose Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E.                     4.07.08
2 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio
3 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                     0.05
4 Federico Morini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
5 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com
6 Melchior Mauri (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
7 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) U.S. Postal Service
9 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) L.A. Pecol
10 Rui Sousa (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
11 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS
12 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) O.N.C.E.
13 Flavio Zandarin (Ita) Alessio                     0.11
14 Rui Roque (Por) L.A. Pecol                        0.18
15 Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
16 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
17 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.
18 Daniel Petrov (Bul) Gresco-Tavira
19 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
20 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
21 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) O.N.C.E.                0.24
22 Francesco Javier Vila (Spa) iBanesto.com          0.26
23 Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                0.28
24 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                     0.38
25 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) U.S. Postal Service       0.44
26 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) U.S. Postal Service          0.48
27 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                 1.06
28 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) U.S. Postal Service      1.18
29 Antonio Martin (Spa) Jodofer                      1.26
30 Josep Jufre (Spa) Carvalhelhos-Boavista           1.31
31 Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot-Torrie                1.36
32 Pedro Martins (Por) Gresco-Tavira                 1.40
33 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
34 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) iBanesto.com
35 George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service         1.44
36 Benoit Joachim (Lux) U.S. Postal Service
37 David Bernabeu (Spa) Carvalhelhos-Boavista        1.51
38 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) L.A. Pecol                2.04
39 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) L.A. Pecol
40 Marco Morais (Por) Barbot-Torrie                  2.10
41 Jose Maestre (Spa) Jodofer                        2.16
42 Elio Sousa (Por) Jodofer                          2.31
43 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.
44 Domingo Segado (Spa) Gresco-Tavira
45 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
46 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
47 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
48 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
49 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
50 Christian Vandevelde (USA) U.S. Postal Service
51 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
52 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
53 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner
54 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.56
55 Nuno Alves (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
56 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
57 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Jodofer
58 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
59 Virgilio Santos (Por) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas        3.03
60 Unai Yus (Spa) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
61 Jorge Sedano (Spa) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas           3.07
62 Pedro Andrade (Por) L.A. Pecol                    3.54
63 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Barbot-Torrie
64 Carlos Pinho (Por) Barbot-Torrie                  4.08
65 Vidal Fitas (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
66 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems        4.52
67 Eric Pascal (Fra) Jodofer                         5.09
68 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
69 Saulius Sarkauskas (Ltu) L.A. Pecol
70 Hugo Lucio (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
71 Candido Barbosa (Por) iBanesto.com                6.23
72 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS
73 Xavier Florencio (Spa) O.N.C.E.
74 Pedro Soeiro (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
75 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Gerolsteiner
76 Rafael Diaz (Spa) O.N.C.E.
77 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
78 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS
79 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
80 Alexandre Pinho (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
81 Francisco Perez (Spa) Gresco-Tavira
82 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
83 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
84 Victor Gamito (Por) Porta Da Ravessa              7.23
85 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                    7.45
86 Orlando Rodrigues (Por) L.A. Pecol
87 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
88 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio                     7.47
89 Michael Reihs (Den) Phonak Hearing Systems
90 Stephane Krafft (Fra) Cofidis
91 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                      8.05
92 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Cofidis                 10.26
93 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems      10.58
94 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step         11.11
95 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
96 Cesar Solaun (Spa) iBanesto.com                  11.30
97 Ion Askune (Spa) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas            16.27
98 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                 19.31
99 Helder Lopes (Por) Gresco-Tavira
100 Cedric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
101 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
102 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Rabobank
103 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
104 Jorge Silva (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
105 Nuno Marta (Por) Porta Da Ravessa
106 Sergio Rodrigues (Por) Jodofer
107 Oscar Garcia (Spa) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas
108 Jeronimo Sanroma (Spa) Gresco-Tavira
109 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com
110 Luis Sarreira (Por) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
111 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
112 Carlos Teixeira (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
113 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
114 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
115 Claudio Faria (Por) Barbot-Torrie
116 Eduardo Gonzalez (Spa) Barbot-Torrie
117 Delmino Pereira (Por) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
118 Endrio Leoni (Ita) Alessio
119 Mederic Clain (Fra) Cofidis
120 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
121 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
122 Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
123 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS
124 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio
125 Rene Andrle (Cze) O.N.C.E.
126 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
127 Garikoitz Ortiz (Spa) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas
128 Krasimir Vasilev (Bul) Gresco-Tavira
129 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
130 Stephane Barthe (Fra) U.S. Postal Service
131 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
132 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
133 Helder Silva (Por) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
134 Paulo Martins (Por) Gresco-Tavira
135 Hugo Vitor (Por) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
136 David Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis
137 Leandro Navarrette (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
138 Celio Sousa (Por) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas
139 Coen H. Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
140 Ramon Medina (Spa) Carvalhelhos-Boavista
141 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
142 David Latasa (Spa) iBanesto.com
143 Rafael Ruiz (Spa) Barbot-Torrie
144 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
145 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
146 Pedro Costa (Por) Barbot-Torrie
147 Antonio Lopez (Spa) Jodofer
148 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
149 Jose Sousa (Por) P.Rota Moveis-Tintas
150 Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Cantanhede-Marques-Marialva
151 Damien Pommereau (Fra) Cofidis
152 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca

General classification after stage 3

1 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE             12.43.43
2 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio          0.09
3 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank          0.16
4 Melchior Mauri (Spa) Mais-Milaneza-MSS
5 Federico Morini (Ita) Gerolsteiner      0.17
6 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE
7 Rui Sousa (Por) Porta Da Ravessa        0.19
8 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) La-Pecol
9 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com            0.20
10 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi