There’s only 26 seconds separating the top 6 and there’s bound to be a split up Alp d’Arthurs. Don’t forget to join us on the hill in Bay 13 to watch from the roadside! Have a great weekend and I hope to see you there.
- The beginnings of a 4 man breakaway which included John Anderson (Australian National Team), got a 7 minute gap but were brought back well before the finish
- Drapac doing a great job at protecting the jersey
- Beautiful day for a ride along the Great Ocean Road
- No surprise that Kittel takes the win, but way to go Von Hoff and Palmer!
- MTN - Qhubeka rider (?) | John Anderson (Australian National Team). Young up and comer from Queensland who won silver in the National TT championships in 2010
- Pommy Dan (who got a mention in David Millar’s new book) and DannySTAR Cohen. How did these guys slip in here?
- Mitch Docker | Koen de Kort
- Brett Lancaster | Lachlan Norris
- Cameron Meyer | David McKenzie, former Giro stage winner, SBS commentator and all-round great guy
- Rhys Pollock holds onto yellow for another day. Can he make it up Arthurs Seat with the climbers?
- Wesley Sulzberger with the Australian National Team. Rode for FDJ during the season
- Joe Lewis with the Australian National Team. He rode with the Trek-Livestrong U23 team last season. Big things to come from this young lad
Stage 3 Results
1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano 4:16:16
2 Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers
3 Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
4 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Australian National Team
5 Jacob Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank-SunGard
7 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen
8 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
9 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) V Australia
10 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
General Classification after Stage 3:
1 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 11:50:01
2 Nathan Haas (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers 0:00:15
3 Jonas Aen Jorgensen (Den) Saxo Bank-SunGard 0:00:18
4 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka 0:00:22
5 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:23
6 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin-Cervelo
7 Joseph Lewis (Aus) Australian National Team 0:02:50
8 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0:02:51
9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) V Australia 0:02:53
10 Tim Gudsell (NZl) Pure Black Racing 0:03:07