Today’s three climb stage took its toll on the Portugal peloton and turned the overall classification upside down with the epic finish climb on Alto da Torre. Climbing specialist Dan Martin finished 12th on high and took over the Best Young Rider classification from teammate Steven Cozza. Dan’s finish moved him up to 11th on the overall classification with teammate Pat McCarty moving to 19th overall.

Tomorrow’s stage 4 will provide some relief after today’s hard stage and should be one for the sprinters with its rolling to downhill profile.

Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O stage 3 results
1. Rui Sousa 4h54′37″

12. Dan Martin +5′57″
22. Pat McCarty +7′37″
37. Lucas Euser +10′02″
45. Steven Cozza +12′50″
86. Christian Meier +28′31″
111. Chris Sutton +35′52″
117. Tyler Farrar +35′52″

Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O GC
1.Rui Sousa 14h24′18″

11. Dan Martin +5′38
19. Pat McCarty +7′22″
33. Lucas Euser +10′02″
43. Steven Cozza +12′10″
82. Christian Meier +29′06″
95. Tyler Farrar +35′13″
110. Chris Sutton +36′14″

Team Garmin-Chipotle Best Young
1. Dan Martin 14h29′56″
2. Tiago Machado +1′21″
3. Jose Herrada +1′28″