Two stages are in the books in the 2011 Tour de France. American sprinter Tyler Farrar, partially thanks to some disorganization in the peloton and a great lead-out from his team, won his first career Tour de France stage, winning a sprint on Stage 3. HTC-Highroad, the team of Mark Cavendish, appeared to be in control for most of the lead-in to the sprint, but Garmin-Cervelo eventually took control at the front of the pack and were successful in getting a second stage win of the tour, after winning the team time trial in Stage 2.
2011 Tour de France Standings Update, Stage 3
Here is the overall individual standings after the third stage. Thor Hushovd is in the yellow jersey, Jose Joaquin Rojas holds the green and Philippe Gilbert continues to hold the polkadot jersey.
| Standing | Rider | Rider number bib | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  HUSHOVD Thor | 51 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 9h 46' 46" | |
| 2. |  MILLAR David | 56 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 9h 46' 46" | + 00' 00" |
| 3. |  EVANS Cadel | 141 | BMC RACING TEAM | 9h 46' 47" | + 00' 01" |
| 4. | THOMAS Geraint | 117 | SKY PROCYCLING | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 5. |  GERDEMANN Linus | 14 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 6. | HAGEN Edvald Boasson | 114 | SKY PROCYCLING | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 7. |  SCHLECK Frank | 18 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 8. | SCHLECK Andy | 11 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 9. |  FUGLSANG Jakob | 13 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
| 10. | WIGGINS Bradley | 111 | SKY PROCYCLING | 9h 46' 50" | + 00' 04" |
And here is where the teams stand after three days of racing. The top ten stayed exactly the same from the 2nd stage. Six teams remain ahead of the pack with Garmin-Cervelo clinging to the lead.
| Standing | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 28h 30' 42" | |
| 2. | BMC RACING TEAM | 28h 30' 43" | + 00' 01" |
| 3. | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 28h 30' 46" | + 00' 04" |
| 4. | SKY PROCYCLING | 28h 30' 46" | + 00' 04" |
| 5. | HTC - HIGHROAD | 28h 30' 47" | + 00' 05" |
| 6. | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 28h 30' 52" | + 00' 10" |
| 7. | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 28h 31' 14" | + 00' 32" |
| 8. | OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO | 28h 31' 15" | + 00' 33" |
| 9. | TEAM EUROPCAR | 28h 31' 32" | + 00' 50" |
| 10. | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 28h 31' 38" | + 00' 56" |
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