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Tour de Luxembourg 2008: Albasini Takes Queen Stage - Posthuma New Overall Leader

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07.06.2008/Todays queen stage of the Tour of Luxemburg was won by Michael Albasini (Liquigas).   Rabobank's Joost Posthuma and  Albasini  attacked out of a 15 men strong leading group. Posthuma came in second, that was enough to take over the lead in the General Classification. CSC's Fränk Schleck came in third. 

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Joost Posthuma took over the overall lead. (© Cyclingheroes)

Todays third stage started in Wiltz and finished after 172.2 kilometres in Diekirch. Hungarian rider Laszlo Bodrogi broke away but after 80 kilometres, Fränk Schleck (CSC) started a counter attack to bridge-up to Bodrogi. 
 
Schleck basically blew things up. "Rather early, surprising. The race behind him ended instantly," said Rabobank's sports director Erik Dekker after the race. About 15 riders followed Schleck and soon the group caught Bodrogi. More and more riders joined the new leading group, which grew from 15 to 22 riders.
 
With 50 kilometres to go Posthuma attacked out of the breakaway group, only Albasini was able to go with him. Fränk Schleck was in an 'isolated' position in the chasing group. He continued to accelerate uphill. Rabobank's Laurens Ten Dam constantly functioned as a ballast. During Schleck's third attempt, Ten Dam was not able to respond appropriately. The CSC-rider broke away, but still had to close a gap of 1:40 to Posthuma and Albasini. Schleck came closer and closer but he did not manage to bridge-up to the leading duo.
 
Albasini won the sprint, and Posthuma took over the lead in the General Classification with only one more stage to go. Albasini is second overall, one second behind the Dutch overall leader. 
 
Rabobank's sports director Erik Dekker did not yet want to respond with too much enthusiasm. "We have not won the stage, and we have not won the general classification either. The track of tomorrow is a difficult one. But anyway, our three men are in an excellent shape. Whether I am going to enjoy the European Championships football? Well, I have not even thought about that. It was so incredibly thrilling."
 
Mixed feelings at CSC about todays stage. "Our tactics were to make an early break because then we'd be safe as far as the Yellow Jersy was concerned in case the peloton was gathered in the end. But more or less all teams were represented in the break so the peloton didn't make any moves, and since we outnumbered the others in the break all eyes were on us all of a sudden - which was not exactly to our advantage," explained Team CSC sports director Kim Andersen after the stage.

"Fränk was very strong today but he was almost alone against the others, who were on home ground. He made a move on all the climbs towards the end but the others wouldn't take any leads. In the end Albasini and Posthuma escaped and had just over one minute at the bottom of the final climb, where Fränk dropped the rest of the break. At one point he was only eight seconds from catching up to them, but he never quite made it and they ended up with a lead of about 15 seconds," said Kim Andersen.

But the form for Tour de France is well on the way for Fränk Schleck even though the margins were against him at the end of today's stage.

"Things didn't turn out quite as well for Andy. I don't know exactly what happened but he burned out on the climbs. But tomorrow's another day with new challenges so we'll give it another go," finished Andersen.

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Results Tour de Luxembourg 2008
 
Stage 3
 
 

