South Africa’s Daryl Impey finished third on stage three of the Tour Down Under in Uraidla, Australia, today.
Mitchelton-Scott’s Impey was beaten in a sprint finish by Astana Pro’s Luis Leon Sanchez (second) and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan (first).
A bunch of cyclists in action during stage two of the Tour Down Under. Photo: Chris Auld/Tour Down Under
South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons of Dimension Data came 12th.
CCC Team’s Patrick Bevin retained his race lead, milliseconds clear of Sagan. Impey is currently in fifth 10 seconds back and Gibbons eighth by 15 seconds.
View more results below.
Stage three
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:46:06
2. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
3. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
4. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
5. Patrick Bevin (NZl) CCC Team
6. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
7. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Katusha-Alpecin
8. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
9. Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb
10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
*Selected
12. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
111. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data 0:12:30
General classification
1. Patrick Bevin (NZl) CCC Team 10:20:09
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
3. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:01
4. Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:00:09
5. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:10
6. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:11
7. Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:15
8. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
9. Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb
10. George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma
*Selected
111. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data 0:12:45
