Christophe Laporte wins the third stage and reinforces his lead at the Critérium Dauphiné

Christophe Laporte wins the third stage and reinforces his lead at the Critérium Dauphiné

Christophe Laporte wins the third stage and reinforces his lead at the Critérium Dauphiné

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The French cyclist Jumbo-Visma Christophe Laporte ha cattle this tuesday the sprint who has decided the third stage of the Critérium Dauphiné 2023in Le Coteau, and, in this way, has strengthened the leadership that he has held in the race since the first day of the test, which took place on Sunday and in which he also won. Laporte has surpassed, in the arrival, two sprinters like the Italian Matteo Trentin (UAE) and the german Milan Menten (Lotto)and, with the bonuses added throughout the day, now has, in the general classification, 11 second lead about the French Soudal-Quick Step Julian Alaphilippewinner of the second stage and second overall.

The third day of the prestigious French test has provided excitement about bonuses, since the general is in a fist, waiting for the strongest men of the Critérium Dauphiné to appear definitively on Wednesday, with the individual time trial. It has also been marked by falls, which in the final section have been frequent in the peloton, where nervousness has been the protagonist.

This being the case, Laporte took the opportunity to add another victory, in a sprint in which Jon Aberasturi (Trek-Segafredo) has again achieved an outstanding positionhe eleventh, even better than Monday. In general, Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) remains 22 seconds behind Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo), in 43rd place, while Omar Fraile (INEOS) is fortieth and his partner Jonathan Castroviejo It is ranked 115.

As has been said, On Wednesday, the 7th, a 31.1-kilometre time trial will take place between Cours and Belmont-de-la-Loirewhich will begin to clarify the moment of form of the main contenders to be in the first places of the final general.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE 3RD STAGE

1 – LAPORTE Christophe (Jumbo) 04:43:28

2 – TRENTIN Matteo (UAE) mt

3 – MENTEN Milan (Lotto) mt

4 – HOFSTETTER Hugo (Arkéa) mt

5 – GOVEKAR Matevz (Bahrain) mt

6 – BAYER Tobias (Alpecin) mt

7 – ZINGLE Axel (Cofidis) mt

8 – MIHKELS Madis (Intermarché) mt

9 – URIANSTAD Martin mt

10 – VAN POPPEL Danny (BORA) mt

11 – ABERASTURI Jon (Trek) mt

GENERAL RANKING

1 – LAPORTE Christophe (Jumbo) 12:21:28

2 – ALAPHILIPPE Julian (Soudal) +00:11

3 – CARAPAZ Richard (EF Education) +00:17

4 – HERREGODTS Rune (Intermarché) +00:19

5 – VAN GILS Maxim (Lotto) +00:23

6 – WRIGHT Fred (Bahrain) mt

7 – BRENNER Frame (DSM) mt

8 – BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (TotalEnergies) mt

9 – JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland (One-X) mt

10 – ZINGLE Axel (Cofidis) mt

Source: Eitb

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