Colombian Ivan Sosa climbed to victory when he won the third stage of the Adriatica Ionica Race atop Passo Giau, Italy, yesterday.
South Africa’s Jay Thomson, pictured here at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, finished 72nd on stage three of the Adriatica Ionica Race atop Passo Giau, Italy, yesterday. Photo: Stiehl Photography
The Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec rider finished the 158km queen stage from Mussolente in 4:40:42. Second to finish was Italian Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani CSF), followed by Belgian Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy).
Sosa now leads the overall standings in 8:56:28. Italy’s Edward Ravasi (UAE Team Emirates) lies second at 18″ seconds back and Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani CSF) third at 45″.
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Stage three
1. Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 4:40:42
2. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF +0:00:37
3. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy +0:01:06
4. Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:01:12
5. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij +0:01:29
6. Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo +0:01:43
7. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo +0:02:20
8. Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo +0:02:27
9. Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF +0:02:39
10. Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:02:45
*Selected
72. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data +0:38:18
81. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:38:18
93. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data +0:38:18
103. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:38:18
General classification
1. Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 8:56:28
2. Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:00:18
3. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF +0:00:45
4. Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo +0:01:13
5. Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo +0:01:38
6. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy +0:01:45
7. Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates +0:01:51
8. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo +0:01:54
9. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij +0:02:03
10. Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
*Selected
75. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:39:13
82. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data +0:40:47
83. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:40:47
85. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data +0:41:25
