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Posted: Tuesday July 06, 1999 03:32 PM

Third Stage Results 194.5 kms from Nantes to Laval Place Rider Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Tom Steels Erik Zabel Stuart O'Grady Nicola Minali George Hincapie Jimmy Casper Robbie McEwen Silvio Martinello Elio Aggiano Mario Cipollini Francois Simon Christophe Capelle Christophe Moreau Jaan Kirsipuu David Etxebarria Rossano Brasi Luis Rodriguez Lars Michaelsen Peter Wuyts Axel Merckx Belgium Germany Australia Italy U.S. France Australia Italy Italy Italy France France France Estonia Spain Italy Spain Denmark Belgium Belgium Mapei Telekom Credit Agricole Cantina Tollo U.S. Postal La Francaise de Jeux Rabobank Polti Vitalicio Seguros Saeco Credit Agricole Big Mat Festina Casino ONCE Polti ONCE La Francaise de Jeux Lotto Mapei 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:27

Overall Standings Through three stages Place Rider Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Jaan Kirsipuu Tom Steels Stuart O'Grady Lance Armstrong Abraham Olano George Hincapie Christophe Moreau Erik Zabel Alexandre Vinokourov Santos Gonzalez Andrea Peron Christian Vandevelde Laurent Dufaux Angel Casero Pavel Tonkov Francois Simon Bobby Julich Alvaro Gonzalez Erik Dekker Paolo Savoldelli Estonia Belgium Australia U.S. Spain U.S. France Germany Kazakhstan Spain Italy U.S. Switzerland Spain Russia France U.S. Spain Netherlands Italy Casino Mapei Credit Agricole U.S. Postal ONCE U.S. Postal Festina Telekom Casino ONCE ONCE U.S. Postal Saeco Vitalicio Seguros Mapei Credit Agricole Cofidis Vitalicio Seguros Rabobank Saeco 13:18:59 17 seconds behind 20 20 31 34 35 40 41 41 43 43 43 46 48 48 48 49 49 49