Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech) gained stage 3 of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, claiming the crash interrupted day of racing after it in the end got here down to a different tight dash.
Vernon charged towards the road wheel to wheel with Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates), who needed to accept a close-run second. Israel-Premier Tech additionally took third with Riley Pickrell within the drama-filled day which was additionally the longest of the tour.
The mass crash that got here throughout the first hour precipitated a short lived racing halt and likewise quite a lot of abandons. The riders having to go away the race after the stage 3 crash included key favorite, Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers) and likewise final 12 months’s winner, Milan Vader (Visma-Lease a Bike).
Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan), who began the day within the crimson jersey of the chief, was additionally concerned within the fall however was rapidly again within the peloton and in the end sprinted to eighth place. Still that was not sufficient to see him maintain the highest spot. The stage win additionally put Vernon into the general lead.
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