No problems for Team Visma | Lease a Bike in third stage Tour de France
After a spectacular opening weekend of the 112th Tour de France cycling fans had to wait a long time for spectacle on Monday. The mostly flat stage from Valenciennes to Dunkirk unfolded as expected, ending in a bunch sprint. For a long time there seemed to be no problem, but with sixty kilometers to go, the peloton was suddenly startled by a crash of Jasper Philipsen – who was forced to leave the Tour de France.Then the sprinters’ teams took over and the fast men could get ready for the battle for the day’s victory. Two crashes marred the finale, in which Tim Merlier eventually won. Wout van Aert and Team Visma | Lease a Bike did not compete for the win and crossed the finish line safely. In the general classification, Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson are still in third and fifth place, respectively.
“It was another strong performance from the team”
Head of Racing Grischa Niermann
“We had headwind for most of the day, which created some nervousness in the bunch”, Head of Racing Grischa Niermann explains. “We also saw that in the finale as well, with the crashes. Today was a day where you could really only lose. Luckily, we didn’t and we all crossed the finish line safely. It was another strong performance from the team.”Van Aert adds: “In the finale, we drifted a bit towards the back with the team. Overall, I was able to recover well today. Hopefully I’ll feel a bit better tomorrow, so that I can fight for the stage win.” The peloton heads to Rouen tomorrow, where five categorized climbs await just before reaching the finish.
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Tour de France
Stage 3
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
04:16:55
2
Jonathan Milan
Lidl – Trek
+00:00:00
3
Phil Bauhaus
Bahrain – Victorious
+00:00:00
66
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
70
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
90
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
105
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
106
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
108
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
109
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
138
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
Rankings
1
Mathieu van der Poel
Alpecin – Deceuninck
12:55:37
2
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:04
3
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:06
5
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:10
34
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:20
38
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:39
59
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:04:18
95
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:34
100
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:08:10
132
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:11:32
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Wout van Aert
Grischa Niermann
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Tour de France