1

31

SUI19801220

ALBASINI, Michael

LIQ

04:28:03

00.00.00


2

45

NED19810308

POSTHUMA, Joost

RAB

04:28:03

00.00.00


3

54

LUX19800415

SCHLECK, Frank

CSC

04:28:16

00.13.00

-4

4

62

POR19850424

PIMENTA COSTA M, Jose Joao

SLB

04:28:55

00.52.00

5

43

NED19850117

LANGEVELD, Sebastian

RAB

04:28:55

00.52.00

6

25

LTU19851208

KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas

C.A

04:28:55

00.52.00

7

85

UZB19810114

LAGUTIN, Sergey

COS

04:28:55

00.52.00

-1

8

34

CZE19860506

KREUZIGER, Roman

LIQ

04:28:55

00.52.00

9

94

AUT19821223

ROHREGGER, Thomas

ELK

04:28:55

00.52.00

10

46

NED19801113

TEN DAM, Laurens

RAB

04:28:55

00.52.00

11

2

KAZ19810222

BAZAYEV, Assan

AST

04:28:55

00.52.00

12

107

BEL19780401

SIJMENS, Nico

LAN

04:32:49

04.46.00

13

112

ITA19750328

COMMESSO, Salvatore

GAP

04:32:52

04.49.00

14

88

RUS19840621

RUDASKOV, Sergey

COS

04:32:52

04.49.00

15

27

FRA19830303

LEMOINE, Cyril

C.A

04:32:52

04.49.00

16

123

EST19831113

KRIIT, Kalle

MIT

04:32:52

04.49.00

17

75

FRA19830113

BERGES, Emilien Benoit

AGR

04:32:52

04.49.00

18

13

FRA19860309

LHOTELLERIE, Clement

SKS

04:32:52

04.49.00

19

81

SLO19800808

BOZIC, Borut

COS

04:32:54

04.51.00

20

61

POR19730919

AZEVEDO, José

SLB

04:32:54

04.51.00

21

58

UKR19770215

GUSTOV, Volodymir

CSC

04:32:54

04.51.00

22

21

HUN19761211

BODROGI, Laszlo

C.A

04:32:54

04.51.00

-6

23

51

LUX19850610

SCHLECK, Andy

CSC

04:42:21

14.18.00

24

5

AUT19770915

HASELBACHER, Rene

AST

04:48:01

19.58.00

25

134

DEN19810921

KNUDSEN, Morten

CCD

04:48:01

19.58.00

26

12

FRA19850311

DEROO, David

SKS

04:48:04

20.01.00

27

111

LUX19760123

CENTRONE, Vincenzo

GAP

04:48:04

20.01.00

28

133

SWE19780318

JOHANSSON, Fredrik

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

29

87

DEN19870224

VINTHER, Troels Ronning

COS

04:48:04

20.01.00

30

121

LTU19820401

KAUPAS, Vytautas

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

31

122

BEL19821020

HABEAUX, Gregory

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

32

72

BEL19841125

ISTA, Kevin

AGR

04:48:04

20.01.00

33

3

NED19820908

DE KORT, Koen

AST

04:48:04

20.01.00

34

64

BUL19780205

ANDONOV PETROV, Danail

SLB

04:48:04

20.01.00

35

63

ESP19790103

BENÍTEZ POMARES, Javier

SLB

04:48:04

20.01.00

36

67

POR19770204

CASTANHEIRA GOMES, Bruno Miguel

SLB

04:48:04

20.01.00

37

125

BEL19810427

CRIQUIELION, Mathieu

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

38

128

BEL19730310

VERHEYEN, Geert

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

39

57

AUS19730806

O'GRADY, Stuart

CSC

04:48:04

20.01.00

40

82

GER19790105

KOPP, David

COS

04:48:04

20.01.00

41

65

ESP19750306

PRADERA, Mikel

SLB

04:48:04

20.01.00

42

52

USA19711118

JULICH, Bobby

CSC

04:48:04

20.01.00

43

104

BEL19780216

AMORISON, Frederic

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

44

66

DEN19790223

DUARTE MIRANDA, Helder Antonio

SLB

04:48:04

20.01.00

45

11

FRA19860228

BACQUET, Fabien

SKS

04:48:04

20.01.00

46

7

AUS19830910

KEMPS, Aaron

AST

04:48:04

20.01.00

47

78

FRA19840807

SINNER, Benoit

AGR

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20.01.00

48

15

NED19850613

TIMMER, Albert

SKS

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20.01.00

49

8

KAZ19870214

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AST

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20.01.00

50

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FRA19841110

HUPOND, Thierry

SKS

