Result: Tour of Britain Stage 3

Dylan Groenewegen won his second stage of this years race after the breakaway was caught in sight of the finish; Matteo Trentin leads overall

Result: Tour of Britain Stage 3

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage 3 of the Tour of Britain

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen made light work of an uphill finish to sprint to his second stage victory on this year’s Tour of Britain in three days in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on Monday. The Team Jumbo – Visma Cycling rider crossed the line comfortably ahead of pre-stage favourite Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon – Circus), Davide Cimolai (Israel Cycling Academy) and team-mate Mike Teunissen following the 500-metre uphill drag at the end of the stage from Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-SCOTT) placed fifth to retain the Leaders jersey and Points jersey going into Tuesday’s fourth stage.

“The finish was a little steeper than I was thinking but it was OK in the end – I took the win. Thanks to my team, it was a really good day for us,” said Groenewegen. “Normally this type of finish is not so good for me but today I can get the win, so that’s really good.”

Cimolai’s top three position marginally reduced Trentin’s overnight lead to seven seconds, with van der Poel and Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal) a further four seconds in arrears. “It was actually harder than I expected”, said the Green jersey Trentin afterwards. “The railway gate mixed up the plan a little bit, the breakaway got time to recover a little more than we hoped for and of course the riders out there were really strong. We needed a good effort to get them back”.

“Tomorrow’s going to be the first real GC day, then of course the time trial is going to be the second one. In the Tour of Britain there is always space for some attacks and for things that can happen every day.”

The race being held briefly at a level crossing had threatened to give a six rider breakway, containing Harry Tanfield (Team KATUSHA ALPECIN), Rory Townsend (Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes), Jacob Scott (Swift Carbon Pro Cycling), Rob Scott (Team WIGGINS Le Col) and Belgian due Dries de Bondt (Corendon Circus) and Christophe Noppe (Sport Vlaanderen Baloise) their head. When racing resumed Mitchelton-SCOTT and Team Jumbo – Visma worked to bring them back, finally succeeding as the race hit the Newcastle Quayside with one kilometre remaining.

“It was really close,” continued Groenewegen. “We knew the time difference but in the last 10km it was going really quickly down so that was enough for us.” While there was disappointment to not see one of the four domestic riders taking the victory in front of Newcastle city centre’s big crowds, fans did help vote Tanfield the winner of the day’s Combativity award, in what is the most local stage for the North Yorkshireman.

In the Sprints competition Rory Townsend reclaimed the red jersey. King of the Mountains is led by Jacob Scott. Best British rider on the stage was Matt Walls. Overall, Best British rider is Ben Swift in 7th overall and best Domestic based rider is Matt Holmes of Madison Genesis in 19th in the same time as Ben Swift.

STAGE 3
1 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma 04:37:53
2 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus
3 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy
4 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma
5 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott
6 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma
7 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team
8 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott
9 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb
10 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data
11 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert
12 Simon Clarke EF Education First
13 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal
14 Ben Swift Team Ineos
15 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
16 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col
17 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos
18 Loic Vliegen Wanty – Groupe Gobert
19 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert
20 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis
21 Andrey Amador Movistar Team
22 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos
23 Moreno Hofland EF Education First
24 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos
25 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin
26 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data
27 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert
28 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb @ 8 secs
29 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale
30 Alex Colman Canyon DHB
31 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal
32 Michal Golas Team Ineos
33 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
34 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin
35 Carlos Verona Movistar Team
36 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First
37 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos
38 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale
39 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez
40 Tanel Kangert EF Education First
41 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
42 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team
43 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling
44 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott
45 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team
46 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale
47 Luis Villalobos EF Education First
48 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez
49 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott
50 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
51 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB
52 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col
53 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team
54 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus
55 Chad Haga Team Sunweb
56 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez
57 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team
58 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data
59 Hector Carretero Movistar Team
60 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy
61 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus
62 Mikel Landa Movistar Team
63 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale
64 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col
65 Juri Hollmann Team Katusha – Alpecin
66 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez
67 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col
68 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale
69 Cees Bol Team Sunweb
70 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col
71 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data
72 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
73 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert @ 24 secs
74 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 27 secs
75 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team @ 31 secs
76 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale
77 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 36 secs
78 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb @ 38 secs
79 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 40 secs
80 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB
81 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 45 secs
82 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team
83 Florian Stork Team Sunweb
84 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 47 secs
85 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 51 secs
86 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 55 secs
87 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma
88 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 01:00 secs
89 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 01:12 secs
90 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 01:22 secs
91 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 01:26 secs
92 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 01:28 secs
93 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 01:29 secs
94 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 01:33 secs
95 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 01:38 secs
96 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 01:38 secs
97 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 01:40 secs
98 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data
99 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 02:10 secs
100 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 02:57 secs
101 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 05:04 secs
102 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma
103 Pascal Eenkhoorn Team Jumbo – Visma
104 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez
105 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 05:43 secs
106 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez
107 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB
108 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis
109 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 05:51 secs
110 Sacha Modolo EF Education First
111 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 05:51 secs
112 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 09:20 secs
113 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy
114 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy
115 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 09:35 secs
116 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 12:12 secs
117 Benjamin Declercq Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 13:20 secs

