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Last Updated: Aug 1st, 2008 - 21:13:07 |
Irish road race champion Daniel Martin showed his strong climbing ability once again when he finished an excellent fifth on today’s third stage of the Tour of Denmark.
Overnight race leader Matti Breschel (Team CSC/Saxo Bank) was first to the line in Vejle, ending the 200 kilometre stage two seconds ahead of Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) and Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner).
Martin was ten seconds back, finishing with the fourth- and sixth-placed riders. A large group containing some of the pre-race favourites was a further 22 seconds behind.
Breschel now has a nineteen second lead over Fuglsang and 21 over Stamsnijder. Martin is 55th overall, three minutes and 37 seconds back.
Former Irish competitor Christopher Juul Jensen (Glud Og Marstrand Horsens) was 69th on the stage and is 77th overall.
The 2.HC ranked race continues tomorrow with two stages, a 115 kilometre morning stage to Odense and then a 14.5 kilometre time trial in Kerteminde. It ends on Sunday.
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Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (2.HC), Denmark, July 30-August 3:
Stage 3 - August 1: Padborg – Vejle:
1, Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) 200 kilometres in 4 hours 41 mins 37 secs (42.61 km/h)
2, Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) at 2 secs
3, Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) same time
4, Johannes Fröhlinter (Gerolsteiner) at 10 secs
5, Daniel Martin (Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H3O)
6, Stephen Cummings (Team Barloworld) both same time
Young riders:
1, Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) 4 hours 41 mins 37 secs
2, Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) at 2 secs
3, Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) same time
4, Johannes Fröhlinter (Gerolsteiner) at 10 secs
5, Daniel Martin (Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H3O) same time
Teams:
1, Gerolsteiner, 14 hours 5 mins 27 secs
2, Team CSC Saxo Bank, at 1 sec
3, Silence Lotto, at 26 secs
Other:
12, Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H30, at 4 mins 10 secs
General classification after stage 3:
1, Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) 14 hours 31 mins 31 secs
2, Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) at 19 secs
3, Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) at 21 secs
4, Johannes Fröhlinter (Gerolsteiner) at 33 secs
5, Stephen Cummings (Team Barloworld) same time
6, Jason MaCartney (Team CSC Saxo Bank) at 36 secs
Irish:
55, Daniel Martin (Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H3O) at 3 mins 37 secs
Points classification:
1, Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) 44 pts
2, Markus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) 22
3, Enrico Gasparotto (Team Barloworld) 21
Other:
14, Daniel Martin (Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H3O) 8
Hill sprint classification:
1, Martin Mortensen (Team Designa Køkken) 34 pts
2, Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg (Team GLS Pakkeshop) 30
3, Kristoffer Gudmund Nielsen (Team GLS Pakkeshop) 30
Most aggressive rider classification:
1, Martin Mortensen (Team Designa Køkken) 16 pts
2, Jacob Nielsen (Glud Og Marstrand Horsens) 10
3, Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg (Team GLS Pakkeshop) 10
Teams classification:
1, Gerolsteiner 43 hours 36 mins 18 secs
2, Team CSC Saxo Bank, at 1 sec
3, Silence Lotto, at 26 secs
Other:
12, Garmin/Chipotle Presented By H30, at 4 mins 37 secs
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