South Africa’s Kent Main placed fifth on stage three of the Tour of Iran in Tabriz, Iran, yesterday.
The 163km stage, which started in Urmia, was won Savva Novikov. Hamid Pourhashemi placed second, with Cristian Raileanu third.
Novikov also took the overall lead, with Pourhashemi second and Raileanu third.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage three (163km)
1. Savva Novikov (Lokosphinx) 3:46:39
2. Hamid Pourhashemi (Iran) +0:00:03
3. Cristian Raileanu (Team Sapura Cycling) +0:00:11
4. Artem Ovechkin (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:00:15
5. Kent Main (ProTouch) +0:00:20
6. Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team) +0:00:27
7. Jiancai Wang (Tianyoude Hotel Cycling Team) +0:00:30
8. Jesse Ewart (Team Sapura Cycling)
9. Alexander Vdovin (Lokosphinx) +0:00:33
10. Gabriel Reguero (VIB Sports) +0:00:35
*Selected
31. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) +0:01:33
43. Clint Hendricks (ProTouch) +0:02:07
44. James Fourie (ProTouch)
66. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) +0:06:32
67. Eddie van Heerden (ProTouch)
General classification
1. Savva Novikov (Lokosphinx) 11:26:53
2. Hamid Pourhashemi (Iran) +0:00:07
3. Cristian Raileanu (Team Sapura Cycling) +0:00:15
4. Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team) +0:00:21
5. Artem Ovechkin (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:00:25
6. Kent Main (ProTouch) +0:00:30
7. Jesse Ewart (Team Sapura Cycling) +0:00:40
8. Alexander Vdovin (Lokosphinx) +0:00:43
9. Gabriel Reguero (VIB Sports) +0:00:45
10. Yecid Sierra (Tianyoude Hotel Cycling Team) +0:00:47
*Selected
30. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) +0:01:43
37. Clint Hendricks (ProTouch) +0:02:07
57. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) +0:06:42
59. James Fourie (ProTouch) +0:09:40
71. Eddie van Heerden (ProTouch) +0:20:27
