Roche beats Deignan in Yong Ning Town
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r-La Mondiale)
Martin keeps his lead after Froome attacks
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Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) beat compatriot Philip Deignan (RadioShack) and Chris Froome (Team Sky) to the line on stage three of the Tour of Beijing from Men Tou Gou to Yong Ning Town. It was Roche’s first WorldTour win, while Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) retained his lead in the overall.
The trio of Roche, Deignan and Froome broke clear on the final climb of the day with under 15 kilometers to go, and stayed away from the fast approaching bunch on the short run-in to the line.
"I am very happy, as I have been waiting for this for two years. It is such a great moment - those few seconds when you put your hands in the air," an overjoyed Roche said after the stage.
"This victory comes at the right moment for me as well as for the team. I've had a difficult season for multiple reasons and the team also experiences a complicated end of season."
The winning move was sparked by Deignan on the lower slopes of the climb as a number of overall contenders hesitated. Only Froome seemed able to challenge race leader Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad), with the Englishman and Roche breaking clear of the bunch and joining up with Deignan.
With just 26 seconds separating Froome and Martin on GC, the German was forced to ride defensively but the climb lacked the decisive gradient for Froome to exploit Martin’s climbing Achilles.
Roche lead over the climb and it looked as though the bunch would catch the trio inside the final five kilometers as the gap levelled at 12 seconds. However with Froome still hanging on to his Vuelta form and a fracturing bunch behind, the leaders stayed clear until the final. "The last 15km went really quick. The three of us just rode. We kept each other motivated. There was not much thinking out there, just riding," Roche said.
Froome pushed on at the front as they made their way inside the final 500 meters, before Roche made his move. Although he was marked by Deignan all the way, the RadioShack rider was unable to truly challenge in the sprint and finished almost a bike length down. It still marked his best result of the season which has been affected by a lack of form and illness.
Roche admitted that he had put into practice a precise plan prior to the stage. "I said that I wanted this stage and Jean-Christophe (Péraud) could improve on GC. Everybody worked to that goal and here's the result. There are not a lot of days like this where you announce that you want to win and then it works out!
"On the finishing straight, I saw the bunch come back on me and I told myself, 'no, not today, I can't lose today!'"
For Roche it was an important marker in the 27-year-old’s career. Although he has forged a career as a promising grand tour rider he has lacked a genuinely world class win in his career.
HTC's Tony Martin retained the overall lead and is hopeful of defending the red jersey until the end. "It was the most difficult stage for sure but I expect the next two days to be for the sprinters," Martin said. "I am confident that we can now defend the jersey until Sunday."
Results
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 3:53:15 | |
| 2 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 3 | Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:01 | |
| 4 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 5 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 6 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 7 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 8 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 9 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | ||
| 10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 11 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 13 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 14 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 15 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 16 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 17 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 18 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 19 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 20 | Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 21 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 22 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 23 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 24 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | ||
| 25 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Ita) Movistar Team | ||
| 26 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 27 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 28 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 29 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 30 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 31 | David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 32 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 33 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 34 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 35 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | ||
| 36 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 37 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 38 | Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 39 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 40 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 41 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 42 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 43 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 44 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 45 | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 46 | Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 47 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 48 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 49 | Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 51 | Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | 0:00:50 | |
| 52 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:01 | |
| 53 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:11 | |
| 54 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 55 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 56 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | 0:03:10 | |
| 57 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 58 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 59 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 60 | Amets Txurruka Ansola (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 61 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 62 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 63 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 64 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 65 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:03:28 | |
| 66 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 67 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 68 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 69 | Michael Morkov (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 70 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 71 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 72 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 73 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | 0:05:28 | |
| 74 | Haijun Ma (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:05:31 | |
| 75 | Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:06:59 | |
| 76 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 77 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 78 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 79 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 80 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 81 | Chris Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 82 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 83 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 84 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 85 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 86 | Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Sky Procycling | 0:08:07 | |
| 87 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 88 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 89 | Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 90 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 91 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | ||
| 92 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 93 | Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 94 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 95 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 96 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 97 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:08:40 | |
| 98 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 99 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 100 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 101 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 102 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 103 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 104 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 105 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 106 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:12:38 | |
| 107 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 108 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 109 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 110 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:13:29 | |
| 111 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 112 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 113 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 114 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 115 | Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 116 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 117 | Xi Tao Ji (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 118 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 119 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 120 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 121 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 122 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 123 | Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 124 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 125 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 126 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 127 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 128 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 129 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 130 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 131 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 132 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 133 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 134 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 135 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 136 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 137 | Yiming Zhao (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 138 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | ||
| 139 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 140 | Ben Ma (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 141 | Fengnian Wang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 142 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 143 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| DNF | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| DNF | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Leopard-Trek |
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