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The Australian Cyclist Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) The sprint victory in the third stage of the Tour of Francia, a 198-kilometer route between Nice and Sisteron that has left no changes in the general classification, led by the French Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step).
After a stressful start to the Tour in the first two stages around Nice, the race had its first quiet day, capped off by a massive finish in which Ewan beat Irishman Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and the Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (NTT Pro Cycling). Winner of three stages in the 2019 Tour, the sprinter already has the fourth in his record.
And that the little Australian cyclist (1.65 meters) did not arrive in a good position to the sprint, but he moved masterfully on the finish launched by Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), who made the finish too long, but He was left with the consolation of putting on his beloved green jersey. Bennett overtook the Slovak and was the winner for an instant, but Ewan, after overtaking several rivals, emerged from his left and passed him on the same finish line.
Before, the protagonist of the day was Jerome Cousin (Total Direct Energie), that he spent 182 kilometers escaped. The Frenchman was part of the initial escape along with Oliver Naesen, Benoit Cosnefroy (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Anthony Perez (Cofidis), the great victim of the day, as he went from wearing the mountain jersey to breaking his clavicle in the descent of the Col des Lèques.
After being the only survivor of the breakaway and crowning three ports of third and one of fourth away from the peloton, Cousin was neutralized with 16 kilometers to go. The sprinters’ teams had plenty of time to prepare for the arrival in Sisteron, but only Lotto Soudal was able to celebrate.
This Tuesday, the Tour will experience its first high finish in the fourth stage, a 160.5 kilometer route starting in Sisteron. After ascending the heights of Festre (3rd), Corps (4th), Aullagnier (4th) and Saint-Leger-les-Melezes (4th), the stage will end in Orcieres-Merlette, a first-class pass that has an area of 7 , 1 kilometers and an average slope of 6.7 percent. First chance for the climbers to shine and for the favorites to the final triumph to show a card.
Classification of the third stage
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS / Lotto-Soudal) 5:17:42.
2. Sam Bennett (IRL/Deceuninck-Quick Step) m.t.
Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA / NTT Pro Cycling) mt
4. Hugo Hofstetter (FRA/Israel Start-Up Nation) m.t.
5. Peter Sagan (SVK / Bora-Hansgrohe) mt
General ranking
1. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA / Deceuninck-Quickstep) 13:59:17.
2. Adam Yates (GBR/Mitchelton-Scott) a 4.
Marc Hirschi (SUI / Team Sunweb) 7.
4. Tadej Pogacar (SLV/UAE Team Emirates) 17.
5. David formolam (GBR / Team Emirates UAE) mt
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