Tour of California (2012) Photos; Stage 3: San Jose → Livermore, 115 mi
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The early break getting started on Calaveras Rd. (Cat 4) right after the start in San Jose		share this photo
The break consisted of Mike Friedman (Optum Pro Cycling), Pat McCarty (Spidertech), Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Colombia-Coldeportes) and Jeremy Vennell (Bissell)		share this photo
The peloton on Calaveras Rd		share this photo
Calaveras Rd panoramic		share this photo
Liquigas at the front keeping the gap in check for race leader Peter Sagan		share this photo
The break near Livermore		share this photo
The peloton near Livermore		share this photo
Feed zone before the Mt Diablo climb		share this photo
Liquigas and the peloton passing through Danville		share this photo
The peloton starting the cat 2 Mt Diablo climb		share this photo
The peloton climbing the south side of Mt Diablo up to the Ranger station. Locals will know that the Ranger Station is only roughly half way to the summit.		share this photo
The peloton on its way to Patterson Pass near Tracy		share this photo
The police warned the race about this on Stage 1, but when you gotta go, you gotta go!		share this photo
With the race now back together, Omega Pharma QuickStep drove the pace to the base of Patterson Pass to dissuade an attack		share this photo
Garmin-Barracuda then went to the front		share this photo
Needless to say, it can be windy here, but it wasn't too bad today		share this photo
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A panoramic of the cat 3 Patterson Pass from 2005. If you want to see how steephill got started with race coverage then check out our 2005 Patterson Pass RR photo report (local norcal racing)		share this photo
Fabio Duarte (Colombia-Coldeportes) attacked on Patterson Pass and Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) joined him. They crested Patterson Pass with a 25s lead, but there was still 15 miles to go		share this photo
The peloton climbing Patterson Pass		share this photo
After a stage with a lot of climbing we have another sprint finish; the full-flight sprint finish from today's Stage 3 in Livermore		share this photo
The bike-throw finish was a blur to the Reuter's photographer. For the third straight day, Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda, right) was 2nd		share this photo
The photo finish... photo		share this photo
It isn't just a hat-trick, it's a natural hat-trick. Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Canondale) has won the first three stages (so far). That's Alex Candelario, (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), today's best domestic rider finishing 4th to Sagan's right.		share this photo
Is there anything this guy can't do on a bike?		share this photo
Your stage 3 podium, 3rd Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), 1st Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), 2nd Heinrich Haussler (Garmin - Barracuda)		share this photo
You'd think by now Peter Sagan wouldn't need any assistance putting on the race leader's jersey		share this photo
Tour of California (2012) Photos; Stage 3: San Jose → Livermore, 115 mi
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