The combination of a huge crash of cyclists, and several climbs (including a difficult climb at the finish of the 159.5 kilometers) kept the sprinters from vying for the win in stage 3 of the Tour. This was a day for the climbers and stronger riders -- and Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver of Spain won the stage. Christopher Froome of Great Britain finished second and Alexis Viullermoz of France finished third.

Stage 4 will take the race back to France on a much less mountainous course. There is one category 4 climb, but most of the course is just hilly.

Here are the standings after stage 3:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2. Tony Martin, Germany (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........01"
3. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........13"
4. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........26"
5. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium (BMC Racing)..........28"
6. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........31"
7. Rigaberto Uran Uran, Colombia (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........34"
8. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........36"
9. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........1' 03"
10. Zdenek Stybar, Czech Republic (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........1' 04"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........75 pts
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........48 pts
3. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........40 puts
4. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........37 puts
5. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland (Trek Factory Racing)..........35 puts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Spain (Team Katusha)..........2 pts
2. Rafal Majka, Poland (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........1 pt
3. Michael Schar, Switzerland (BMC Racing)..........1 pt
4. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........1 pt

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)
2. Warren Baguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........36"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia (Movistar)..........1' 25"

TEAM LEADERS
1. BMC Racing (United States)
2. ETIXX-Quick Step (Belgium)..........27"
3. Team Sky (Great Britain)..........1' 43"
4. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia)..........1' 44"
5. Movistar (Spain)..........4' 34"