posted: 21/03/12 at 06:37 pm

THE 3rd STAGE OF VOLTA A CATALUNYA

By: Christian
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The 3rd stage of Volta a Catalunya (La Vall En Bas-Port Ainé, 210,9 km with 2 climb of 1st category and 2 climbs hors category) should have been the queen stage, instead it became the snow and cold stage.
In fact, a terrible weather characterized the course of the race and forced the organizers to shorten the stage, replacing the arrival at the 155th km.
The first to cross the new finish line was Brajkovic, who preceded the former mates of a breakaway that began in the early kilometer of the race, when the decision to shorten the stage had not yet been taken. The main bunch, in which there were all the riders from Lampre-ISD, reached the arrival after more than 7′.
The Jury will decide later if the gaps of this stage will be valid for the overall standing.

Archive photo (photo Bettini): Lampre-ISD team car.

STAGE RESULTS
1st Brajkovic
2nd Golas
3rd Cherel

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