Stage 3: Las Torres de Cotillas - Alhama de Murcia 166.5km

Luke Roberts (Milram) wins the queen stage! Making it the second win of the 2010 season for Team Milram. Luke now sits 2nd in the GC, with Thomas Rohregger (Aut) of Team Milram 5th. Team mate Dominik Nerz (Ger) was especially praised by Team Milram Directeur Sportif Ralf Grabsch in his efforts. Now there are 21 riders within 5 seconds of race leader Josep Jufre (Spa) of Astana.

Saturday is stage 4, a 22 km flat and mostly straight time trial (course and profile). Luke and Thomas will need to have a good time trial for either to move into the GC lead tomorrow. I am hoping that Team Milram has a good day tomorrow and that Dominik shows his great time trialing abilities.

Below is the course and profile for stage 3, featuring 2 cat 1 climbs 33 km prior to the finish.

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Results stage 3:

1 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MILRAM 4:16:47
2 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
3 Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
5 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack
6 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank
7 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo TestTeam
8 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions
9 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky
10 José Herrada (Spa) Caja Rural

Team Milram

12 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MILRAM
33 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team MILRAM +03:41
58 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team MILRAM +11:37
60 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team MILRAM
78 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MILRAM +23:53
99 Roger Kluge (Ger) Team MILRAM

General Classification:

1 Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana 12:52:39
2 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MILRAM
3 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia
4 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
5 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MILRAM
6 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
7 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
8 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
9 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
10 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team +0:05

Team Milram

30 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team MILRAM +3:41
48 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team MILRAM +11:37
73 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram +31:38
82 Roger Kluge (Ger) Team MILRAM +37:42
95 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MILRAM +49:48