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16.35 With the victory of Tim Wellens, our LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Etoile de Bessèges ends here. We meet you tomorrow with the penultimate stage of the short French stage race. Good continuation of the evening!
16.32 Here is the top ten of the day:
1 WELLENS Tim Lotto Soudal 14 20 3:28:02
2 THEUNS Edward Trek – Segafredo 5 12 0:37
3 WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads Israel Start-Up Nation 3 7 ,,
4 BY AVERMAET Greg AG2R Citroën Team 5 ,,
5 GILBERT Philippe Lotto Soudal 4 ,,
6 BARTHE Cyril B&B Hotels p/b KTM 3 ,,
7 STEWART Jake Groupama – FDJ 2 ,,
8 POLITT Nils BORA – hansgrohe 1 ,,
9 GOGL Michael Team Continue ASSOS ,,
10 KWIATKOWSKI Michał INEOS Grenadiers ,,
16.30 Third stage place for Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Israel Start-Up Nation).
16.27 Tim Wellens also wins the leader’s jersey of the general classification.
16.25 Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) closes in second place by ‘winning’ the sprint of the pursuers who have reached 36 ″ from Wellens.
16.24 And great work on the part of his two Lotto Soudal teammates Stefano Oldani, who strongly raised his pace in the final group of fugitives, and Philippe Gilbert who facilitated his downhill extension.
16.22 Tim Wellens makes his third stage of Etoile de Bessèges 2021 !!! Beautiful solo victory for the Belgian.
16.19 It now seems that Wellens is at the last kilometer. Behind us is Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert).
16.16 Kwiatkowski managed to re-enter Wellens’ pursuers, also taking the lead in this group.
16.14 Wellens has gained an advantage of 20 ″. We are 6 km from the finish. It won’t be easy to get it back.
16.12 The Belgian has gained about ten seconds, while his pursuers have only 25 ″ of advantage over the group. There are 8 km to the finish.
16.10 Relaunches Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal).
16.07 Fall in a group for a Groupama-FDJ man.
16.06 In addressing the descent, the Pole widened the trajectory in the curve ending in a grassy stretch. His return will not be easy.
16.05 KWIATKOWSKI FALL !!!!
16.04 Michal Kwiatkowski also tries but Philippe Gilbert closes the gap.
16.03 In a slightly uphill stretch Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) tries to take advantage of it and the group of treads stretches visibly.
16.02 Attention because the group has definitely been reduced to about fifty runners.
15.59 18 km at the finish line and 1’45 “advantage for the escape. It will be a very close fight with the group to be able to play the stage victory.
15.54 Stefano Oldani leads the group of treads in support of his teammates Philippe Gilbert and Tim Wellens.
15.50 We remind you that at 4000 meters from the conclusion there will already be a small taste of the final with a first pass under the finish line.
15.44 Egan Bernal very active at the head of the race.
15.40 The advantage of the treads has fallen below two minutes. There are 30 kilometers to go.
15.34 We recall the names of the 17 leaders: Stefano Oldani, Philippe Gilbert, Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal), Egan Bernal, Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Bryan Coquard, Cyril Barthe (B&B Hotels), Jake Stewart, Lars Van Den Berg (Groupama-FDJ), Michael Gogl (Qhubeka Assos), Clément Carisey (Delko), Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroen Team), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty- Gobert), Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Marti Marquez (Equipo Kern Pharma).
15.26 So far 110 km of the race have been covered.
15.20 The gap with the 17 leads has settled at 2 ‘. A more than manageable gap 44 km from the end.
15.15 We are in a very quiet phase of the race where the group has full control of the situation.
15.10 To underline the delay of 8’40 ”of the European and Italian champion Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka Assos).
15.05 The advantage of the leaders who have 2’20 ”on the group now seems to have settled. We are 55 km from the finish.
14.57 EF Education Nippo and Cofidis among the most active formations at the head of the group.
14.52 We are therefore 70 kilometers from the finish with the fugitives who have a 2 ‘advantage over the group of the leader of General Christophe Laporte (Cofidis).
14.49 The first part of the fraction was really lively along the continuous ups and downs present, but only the seventeen men who are now on the attack managed to win, after many attempts to break the group.
14.48 In addition to Messina, Alberto Bettiol (EF Education Nippo) also tried to escape.
14.44 The attempted attack by Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) in the early stages of the stage should be underlined, then punished by the men of the AG2R Citroen Team.
14.40 At the moment we find seventeen men attacking, and they are: Stefano Oldani, Philippe Gilbert, Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal), Egan Bernal, Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Bryan Coquard, Cyril Barthe (B&B Hotels), Jake Stewart, Lars Van Den Berg (Groupama-FDJ), Michael Gogl (Qhubeka Assos), Clément Carisey (Delko), Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroen Team), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Marti Marquez (Equipo Kern Pharma).
14.35 Today the riders will have to face 156 kilometers with start and finish in Bessèges.
2.30 pm Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Etoile de Bessèges.
The presentation of the third stage – The chronicle of the second stage – The highlights of the second stage – Giro d’Italia: the Great Start from Piedmont
Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Etoile de Bessèges 2021. Today the runners will have to face 156 kilometers with start and finish in Bessèges, for a fraction dedicated to the lamentation Raymond Poulidor. Today’s path is characterized by a first distinguished part to three GPM, and a second move for a probable I arrive in a sprint, which, however, could favor sprinters capable of defend well along the snags.
The three GPM present in the first half of the stage are: the Coast of Doors at kilometer 28, followed at kilometer 53 by the Coast of the Brousses, and at kilometer 83 from Tharaux coast. From here on there will no longer be major elevation difficulties, but some trotters that could be skim the group, but don’t create a large selection. At 4000 meters from the conclusion there will already be a small taste of the finale with a first pass under the finish line. This will favor a study greater than one sprint reserved for a select few.
Today’s could prove to be the stage of revenge primarily for the European and Italian champion Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka Assos), back from a fourth and a third place; and then, given the continuous ups and downs, Italy could also rely on Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-Nippo). We therefore have the Trek-Segafredo, who yesterday worked well with a splendid one Vincenzo Nibali in support of the former world champion Mads Pedersen, then went off the road just 700 meters from the finish. The latter is certainly one of the very first favorites for a possible redemption together with his teammate Edward Theuns. Obviously, the leader of the general should not be excluded either Christophe Laporte (Cofidis), and then we can also mention Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa Samsic), Tim Merlier (Alpecin Fenix), Rudy Barbier (Israel Start-Up Nation) e Bryan Coquard (B&B Hotels).
OA Sport will offer you the LIVE LIVE text of this third fraction from ore 14.30. Good fun!
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