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20.01.00

51

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PLAZA, Ruben

SLB

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20.01.00

52

101

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LAN

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20.01.00

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LUX19830206

WOLTER, Claude

CCD

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54

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FRA19850304

CAUQUIL, Yohan

MIT

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55

53

SUI19810318

CANCELLARA, Fabian

CSC

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20.01.00

56

35

ITA19810910

POZZATO, Filippo

LIQ

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20.01.00

57

86

BEL19820720

VAN DER SCHUERE, Kenny

COS

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20.01.00

58

55

ARG19810126

HAEDO, Juan Jose

CSC

04:48:04

20.01.00

59

73

ESP19791230

GAZTANAGA, Mikel

AGR

04:48:04

20.01.00

60

103

BEL19750721

DE WAELE, Bert

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

61

17

CHN19871024

CHENG, Ji

SKS

04:48:04

20.01.00

62

56

NOR19750209

ARVESEN, Kurt-Asle

CSC

04:48:04

20.01.00

63

6

LUX19760114

JOACHIM, Benoit

AST

04:48:04

20.01.00

64

37

SLO19730127

STANGELJ, Gorazd

LIQ

04:48:04

20.01.00

65

106

GBR19870525

STANNARD, Ian

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

66

96

AUT19830605

LAUSCHA, Robert

ELK

04:48:04

20.01.00

67

127

NED19810807

DEKKERS, Hans

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

68

83

POL19840429

GOLAS, Michal

COS

04:48:04

20.01.00

69

137

LUX19771105

POOS, Christian

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

70

23

FRA19740211

HINAULT, Sébastien

C.A

04:48:04

20.01.00

71

26

FRA19810118

KERN, Christophe

C.A

04:48:04

20.01.00

72

102

BEL19790430

CAPPELLE, Andy

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

73

28

FRA19851004

SIMON, Julien

C.A

04:48:04

20.01.00

74

22

FRA19791207

ENGOULVENT, Jimmy

C.A

04:48:04

20.01.00

75

4

KAZ19861214

ZEITS, Andrey

AST

04:48:04

20.01.00

76

135

FRA19801017

BODO, Thomas

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

77

74

FRA19740509

SALMON, Benoit

AGR

04:48:04

20.01.00

78

108

BEL19860309

GOURGUE, Benjamin

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

79

132

ITA19750202

FORNER, Eddy

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

80

117

RUS19820820

SHPILEVSKY, Boris

GAP

04:48:04

20.01.00

81

126

NED19800312

MOURIS, Jens

MIT

04:48:04

20.01.00

82

24

FRA19800919

MEDEREL, Maxime

C.A

04:48:04

20.01.00

83

41

NED19840215

DE MAAR, Marc

RAB

04:48:04

20.01.00

84

47

AUS19780420

HAYMAN, Mathew

RAB

04:48:04

20.01.00

85

44

NED19851226

LEEZER, Tom

RAB

04:48:04

20.01.00

86

95

AUT19800120

RUCKER, Stefan

ELK

04:48:04

20.01.00

87

91

AUT19850902

FANKHAUSER, Clemens

ELK

04:48:04

20.01.00

88

113

ITA19820607

MAZZANTI, Massimo

GAP

04:48:04

20.01.00

89

98

SVK19730819

VALACH, Jan

ELK

04:48:04

20.01.00

90

136

SWE19800829

NILSSON, Hakan

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

91

115

UKR19700703

HONCHAR, Serhiy

GAP

04:48:04

20.01.00

92

93

AUT19810411

STARZENGRUBER, Harald

ELK

04:48:04

20.01.00

93

1

SUI19800117

RAST, Grégory

AST

04:48:04

20.01.00

94

105

GBR19741106

MANNING, Paul

LAN

04:48:04

20.01.00

95

131

GER19830430

BLANK, Hannes

CCD

04:48:04

20.01.00

96

114

ITA19830614

GAVAZZI, Mattia

GAP

04:48:04

20.01.00

General Classification after Stage 3
 
 

