Victory for Aussie Richie Porte on stage sees the Team Sky rider take the overall lead
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A superb display of climbing gave Team Sky’s Richie Porte the stage win and overall lead after stage three of the Volta ao Algarve.
The Australian powered away from the rest of the field on the slopes of the Alto do Malhao, taking the victory by eight seconds ahead of Tiago Machado (RadioShack-Nissan).
The ride by the Aussie Porter also gave him the yellow jersey of the overall leader, with Edvald Boasson Hagen giving up top spot after himself contributing to the victory with a huge turn on the lower slopes of the Malhao.
Dutch duo Johnny Hoogerland and Wout Peols (bot Vacansoleil-DCM) completed the top five, while Team Sky rider Bradley Wiggins managed to come home in the top 10 despite taking a monster turn which helped distance some of the best climbers in the peloton.
STAGE 3Â
1 Richie Porte Sky Procycling 4:55:11
2 Tiago Machado RadioShack – Nissan 0:08
3 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team @same time
4 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:23
5 Wout Poels Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:24
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team @same time
7 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin – Barracuda 0:30
8 Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes LA – Antarte 0:34
9 Tony Martin Omega Pharma – Quickstep 0:40
10 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling 0:41
11 Nicolas Roche AG2R – La Mondiale 2:44
12 Bruno Silva Manuel Pires Team Saxo Bank @same time
13 Jesús Hernández Blazquez Team Saxo Bank @same time
14 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas Movistar Team @same time
15 Gianni Meersman Lotto – Belisol Team @same time
Overall
1 Richie Porte Sky Procycling 1:54:41 p.m.
2 Tiago Machado RadioShack – Nissan 0:12
3 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team 0:14
4 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:34
5 Wout Poels Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @same time
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team @same time
7 Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes LA – Antarte 0:45
8 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin – Barracuda 0:48
9 Gianni Meersman Lotto – Belisol Team 0:49
10 Tony Martin Omega Pharma – Quickstep 0:50
