2010 Giro di Sardegna: Stage 3 Results

Today’s stage covered 206 km from Nuoro to Oristano on the coast. While generally flat, there was an overall descent back to sea-level from the higher elevations inland.

A five-rider break that included Michael Rasmussen (Miche) dominated the stage. Giairo Ermeti (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) and David Gutierrez (Footon-Servetto) were the last to be caught just six kliometres from the finish.

Fittingly for such a sprinter’s profile as today, Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre – Farnese Vini) took the finish sprint ahead of Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia) and  Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas – Doimo) to create the second all Italian podium in three days.

Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas-Doimo), Chris Horner (RadioShack) and Thomas Voeckler (BBox Bouygues Telecom) finished together and remain at the top of the GC.

Brief Results:

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 5:27:57

2 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia

3 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo

4 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago – CSF Inox

5 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack

6 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) De Rosa – Stac Plastic

7 Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon – Servetto

8 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha

9 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon – Servetto

10 Nicola D’Andrea (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team

1 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo

2 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshak 0:00:04

3 Thomas Voekler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:00:06