MOVISTAR ATTACKS SOLO TO TAKE LEADER’S JERSEY – TOUR DE ROMANDIE 2021 STAGE 3 RESULTS

Spain’s Marc Soler took control of the Tour de Romandie on Friday after taking the honours in the rain-soaked third stage and moving top of the overall standings. Under a downpour on the shores of Lake Neuchatel, Movistar rider Soler finished 22 seconds ahead of the chasing pack after pulling away on the final climb at Cote de Granges, 6 miles from the finish of the 104 mile stage to Estavayer.

Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen won the group sprint behind Soler, taking the time bonuses alongside third-placed Peter Sagan.

Soler is now 14 seconds ahead of Ineos pair Geraint Thomas and Richie Porte and Italian Sonny Colbrelli in the general classification.

Previous leader Rohan Dennis was the day’s biggest loser after he fell on the wet road surface late in the race and finished 45th, giving up well over a minute on Soler.

Saturday’s Queen Stage is a 100-mile from Sion to Thyon in the Swiss Alps.

STAGE 3 RESULTS

1	SOLER Marc	Movistar Team	3:58:35
2	CORT Magnus	EF Education – Nippo	0:22
3	SAGAN Peter	BORA – hansgrohe	0:22
4	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain – Victorious	0:22
5	IZAGIRRE Gorka	Astana – Premier Tech	0:22
6	ULISSI Diego	UAE-Team Emirates	0:22
7	VAN WILDER Ilan	Team DSM	0:22
8	KUSS Sepp	Team Jumbo-Visma	0:22
9	IZAGIRRE Ion	Astana – Premier Tech	0:22
10	COSTA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates	0:22

OVERALL STANDINGS

1	SOLER Marc	Movistar Team	12:38:40
2	THOMAS Geraint	INEOS Grenadiers	0:14
3	PORTE Richie	INEOS Grenadiers	0:14
4	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain – Victorious	0:14
5	HIRSCHI Marc	UAE-Team Emirates	0:16
6	CATTANEO Mattia	Deceuninck – Quick Step	0:20
7	KELDERMAN Wilco	BORA – hansgrohe	0:21
8	VAN WILDER Ilan	Team DSM	0:21
9	KUSS Sepp	Team Jumbo-Visma	0:21
10	COSTA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates	0:24

 

RBA/AFP Photos: Bettini