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12.09.2007/ The third stage of Tour of Britain turned out to be lucky for Team CSC's young Australian Matthew Goss, who took his first victory for the team in the 153-kilometer stage from Worchester to Wolverhamton.

Copyright © Pete Goding
Matt Goss takes the third stage... (picture: © Pete Goding)

Picture gallery: Tour of Britain, stage 3, Worcester - Wolverhampton

 

Mathew Goss of Team CSC took victory on an exciting Stage 3 of The Tour of Britain ahead of Freddy Bichot and Britain’s Roger Hammond in Wolverhampton.

The three riders had been part of a day long break which split up on the final climb of the day, Sutton Bank, and the run in to Wolverhampton, allowing the Australian rider to out sprint Bichot, Hammond and Dutchman Martijn Maaskant at the finish on the St Mark’s section of the Wolverhampton Ring Road.

All four riders were members of a nine man break that went away early in the stage before the first sprint of the day at the Three Counties Showground. Amongst the group were five British riders – Hamish Haynes, Paul Manning, Rob Partridge, Ben Swift and Hammond – though Haynes was soon dropped on the first climb of the day, that of the Malvern Hills.

The break’s lead grew to 6 minutes 28 seconds, with none of the riders posing a threat to overnight Yellow Jersey Nikolai Trusov’s race lead, as Ben Swift of the Barloworld team led the break over the first two E.ON King of the Mountains climbs to take the lead in the classification. Swift will now wear the wear the E.ON King of the Mountains Jersey tomorrow, as the race starts at the scene of his very first bike race, Rother Valley Country Park, something which the nineteen year old described as “very exciting”, admitting he had last night given thought to taking the E.ON King of the Mountains Jersey on the stage from Worcester to Wolverhampton.

There were further changes in the Sprints Classification too as another member of the break, Zak Dempster of the SouthAustralia.com team, rode into the Sprints Jersey by winning all three of the intermediate sprints on the road to take a ten point lead in the Sprints Competition.

At the finish in Wolverhampton it was T-Mobile’s Mark Cavendish who brought the bunch home six minutes behind, to take 9th place on the stage ahead of fellow Manxman John Bellis, while Nikolai Trusov of the Tinkoff Credit Systems team retains both his race lead and the Points Jersey. Speaking afterwards, stage winner Mathew Goss said "It was great finally to win after a number of second and third places. It was a fantastic feeling," said a very happy Matthew Goss after the stage.

"Nine of us escaped and none of the teams had two riders in the group and none of us were less than 11 minutes behind in the general classification, so it was a good group to be in. Towards the end of the stage there were quite a few attacks and three of us got away. One kilometer before the finish three other guys caught up to us so there were six of us sprinting for the victory, but it still turned out quite well though," laughed Goss.

Hammond was disappointed to finish third, but promised to keep trying in his search of stage win number three in The Tour of Britain : “It’s almost the same as two years ago when I missed a split in the crosswinds and the next day won the stage. So I was kind of hoping for the same today, but I just didn’t have it. I didn’t come here to be a number. I came here to be one of the best in the race”.

Rotherham’s Rother Valley Country Park will be the starting point for tomorrow’s Yorkshire stage named after Jane Tomlinson who died on 3 September after a long battle with against cancer.  Tomorrows fourth stage will finish in Bradford’s Lister Park.