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OVERALL
1 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton – Scott 13:13:18
2 Davide Cimolai Israel Cycling Academy @ 07 secs
3 Mathieu van der Poel Corendon – Circus @ 11 secs
4 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 13 secs
5 Simon Clarke EF Education First @ 16 secs
6 Ben Swift Team Ineos @ 17 secs
7 Loic Vliegen Wanty – Groupe Gobert
8 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton – Scott
9 Danilo Wyss Team Dimension Data
10 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Team Jumbo – Visma
11 Andrey Amador Movistar Team
12 Nils Politt Team Katusha – Alpecin
13 Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
14 Pavel Sivakov Team Ineos
15 Tiesj Benoot Lotto – Soudal
16 Julien Vermote Team Dimension Data
17 Gianni Moscon Team Ineos
18 Matthew Holmes Madison – Genesis
19 Edward Dunbar Team Ineos
20 Xandro Meurisse Wanty – Groupe Gobert
21 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 25 secs
22 Sebastian Langeveld EF Education First
23 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel Cycling Academy
24 Chris Hamilton Team Sunweb
25 Brent Van Moer Lotto – Soudal
26 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R La Mondiale
27 Tanel Kangert EF Education First
28 Mickaël Cherel AG2R La Mondiale
29 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
30 Connor Swift Great Britain Cycling Team
31 Carlos Verona Movistar Team
32 Dylan Van Baarle Team Ineos
33 Michal Golas Team Ineos
34 Cees Bol Team Sunweb
35 Eduardo Sepulveda Movistar Team
36 Cameron Meyer Mitchelton – Scott
37 Otto Vergaerde Corendon – Circus
38 Mark Donovan Team Wiggins-Le Col
39 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB
40 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team
41 Hector Carretero Movistar Team
42 Mark Christian Team Wiggins-Le Col
43 Luke Durbridge Mitchelton – Scott
44 Lucas Eriksson Riwal Readynez
45 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale
46 Chad Haga Team Sunweb
47 Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy
48 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale
49 Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez
50 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data
51 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke Riwal Readynez
52 Jimmy Janssens Corendon – Circus
53 Mikel Landa Movistar Team
54 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale
55 Florian Stork Team Sunweb @ 01:02 secs
56 Philip Walsleben Corendon – Circus @ 01:43 secs
57 Edward Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 01:45 secs
58 Conor Dunne Israel Cycling Academy @ 02:22 secs
59 Jasper De Buyst Lotto – Soudal @ 03:08 secs
60 Dylan Groenewegen Team Jumbo – Visma @ 03:28 secs
61 Nils Eekhoff Team Sunweb @ 03:48 secs
62 Boris Vallée Wanty – Groupe Gobert
63 Matthew Walls Great Britain Cycling Team
64 Trond Håkon Trondsen Wanty – Groupe Gobert
65 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col
66 Moreno Hofland EF Education First
67 Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 03:55 secs
68 Ethan Vernon Great Britain Cycling Team @ 03:56 secs
69 Thimo Willems Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
70 Emil Nygaard Vinjebo Riwal Readynez @
71 Luis Villalobos EF Education First
72 Aaron Verwilst Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
73 Alex Colman Canyon DHB
74 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB @ 04:12 secs
75 Wesley Kreder Wanty – Groupe Gobert
76 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha – Alpecin
77 Jim Brown Great Britain Cycling Team
78 Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 04:26 secs
79 Roy Curvers Team Sunweb
80 Jake Stewart Great Britain Cycling Team @ 04:33 secs
81 Mark Cavendish Team Dimension Data @ 04:35 secs
82 Rhys Britton Great Britain Cycling Team @ 04:39 secs
83 Matthew Bostock Canyon DHB @ 04:43 secs
84 Jos Van Emden Team Jumbo – Visma
85 Erick Rowsell Madison – Genesis @ 05:00 secs
86 Jack Bauer Mitchelton – Scott @ 05:10 secs
87 Dries De Bondt Corendon – Circus @ 05:15 secs
88 Bernhard Eisel Team Dimension Data @ 05:25 secs
89 Jens Debusschere Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 05:26 secs
90 Mark Renshaw Team Dimension Data @ 05:28 secs
91 Lasse Norman Hansen Corendon – Circus @ 05:58 secs
92 Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 06:28 secs
93 James Fouche Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 07:56 secs
94 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 08:04 secs
95 Samuel Jenner Team Wiggins-Le Col @ 08:06 secs
96 Juri Hollmann Team Katusha – Alpecin @ 08:08 secs
97 Frederik Frison Lotto – Soudal @ 08:23 secs
98 Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB @ 08:25
99 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 08:36 secs
100 Edoardo Affini Mitchelton – Scott @ 08:52 secs
101 Pascal Eenkhoorn Team Jumbo – Visma @ 08:52 secs
102 Joey Walker Madison – Genesis @ 09:31 secs
103 Omer Goldstein Israel Cycling Academy @ 09:37 secs
104 Sacha Modolo EF Education First @ 09:39 secs
105 Michael Cuming Madison – Genesis @ 09:52 secs
106 Benjamin Perry Israel Cycling Academy @ 10:13 secs
107 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale @ 10:42 secs
108 Jonathan Dibben Madison – Genesis @ 12:28 secs
109 Rasmus Byriel Iversen Lotto – Soudal @ 12:36 secs
110 Remy Mertz Lotto – Soudal @ 13:08 secs
111 Benjamin Declercq Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise @ 13:37 secs
112 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB @ 13:43 secs
113 Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis @ 13:51 secs
114 Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Riwal Readynez @ 15:27 secs
115 Torkil Veyhe Riwal Readynez @ 16:46 secs
116 Tristan Robbins SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling @ 18:57 secs
117 Koen Bouwman Team Jumbo – Visma @ 19:58 secs

