Ewan prevails in the sprint of the third stage and Ganna maintains the lead

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) won the sprint on a cobbled straight that ended the third stage of the Tirreno Adriatico disputed between Murlo and Terni, 170 kilometres. Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) continues to lead the general classification.

Ewan set a finish time of 4 hours, 7 minutes and 24 seconds, and he beat Arnaud Demare (Groupama – FDJ) and Olav Kooij (Jumbo – Visma) in the final meters. The Australian cyclist did not give his rivals options.

alex aramburu (Movistar) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) crossed the finish line integrated into the peloton, but Mikel Landa ((Bahrain Victorious) lost 12 seconds after getting cut.

In the general classification, Filippo Ganna ranks first with a 11-second lead over Remco Evenepoel (Quick Step – Alpha Vinyl Team) who is second, and has a margin of 14 seconds with respect to a Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) which remains in third position.

Classification of the 3rd stage:

1 – EWAN Caleb (Lotto Soudal) 4:07:24

2 – DÉMARE Arnaud (Groupama – FDJ) mt

3 – KOOIJ Olav (Jumbo-Visma) mt

4 – BOUHANNI Nacer (Arkéa Samsic) mt

5 – MERLIER Tim (Alpecin-Fenix) mt

6 – ACKERMANN Pascal (UAE Team Emirates) mt

7 – BAUHAUS Phil (Bahrain – Victorious) mt

8 – CONSONNI Simone (Cofidis) mt

9 – VIVIANI Elia (INEOS Grenadiers) mt

10 – MOSCHETTI Matteo (Trek – Segafredo) mt

General ranking:

1 – GANNA Filippo (INEOS Grenadiers) 9:48:04

2 – EVENPOEL Remco (Quick-Step) + 11″

3 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE Team Emirates) + 14″

4 – DOWSETT Alex (Israel – Premier Tech) + 25″

5 – ARENSMAN Thymen (DSM) + 28″

6 – LUDVIGSSON Tobias (Groupama – FDJ) + 32″

7 – ASGREEN Kasper (Quick-Step) + 36″

8 – THOMAS Benjamin (Cofidis) + 42″

9 – LOPEZ Miguel Angel (Astana) + 42″

10 – VAN EMDEN Jos (Jumbo-Visma) + 45″