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Columbia’s Boasson Hagen wins stage 3 in Britain

by VeloNews.com

• September 14, 2009
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By Agence France Presse

Australia’s Darren Lapthorne (Rapha Condor) saw his bid for glory falter as a fast-finishing Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) took the third stage of the Tour of Britain on Monday.

Lapthorne was part of a four-man breakaway that dominated the 153km Scottish border stage between Peebles and Gretna Green but was caught with 15km from the finish.

Agritubel’s Emilien Berges then went into time trial mode during a solo bid for glory as the race swept into Gretna Green. But Rabobank, protecting the yellow jersey of race leader Kai Reus, hunted him down and Boasson Hagen took advantage with a blistering finish.

“It’s good to get into the race,” said Lapthorne. “I haven’t been feeling well for the last couple of days but it felt really good out there, it’s just a shame we couldn’t hang on.”

Australia’s Chris Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream), the winner of the first stage, was third in the bunch finish and remains third in the general classification, 12 seconds behind Dutchman Reus.

Rabobank’s former double Olympic track champion Graeme Brown played his part in protecting Reus’s lead.

But he believes Sutton could still be the one to beat, as the eight-stage race continues its progress towards London this Saturday.

“He’s in great form and is doing well but there is a lot more to come from me and hopefully I can show what I’m made of,” he said.

“It’s all about the team and hanging on to that yellow jersey for as long as we can so if I can help them do that then I’m doing my job.”

It was Hagen’s fourth career win at the Tour of Britain following a haul of three stages and the sprints title victory 12 months ago.

The 22-year old Norwegian, ranked third in the world by the UCI, now sits second in the general classification, 11 seconds behind Reus.

Results

Stage results: | (GC standings)

• 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Team Columbia-HTC, 3:38:01
• 2. Michel Merlo (ITA), Barloworld, s.t.
• 3. Chris Sutton (AUS), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 4. Danilo Napolitano (ITA), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 5. Davide Appollonio (ITA), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 6. Russell Downing (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 7. Alexander Kristoff (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 8. Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 9. Graeme Brown (AUS), Rabobank, s.t.
• 10. Geraint Thomas (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 11. Federico Canuti (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 12. Koldo Fernandez (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 13. Robert Hayles (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 14. Kristian House (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 15. Daniel Lloyd (GBR), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 16. Reinier Honig (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 17. Ian Wilkinson (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 18. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 19. Mark Mcnally (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 20. Rob Ruygh (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 21. Thomas Berkhout (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 22. Michael Golas (POL), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 23. Martin Reimer (GER), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 24. Tom Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 25. Dan Craven (NAM), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 26. Ivan Velasco (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 27. Tim Mertens (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 28. Javier Aramendia (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 29. Nicolas Roche (IRL), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 30. Ian Bibby (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 31. Renaud Dion (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 32. Brice Feillu (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 33. Mauro Finetto (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 34. Kim Kirchen (LUX), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 35. Graham Briggs (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 36. Tony Martin (GER), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 37. Blaise Sonnery (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 38. Alan Marangoni (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 39. Peter Williams (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 40. Kristof Vandewalle (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 41. Grischa Niermann (GER), Rabobank, s.t.
• 42. Christophe Laurent (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 43. Tom Southam (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 44. G Sortveit Sondre (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 45. Petter Nordhaug Lars (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 46. Kai Reus (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
• 47. Tom Criel (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 48. Tanel Kangert (EST), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 49. Serge Pauwels (BEL), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 50. Malcolm Elliott (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 51. Martin Mortensen (DEN), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 52. Ben Swift (GBR), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 53. Edward Clancy (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 54. Erik Vold Svein (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 55. James Sampson (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 56. Enrico Zen (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 57. Simon Holt (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 58. Arnoud Van Groen (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 59. Filippo Pozzato (ITA), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 60. Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 61. Andrew Tennant (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 62. Bart Vanheule (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 63. Carlo Sconamiglio (ITA), Barloworld, s.t.
• 64. Bartozs Huzarsky (POL), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 65. Laurens Ten Dam (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
• 66. Sergio De Lis (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 67. Evgueni Petrov (RUS), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 68. Gert Dockx (BEL), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 69. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 70. Mauricio Soler (COL), Barloworld, s.t.
• 71. Vladimir Karpets (RUS), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 72. Chris Newton (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 73. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 74. Cyril Dessel (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 75. Trent Lowe (AUS), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 76. Thomas De Gendt (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 77. Maxime Monfort (BEL), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 78. Stian Remme (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 79. Huub Duyn (NED), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 80. Alessandro Colo (ITA), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 81. Frederik Wilmann (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 82. Steven Cummings (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 83. Tom Stamsnijder (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
• 84. Aitor Galdos (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 85. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 86. Filippo Savini (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 87. Emilien Berges (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 88. Freddy Bichot (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 89. Christopher Froome (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 90. Simon Clarke (AUS), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 91. Simon Richardson (GBR), Rapha Condor, at 15
• 92. Ian Stannard (GBR), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 93. Bradley Wiggins (GBR), Garmin-Slipstream, at 51
• 94. Josu Agirre (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, at 2:03
• 95. Oscar Pujol Munoz (ESP), Cervélo TestTeam, at 4:18
• 96. Darren Lapthorne (AUS), Rapha Condor, at 12:02
• 97. Dan Fleeman (GBR), Cervélo TestTeam, at 16:31
• 98. Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA), ISD-Neri, at s/t

