Thomas de Gendt takes overall lead in Catalunya with breakaway stage win
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ByEurosport
Published 21/03/2018 at 17:56 GMT
Lotto-Soudal's Thomas de Gendt produced a sensational solo ride to win Stage 3 of the Tour of Catalunya and take the overall lead of the race.
Thomas De Gendt
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De Gendt was one of five riders who launched an early breakaway, building a lead of up to three minutes at its peak.
And the 31-year-old Belgian took advantage of a shortened stage and some crashes in the peloton to solo clear in the final kilometres and hold off a chasing group containing some of the biggest names in the race.
Nairo Quintana, Thibaut Pinot, Simon Yates and Mathias Frank were all hot on De Gendt's heels, with the gap at the line being down to just 20 seconds.
Stage Results
- Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
- Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
- Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
- Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
- Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
- Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
- Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
- Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
- Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
- Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
General Classification
- Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
- Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
- Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
- Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
- Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
- Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
- Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
- Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
- Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
- Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
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