South Africa’s Gustav Basson won the 120.6km third stage of the Tour de Maurice yesterday and with it he took the race lead.
The ProTouch rider completed the race in 3:26:43, beating UV-AUBE-CC-Charlott’s Clement Maertens in the final sprint. MCB’s Christopher Lagane rounded out the podium.

South Africa’s Gustav Basson won the 120.6km third stage of the Tour de Maurice yesterday and with it he took the race lead. Photo: Daphney Dupre/Tour de Maurice
Basson took the general classification lead with a time of 9:11:20, 36 seconds clear of Lagane in second.
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Stage three
1. Gustav Basson (South Africa) ProTouch 3:26:43
2. Clement Maertens (France) UV-AUBE-CC-Charlott
3. Christopher Lagane (Mauritius) MCB 3:27:20
4. Gregory de Vink (South Africa) Mad Macs
5. Guillaume Gaboriaud (France) FFSC-KFC 3:28:36
6. Jayde Julius (South Africa) ProTouch 3:28:40
7. Clint Hendricks (South Africa) UCRH-Weicon 3:28:43
8. James Fourie (South Africa) ProTouch
9. Riviere Paul (Reunion) VCO 3:29:02
10. Jaco Cronje (South Africa) Northcliff Cycles 3:29:41
11. Pierre Paroissian (France) UV-AUBE-CC-Charlott 3:30:12
12. Corentin Ville (Mauritius) FFSC-KFC 3:31:20
13. Yannick Lincoln (Mauritius) MRSC-ENL
14. Gregory Lagane (Mauritius) MCB
15. Dylan Reddy (Mauritius) MCB 3:33:23
General classification
1. Gustav Basson (South Africa) ProTouch 9:11:20
2. Christopher Lagane (Mauritius) MCB 9:11:56
3. Gregory de Vink (South Africa) Mad Macs 9:12:42
4. Jayde Julius (South Africa) ProTouch 9:12:55
5. Clint Hendricks (South Africa) UCRH-Weicon 9:13:23
6. James Fourie (South Africa) ProTouch 9:13:47
7. Jaco Cronje (South Africa) Northcliff Cycles 9:14:56
8. Gregory Lagane (Mauritius) MCB 9:15:32
9. Riviere Paul (Reunion) VCO 9:16:03
10. Guillaume Gaboriaud (France) FFSC-KFC
11. Yannick Lincoln (Mauritius) MRSC-ENL 9:16:47
12. Pierre Paroissian (France) UV-AUBE-CC-Charlott 9:16:55
13. Dylan Reddy (Mauritius) MCB 9:18:29
14. Nigrini Andries (South Africa) Vandergroup 9:21:34
15. Stephane Cuvelier (Reunion) VCO 9:22:38