1

45

NED19810308

POSTHUMA, Joost

RAB

14:03:28

00.00.00

2

31

SUI19801220

ALBASINI, Michael

LIQ

14:03:29

00.00.01

3

54

LUX19800415

SCHLECK, Frank

CSC

14:03:46

00.00.18

4

25

LTU19851208

KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas

C.A

14:04:22

00.00.54

5

2

KAZ19810222

BAZAYEV, Assan

AST

14:04:24

00.00.56

6

43

NED19850117

LANGEVELD, Sebastian

RAB

14:04:28

00.01.00

7

94

AUT19821223

ROHREGGER, Thomas

ELK

14:04:36

00.01.08

8

85

UZB19810114

LAGUTIN, Sergey

COS

14:04:37

00.01.09

9

62

POR19850424

PIMENTA COSTA M, Jos

SLB

14:04:38

00.01.10

10

34

CZE19860506

KREUZIGER, Roman

LIQ

14:04:40

00.01.12

11

46

NED19801113

TEN DAM, Laurens

RAB

14:05:00

00.01.32

12

27

FRA19830303

LEMOINE, Cyril

C.A

14:08:17

00.04.49

13

81

SLO19800808

BOZIC, Borut

COS

14:08:21

00.04.53

14

21

HUN19761211

BODROGI, Laszlo

C.A

14:08:25

00.04.57

15

13

FRA19860309

LHOTELLERIE, Clement

SKS

14:08:26

00.04.58

16

107

BEL19780401

SIJMENS, Nico

LAN

14:08:27

00.04.59

17

112

ITA19750328

COMMESSO, Salvatore

GAP

14:08:29

00.05.01

18

88

RUS19840621

RUDASKOV, Sergey

COS

14:08:34

00.05.06

19

61

POR19730919

AZEVEDO, José

SLB

14:08:49

00.05.21

20

123

EST19831113

KRIIT, Kalle

MIT

14:08:51

00.05.23

21

58

UKR19770215

GUSTOV, Volodymir

CSC

14:09:10

00.05.42

22

75

FRA19830113

BERGES, Emilien Ben

AGR

14:11:21

00.07.53

23

51

LUX19850610

SCHLECK, Andy

CSC

14:18:17

00.14.49

24

53

SUI19810318

CANCELLARA, Fabian

CSC

14:23:21

00.19.53

25

22

FRA19791207

ENGOULVENT, Jimmy

C.A

14:23:26

00.19.58

26

5

AUT19770915

HASELBACHER, Rene

AST

14:23:31

00.20.03

27

72

BEL19841125

ISTA, Kevin

AGR

14:23:32

00.20.04

28

63

ESP19790103

BENITEZ POMARES, Jav

SLB

14:23:34

00.20.06

29

6

LUX19760114

JOACHIM, Benoit

AST

14:23:34

00.20.06

30

1

SUI19800117

RAST, Grégory

AST

14:23:36

00.20.08

31

3

NED19820908

DE KORT, Koen

AST

14:23:36

00.20.08

32

57

AUS19730806

O'GRADY, Stuart

CSC

14:23:37

00.20.09

33

117

RUS19820820

SHPILEVSKY, Boris

GAP

14:23:38

00.20.10

34

64

BUL19780205

ANDONOV PETROV, Dana

SLB

14:23:39

00.20.11

35

23

FRA19740211

HINAULT, Sébastien

C.A

14:23:39

00.20.11

36

35

ITA19810910

POZZATO, Filippo

LIQ

14:23:41

00.20.13

37

37

SLO19730127

STANGELJ, Gorazd

LIQ

14:23:41

00.20.13

38

82

GER19790105

KOPP, David

COS

14:23:42

00.20.14

39

95

AUT19800120

RUCKER, Stefan

ELK

14:23:42

00.20.14

40

101

NED19840119

BELLEMAKERS, Dirk

LAN

14:23:43

00.20.15

41

7

AUS19830910

KEMPS, Aaron

AST

14:23:43

00.20.15

42

115

UKR19700703

HONCHAR, Serhiy

GAP

14:23:44

00.20.16

43

16

FRA19841110

HUPOND, Thierry

SKS

14:23:45

00.20.17

44

28

FRA19851004

SIMON, Julien

C.A

14:23:47

00.20.19

45

26

FRA19810118

