Chris Froome survived another flurry of late attacks to retain his overall lead of the Tour de Romandie as Gianni Meersman sprinted to his second win of the race on stage three.
Stage three result
1 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 4:19:03
2Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana, same time
3 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEDGE, st
4 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Argos-Shimano, st
5 Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, st
6 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC, st
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
9 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Argos-Shimano, st
10 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Katusha, st
General classification
1 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, 13:53:16
2 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp, +6secs
3 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step), +9
4 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack-Leopard, +13
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky, +15
6 Rui Costa (Por) Movistar, +16
7 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +17
8 Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco, same time
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, st
10 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
