Tour de France 1999

Stage 3 · Tom Steels

Nantes → Laval

Stage 3 — Tom Steels wins Nantes → Laval (176 km)

Stage facts

Road raceFlat176.0 km5 Jul 1999

Nantes → Laval

Stage 2 | Challans - Saint-Nazaire

Stage Winner

Tom Steels

Yellow Jersey

Jaan Kirsipuu

Avg Speed

46.8 km/h

Elevation

936 m

Difficulty

10

Win Type

Large group sprint

Won How

Sprint of large group

Startlist Quality

1,255

Stage at a glance

Stage Winner

Tom Steels

Race Date

5 Jul 1999

Profile

Flat

Distance

176 km

Avg Speed

46.8 km/h

Jersey classifications after stage 3

Yellow Jersey

Jaan Kirsipuu

Green Jersey

Jaan Kirsipuu

Polka-Dot Jersey

Mariano Piccoli

White Jersey

Christian Vande Velde

Race leadership after stage 3 — Jaan Kirsipuu

Route & distance

Distance

176.0 km

Start

Nantes

Finish

Laval

Profile

Flat

Date

5 Jul 1999

Pace, climbing & win style

Avg Speed

46.8 km/h

Vert. Climbing

936 m

Difficulty Score

10

Startlist Quality

1,255

Win Type

Large group sprint

Stage 3 in the 1999 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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Adjacent stages

1

Montaigu → Challans

7 km

Jaan Kirsipuu
2

Challans → Saint Nazaire

208 km

Tom Steels
4

Laval → Blois

195 km

Mario Cipollini
5

Bonneval → Amiens

195 km

Mario Cipollini
6

Amiens → Maubeuge

234 km

Mario Cipollini

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