KERN, Christophe

C.A

14:23:50

00.20.22

46

103

BEL19750721

DE WAELE, Bert

LAN

14:23:50

00.20.22

47

24

FRA19800919

MEDEREL, Maxime

C.A

14:23:54

00.20.26

48

68

ESP19800229

PLAZA, Ruben

SLB

14:23:57

00.20.29

49

8

KAZ19870214

KIREYEV, Roman

AST

14:23:59

00.20.31

50

137

LUX19771105

POOS, Christian

CCD

14:24:07

00.20.39

51

131

GER19830430

BLANK, Hannes

CCD

14:24:07

00.20.39

52

91

AUT19850902

FANKHAUSER, Clemens

ELK

14:24:08

00.20.40

53

108

BEL19860309

GOURGUE, Benjamin

LAN

14:24:33

00.21.05

54

98

SVK19730819

VALACH, Jan

ELK

14:24:51

00.21.23

55

47

AUS19780420

HAYMAN, Mathew

RAB

14:24:56

00.21.28

56

133

SWE19780318

JOHANSSON, Fredrik

CCD

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57

134

DEN19810921

KNUDSEN, Morten

CCD

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00.21.34

58

122

BEL19821020

HABEAUX, Gregory

MIT

14:25:02

00.21.34

59

86

BEL19820720

VAN DER SCHUERE, Ken

COS

14:25:05

00.21.37

60

132

ITA19750202

FORNER, Eddy

CCD

14:26:15

00.22.47

61

104

BEL19780216

AMORISON, Frederic

LAN

14:26:24

00.22.56

62

111

LUX19760123

CENTRONE, Vincenzo

GAP

14:26:28

00.23.00

63

114

ITA19830614

GAVAZZI, Mattia

GAP

14:26:31

00.23.03

64

4

KAZ19861214

ZEITS, Andrey

AST

14:26:33

00.23.05

65

126

NED19800312

MOURIS, Jens

MIT

14:28:06

00.24.38

66

15

NED19850613

TIMMER, Albert

SKS

14:28:08

00.24.40

67

83

POL19840429

GOLAS, Michal

COS

14:28:14

00.24.46

68

105

GBR19741106

MANNING, Paul

LAN

14:28:19

00.24.51

69

128

BEL19730310

VERHEYEN, Geert

MIT

14:28:26

00.24.58

70

65

ESP19750306

PRADERA, Mikel

SLB

14:29:58

00.26.30

71

66

DEN19790223

DUARTE MIRANDA, Held

SLB

14:29:59

00.26.31

72

55

ARG19810126

HAEDO, Juan Jose

CSC

14:31:04

00.27.36

73

67

POR19770204

CASTANHEIRA GOMES, B

SLB

14:31:07

00.27.39

74

93

AUT19810411

STARZENGRUBER, Haral

ELK

14:31:10

00.27.42

75

52

USA19711118

JULICH, Bobby

CSC

14:31:16

00.27.48

76

73

ESP19791230

GAZTANAGA, Mikel

AGR

14:31:19

00.27.51

77

44

NED19851226

LEEZER, Tom

RAB

14:31:21

00.27.53

78

125

BEL19810427

CRIQUIELION, Mathieu

MIT

14:31:24

00.27.56

79

87

DEN19870224

VINTHER, Troels Ronn

COS

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00.27.57

80

124

FRA19850304

CAUQUIL, Yohan

MIT

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00.28.00

81

41

NED19840215

DE MAAR, Marc

RAB

14:31:29

00.28.01

82

102

BEL19790430

CAPPELLE, Andy

LAN

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00.28.02

83

96

AUT19830605

LAUSCHA, Robert

ELK

14:31:30

00.28.02

84

113

ITA19820607

MAZZANTI, Massimo

GAP

14:31:31

00.28.03

85

121

LTU19820401

KAUPAS, Vytautas

MIT

14:31:33

00.28.05

86

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