GC standings | ( Stage results)

• 1. Kai Reus (NED), Rabobank in 11:24:15
• 2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Team Columbia-HTC, at 0:11
• 3. Chris Sutton (AUS), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:12
• 4. Michel Merlo (ITA), Barloworld, at 0:14
• 5. Martin Reimer (GER), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:17
• 6. Alexander Kristoff (NOR), Joker Bianchi, at 0:19
• 7. Rob Ruygh (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 0:23
• 8. Russell Downing (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, at 0:25
• 9. Danilo Napolitano (ITA), Team Katusha, at 0:26
• 10. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 11. Davide Appollonio (ITA), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 12. Reinier Honig (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 13. Ian Wilkinson (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 14. Koldo Fernandez (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 15. Graeme Brown (AUS), Rabobank, s.t.
• 16. Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 17. Daniel Lloyd (GBR), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 18. Kristian House (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 19. Malcolm Elliott (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 20. Alan Marangoni (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 21. Renaud Dion (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 22. Peter Williams (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 23. Javier Aramendia (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 24. Federico Canuti (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 25. Kim Kirchen (LUX), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 26. Geraint Thomas (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 27. Tom Peterson (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 28. Serge Pauwels (BEL), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
• 29. Ian Stannard (GBR), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 30. Graham Briggs (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 31. Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 32. Arnoud Van Groen (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 33. Simon Clarke (AUS), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 34. Tony Martin (GER), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 35. Filippo Pozzato (ITA), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 36. Simon Holt (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 37. Tom Stamsnijder (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
• 38. Martin Mortensen (DEN), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 31
• 39. Tim Mertens (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 0:37
• 40. Ivan Velasco (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 41. Michael Golas (POL), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 42. Grischa Niermann (GER), Rabobank, s.t.
• 43. Mark Mcnally (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 44. Christophe Laurent (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 45. Thomas Berkhout (NED), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, s.t.
• 46. Tom Southam (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 47. Petter Nordhaug Lars (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 48. Nicolas Roche (IRL), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 49. Andrew Tennant (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 50. Brice Feillu (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 51. Kristof Vandewalle (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 52. Blaise Sonnery (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 53. G Sortveit Sondre (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 54. Bartozs Huzarsky (POL), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 55. Carlo Sconamiglio (ITA), Barloworld, s.t.
• 56. Tom Criel (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 57. Vladimir Karpets (RUS), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 58. Huub Duyn (NED), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
• 59. Dan Craven (NAM), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 60. James Sampson (GBR), Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
• 61. Laurens Ten Dam (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
• 62. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 63. Mauro Finetto (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 64. Chris Newton (GBR), Rapha Condor, s.t.
• 65. Bart Vanheule (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, s.t.
• 66. Maxime Monfort (BEL), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 67. Freddy Bichot (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 68. Gert Dockx (BEL), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
• 69. Steven Cummings (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 70. Evgueni Petrov (RUS), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 71. Stian Remme (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 72. Edward Clancy (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
• 73. Aitor Galdos (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 74. Cyril Dessel (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 75. Christopher Froome (GBR), Barloworld, s.t.
• 76. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), CSF Navigare, s.t.
• 77. Mauricio Soler (COL), Barloworld, s.t.
• 78. Sergio De Lis (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 79. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 80. Emilien Berges (FRA), Agritubel, s.t.
• 81. Frederik Wilmann (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
• 82. Alessandro Colo (ITA), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 83. Ben Swift (GBR), Team Katusha, at 0:43
• 84. Simon Richardson (GBR), Rapha Condor, at 0:52
• 85. Filippo Savini (ITA), CSF Navigare, at 1:06
• 86. Tanel Kangert (EST), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:19
• 87. Bradley Wiggins (GBR), Garmin-Slipstream, at 1:28
• 88. Enrico Zen (ITA), CSF Navigare, at 1:47
• 89. Josu Agirre (ESP), Euskatel-Euskadi, at 3:50
• 90. Thomas De Gendt (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen, at 4:34
• 91. Oscar Pujol Munoz (ESP), Cervélo TestTeam, at 10:46
• 92. Ian Bibby (GBR), Team Halfords, at 15:38
• 93. Robert Hayles (GBR), Team Halfords, at 15:48
• 94. Erik Vold Svein (NOR), Joker Bianchi, at 15:59
• 95. Dan Fleeman (GBR), Cervélo TestTeam, at 17:08
• 96. Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA), ISD-Neri, s.t.
• 97. Trent Lowe (AUS), Garmin-Slipstream, at 21:49
• 98. Darren Lapthorne (AUS), Rapha Condor, at 30:57