Results
 
Stage 3
 
1 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC                                   3.48.41 (42.25 km/h)
2 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                       
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) T- Mobile                                       
4 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                     
5 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                   0.04
6 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                                 0.07
7 Ben Swift (GBr) Barloworld                                       1.52
8 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                              2.45
9 Mark Cavendish (GBr) T- Mobile                                   6.00
10 John Bellis (GBr) Great Britain                                    
11 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        
12 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                      
13 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                        
14 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
15 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
16 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank                                      
17 David Blanco (Spa) Duja Tavira                                     
18 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
19 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                     
20 Coen Vermelfoort (Ned) Rabobank                                    
21 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              
22 Emilien Berges (Fra) Agritubel                                     
23 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T- Mobile                                    
24 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                      
25 Bernie Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                 
26 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                     
27 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                     
28 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Great Britain                                 
29 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC                                     
30 Martin Garrido (Arg) Duja Tavira                                   
31 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance                          
32 Adrian Palomares Vilaplana (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias            
33 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                           
34 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 
35 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                    
36 Jose Adrian Bonilla Bonilla (CRc) Fuerteventura-Canarias           
37 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       
38 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                    
39 Ian Stannard (GBr) T- Mobile                                       
40 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                    
41 Mikel Artetxte Gezeuraga (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias              
42 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank                                      
43 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Duja Tavira                                    
44 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                    
45 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                         
46 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                   
47 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
48 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        
49 Russell Hampton (GBr) Great Britain                                
50 Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias       
51 Christopher Froome (Ken) Team Konica Minolta                       
52 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain                                   
53 Roel Vanmuysen (Bel) Navigators Insurance                          
54 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                     
55 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                             
56 Rodney Green (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                             
57 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                       
58 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance                              
59 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                    
60 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen             
61 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        
62 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                         
63 Bert De Backer (Bel) Navigators Insurance                          
64 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                       
65 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                    
66 Ed Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                                      
67 Cedrid Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                    
68 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                     
69 Simon Gaywood (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                    
70 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                        
71 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                      
72 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                   
73 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Duja Tavira                                  
74 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            
75 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                     
76 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                       
77 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                 
78 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                     
79 Manuel Lloret Zaragozi (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                
80 Servais Knaven (Ned) T- Mobile                                     
81 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                                  
82 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                         
83 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Duja Tavira                                  
84 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 7.37
85 Jay Thompson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          6.00
86 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
87 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
88 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance                         
89 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       8.51
90 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       
91 Ricardo Mestre (Por) Duja Tavira                                6.00
92 James McCallum (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  11.03.37
2 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                                      0.08
3 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              0.12
4 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                    0.14
5 Martin Garrido (Arg) Duja Tavira                                    
6 David Blanco (Spa) Duja Tavira                                   0.17
7 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                    0.18
8 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                            
9 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                       0.19
10 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              
11 Manuel Lloret Zaragozi (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias             0.20
12 David Munoz Banon (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                  0.21
13 Adrian Palomares Vilaplana (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias         0.22
14 Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias       
15 Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                  0.23
16 Jose Adrian Bonilla Bonilla (CRc) Fuerteventura-Canarias           
17 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
18 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC                                  0.25
19 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          
20 Christopher Froome (Ken) Team Konica Minolta                    0.26
21 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
22 Mikel Artetxte Gezeuraga (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias           0.27
23 Bernie Sulzberger (Aus) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed              0.31
24 Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance                           0.34
25 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.42
26 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                    
27 Russell Hampton (GBr) Great Britain                             0.46
28 Daniel Fleeman (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                 0.55
29 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                   2.29
30 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen          2.31
31 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Duja Tavira                               2.53
32 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC                                     5.06
33 Roger Hammond (GBr) T- Mobile                                   5.15
34 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                   5.18
35 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank                                 5.21
36 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                                5.22
37 Ben Swift (GBr) Barloworld                                      7.09
38 Mark Cavendish (GBr) T- Mobile                                 10.54
39 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   11.11
40 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T- Mobile                                11.13
41 Emilien Berges (Fra) Agritubel                                 11.14
42 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank                                     11.15
43 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                 11.16
44 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             11.18
45 John Bellis (GBr) Great Britain                                    
46 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank                                     
47 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                    
48 Samuel Caldeira (Por) Duja Tavira                                  
49 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                   11.19
50 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Duja Tavira                                11.20
51 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank                                  11.21
52 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                 11.22
53 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        
54 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                     11.26
55 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Great Britain                             11.31
56 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                                        11.42
57 Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance                      11.47
58 Simon Richardson (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles             11.48
59 Cedrid Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                                11.51
60 David Rodriguez (USA) Navigators Insurance                     11.55
61 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                              11.57
62 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                13.16
63 Ricardo Mestre (Por) Duja Tavira                               13.51
64 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                 14.40
65 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  15.01
66 Rob Partridge (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                            18.10
67 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                20.49
68 Coen Vermelfoort (Ned) Rabobank                                20.52
69 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                20.55
70 Hamish Haynes (GBr) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                 21.01
71 Bert De Backer (Bel) Navigators Insurance                      21.08
72 Servais Knaven (Ned) T- Mobile                                 21.17
73 Tony Gibb (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                    21.18
74 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed                   21.19
75 Simon Gaywood (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                21.23
76 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         21.28
77 Rodney Green (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         21.29
78 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                            21.31
79 Roel Vanmuysen (Bel) Navigators Insurance                      21.36
80 Ian Stannard (GBr) T- Mobile                                   21.57
81 Tom Diggle (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               22.01
82 Simon Holt (GBr) Recycling.co.uk                               22.05
83 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                   22.12
84 Enrico Degano (Ita) Barloworld                                 22.16
85 Ed Clancy (GBr) Great Britain                                      
86 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Great Britain                               22.56
87 James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles                23.07
88 Jay Thompson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         23.15
89 Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   23.45
90 James McCallum (GBr) Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles               23.52
91 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      24.17
92 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen    25.14

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