Julian Alaphilippe, who spent a quiet day, keeps his yellow jersey at the end of the third stage of the Tour de France disputed this Monday between Nice and Sisteron.
As expected, it was played in the sprint after 198 km of the race started in the rain and finished in the sun.
She saw the victory of the Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).
The stage was animated for a long time by the French Jérôme Cousin, the bearded rider of “Total Direct Energie” author of a long solitary raid before being taken again in the final.
Virtual polka dot jersey, Perez gives up
It was also marked by the abandonment and downfall of Frenchman Anthony Pérez, who would seize the polka-dot jersey for the best climber.
The rider of the Cofidis team suffers from an “open rib fracture”.
Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale) remains the bearer of the best climber's polka-dot jersey before the fourth stage between Sisteron and Orcières-Merlette, contested on Tuesday.
The favorites for the final victory had a quiet day, except for a slight fall in the last 10 kilometers which delayed Wout Van Aert, Tony Martin (Jumbo-Visma) and the French Benoît Cosnefroy.
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