Swiss racer Simon Zahnd and Chilean Javier Püschel won the third stage of Trans Andes Challenge that covered 77km and started at the Menetue thermal complex and finished at the Coñaripe thermal complex. It highlighted the Villarrica National Park and passed through the Araucaria forest.
Fifteen miles into the stage, Ben Sonntag and Jason Sager (Jamis) went off the front and earned a slight gap that they gradually increased. However, in the final third of the race, on a downhill, one of the Jamis riders punctured.
Trek-Zaboo-DaMatta's Püschel and Zahnd took over the lead and went on for a win in three hours, 17 minutes and 25 seconds. Sonntag and Sager finished two minutes and 30 seconds later in second place. Third overall and first among the single racers was Australian Taigh Banson, who crossed the line in 3:21:01.
Americans Mary McConneloug and Michael Broderick (Team Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) were the top mixed team, finishing in 3:27:58.
Thursday's stage 4 will include 83km, including some technical sections over mountainous terrain.
Stage 3 Results
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Duo men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi)
3:17:25
2
Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger)
0:02:30
3
Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can)
0:10:50
4
Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio Chile
0:15:38
5
Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can)
0:25:46
6
Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can)
1:12:14
7
Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita)
1:19:53
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Duo women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi)
4:37:47
2
Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel)
0:23:58
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Duo mixed
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA)
3:27:58
2
Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi)
0:43:41
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Duo men 35+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger)
6:35:57
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Do 60+ men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi)
3:47:36
2
Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi)
0:16:38
3
Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi)
0:17:24
4
Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi)
0:31:02
5
Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita)
0:50:11
6
Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi)
0:54:17
7
Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel)
1:14:43
8
Eduardo Vitelli & Eduardo Shikasho (Bra)
1:37:02
9
David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa)
1:41:15
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Duo 60+ women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi)
5:07:53
2
Paula Tomaz & Cristian García (Chi)
0:22:18
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Duo 80+ men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi)
4:47:00
2
José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc)
0:08:34
3
Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi)
0:12:38
4
Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger)
1:22:57
5
Rafael Abelenda Lomas & Antoni Gasso Navarro (Spa)
1:36:49
6
Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can)
1:51:53
7
Edward Kaplún & Scott Biddinger USA
2:01:22
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Duo 100+ men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA)
4:46:04
2
Al Mickelson & Jim Forbes (Can)
2:21:34
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Duo 100+ mixed
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA)
5:30:40
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Solo men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Andreas Hestler (Can)
3:28:16
2
Blake Harlan (USA)
0:04:47
3
José Raul Hernández Silva (Spa)
0:22:08
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Solo men 18-30
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Taigh Banson (Aus)
3:21:01
2
Manuel Grescnell (Ita)
0:37:36
3
Samuel De la Sotta (Chi)
0:43:13
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Solo women 18-30
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi)
5:04:37
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Solo men 31-45
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Juan García (Arg)
3:33:03
2
José Antonio Riquelme (Can)
0:11:01
3
Graham Cocksedge (Can)
0:14:33
4
Javier Lopez (USA)
0:24:10
5
Pat Doyle (Can)
0:25:34
6
Marshall Craig (Can)
0:41:14
7
Cristian Contreras Chile
1:08:03
8
Cristian Raab (Chi)
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Faustino Linares (Arg)
1:24:10
10
José Luis Astorquiza (Chi)
2:17:32
11
Rafael De Vito (Arg)
3:31:06
DNF
Michael Lella (Ger)
Row 11 - Cell 2
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Solo men 46+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
William Glore (USA)
4:03:04
2
Felipe Sargent (Chi)
0:42:40
3
Rick Metzger (Can)
1:46:38
4
Michael Schmid (Chi)
1:53:10
5
Rodrigo Javier Lopez (Chi)
2:21:51
6
Luis Hernán Bustos (Chi)
2:43:55
DNF
Zdenko Rajevic (Chi)
Row 6 - Cell 2
General classification after stage 3
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Duo men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger)
10:01:50
2
Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi)
0:15:49
3
Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can)
0:53:42
4
Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio Chile
1:20:05
5
Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can)
1:34:11
6
Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can)
2:41:01
7
Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita)
3:54:26
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Duo women general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi)
14:06:56
2
Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel)
1:57:58
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Duo mixed general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA)
10:36:58
2
Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi)
2:21:37
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Duo 35+ men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger)
19:18:53
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Duo 60+ men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi)
12:19:51
2
Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi)
0:05:19
3
Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi)
0:28:02
4
Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel)
1:25:39
5
Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi)
2:01:23
6
Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi)
2:01:57
7
Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita)
2:31:19
8
David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa)
4:20:44
9
Eduardo Vitelli & Eduardo Shikasho (Bra)
4:32:34
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Duo 60+ Mixed general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi)
16:45:17
2
Paula Tomaz & Cristian García (Chi)
0:15:51
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Duo 80+ men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi)
14:33:47
2
Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi)
1:10:22
3
José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc)
1:36:15
4
Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger)
4:05:53
5
Rafael Abelenda Lomas & Antoni Gasso Navarro (Spa)
5:00:08
6
Edward Kaplún & Scott Biddinger USA
5:39:19
7
Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can)
5:49:18
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Duo 100+ men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis USA
14:08:37
2
Al Mickelson & Jim Forbes (Can)
6:22:23
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Duo 100+ mixed general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
John Ledington & Deb Ledington USA
17:17:53
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Solo men general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Blake Harlan (USA)
10:46:02
2
José Raul Hernández Silva (Spa)
0:49:22
3
Andreas Hestler (Can)
1:01:16
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Solo men 18-30 general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Taigh Banson (Aus)
12:15:38
2
Samuel De la Sotta (Chi)
0:23:16
3
Manuel Grescnell (Ita)
1:02:02
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Solo women 18-30 general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi)
15:36:18
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Solo men 31-45 general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Juan García (Arg)
11:05:18
2
José Antonio Riquelme (Can)
0:41:24
3
Pat Doyle (Can)
0:47:13
4
Javier Lopez (USA)
1:05:06
5
Graham Cocksedge (Can)
2:05:38
6
Marshall Craig (Can)
2:06:00
7
Cristian Raab (Chi)
3:38:36
8
Faustino Linares (Arg)
4:50:13
9
José Luis Astorquiza (Chi)
5:43:51
10
Rafael De Vito (Arg)
10:47:40
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Solo men 46+ general classification after stage 3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
William Glore (USA)
12:44:00
2
Felipe Sargent (Chi)
2:24:15
3
Rick Metzger (Can)
4:19:14
4
Michael Schmid (Chi)
6:07:09
5
Luis Hernán Bustos (Chi)
8:54:32
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