Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s Kasper Asgreen won the penultimate stage of the Deutschland Tour in Eisenach yesterday.
He finished the 189km stage in 4:27:53, with Trek-Segafredo’s Jasper Stuyven second. Bahrain-Merida’s Sonny Colbrelli completed the podium.
“We made a plan today, followed it and did our job perfectly,” said Asgreen.
“We set out this morning with the goal of taking the victory, so we placed one rider in the front so we didn’t have to work in the pack, then we kept a hard pace in the last hour and especially on the climbs, before making the decisive move.
“Being able to deliver the win after such a fantastic team effort makes me very happy.”
Stuyven also moved into the overall lead.
Kasper Asgreen won stage three of the Deutschland Tour in Eisenach yesterday. Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images
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Stage three results
1. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-Quick-Step 4:27:53
2. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
3. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:00:17
4. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceunick-Quick-Step
5. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data
6. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb
7. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
8. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal
9. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
10. Jhonatan Manuel Narvaez Prado (Ecu) Team Ineos
*Selected
19. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:18
121. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data +0:19:01
General classification
1. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segfredo 12:38:21
2. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:00:13
3. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team +0:00:18
4. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceunick-QuickStep +0:00:19
5. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb +0:00:20
6. Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
7. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data +0:00:21
8. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Team Jumbo-Visma +0:00:22
9. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal +0:00:23
10. Toms Skujins (Lat) TrekSegafredo
*Selected
18. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:24
122. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data +0:53:22