POINTS
1 TRENTIN Matteo ITA MTS 39
2 CIMOLAI Davide ITA ICA 39
3 GROENEWEGEN Dylan NED TJV 30
4 VAN DER POEL Mathieu NED COC 26
5 TEUNISSEN Mike NED TJV 25
6 SWIFT Ben GBR INS 23
7 DE BUYST Jasper BEL LTS 22
8 EDMONDSON Alexander AUS MTS 19
9 VALLÉE Boris BEL WGG 15
10 WALLS Matthew GBR GBR 14

KoM
1 SCOTT Jacob GBR SCB 31
2 DE BONDT Dries BEL COC 18
3 WILLIAMS Peter GBR SCB 12
4 BAGDONAS Gediminas LTU ALM 12
5 FOUCHE James NZL WGN 11
6 TOWNSEND Rory IRL DHB 10
7 JENNER Samuel AUS WGN 10
8 NOPPE Christophe BEL SVB 9
9 SIVAKOV Pavel RUS INS 6
10 TANFIELD Harry GBR TKA 6

SPRINTS
1 TOWNSEND Rory IRL DHB 16
2 DE BONDT Dries BEL COC 13
3 BAGDONAS Gediminas LTU ALM 12
4 WILLIAMS Peter GBR SCB 4
5 TRENTIN Matteo ITA MTS 3
6 NOPPE Christophe BEL SVB 2
7 JENNER Samuel AUS WGN 2
8 CLARKE Simon AUS EF1 1
9 SCOTT Robert GBR WGN 1