PARIS – Patrick Bevin deprives Ethan Hayter of a hat-trick. The New Zealand rider from Israel Premier Tech won Friday at Valbroye ahead of the Englishman in the third stage of the Tour de Romandie, still dominated by Rohan Dennis, leader of the general classification.
After two stage podiums last year, Bevin ended up winning on the French-speaking roads by surprising Englishman Ethan Hayter, double winner since the start of the event, with a long sprint.
“I told myself that I had to try my luck, that it would be a sprint in a reduced committee with heavy legs”, explained to Eurosport Patrick Bevin, recent winner of the Tour of Turkey. “I knew I was one of the fastest guys still out there. »
Rohan Dennis consolidated his leading jersey by taking third place and gaining four bonus seconds on the eve of the queen stage arriving in Zinal on Saturday.
The 165 km hilly loop around Valbroye on Friday was animated by a long-distance breakaway with two regular Frenchmen, the French champion Rémi Cavagna and Nans Peters, accompanied by the Latvian Krists Neilands.
The trio was taken over about fifteen kilometers from the finish by a group of about fifty riders regulated by Bevin who signed his ninth success at 31 years old.
Saturday for the explanation between climbers and favorites: more than 4100 meters of elevation gain await the riders in the fourth stage between Aigle and the summit finish in Zinal. Before Sunday a final time trial of 16 km uphill towards the resort of Villars.
Ranking of the 3rd stage :
1. Patrick Bevin (NZL/Israel Premier Tech) the 165.1 km in 3h 53:27.
(average: 42.5 km/h)
2. Ethan Hayter (GBR/INE) mt
3. Rohan Dennis (AUS/JUM) mt
4. Dion Smith (NZL/BIK) mt
5. Quinten Hermans (BEL/INT) mt
6. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BAH) mt
7. Finn Fisher-Black (NZL/UAE) mt
8. Felix Grossschartner (AUT/BOR) mt
9. Nikias Arndt (GER/DSM) mt
10. Mikkel Honoré (DEN/DEC) mt
General classification :
1. Rohan Dennis (AUS/Jumbo) 12:28:06 p.m.
2. Patrick Bevin (NZL/ISR) at 14.
3. Felix Grossschartner (AUT/BOR) 18.
4. Mauro Schmid (SUI/DEC) 22.
5. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BAH) 22.
6. Juan Ayuso (ESP/UAE) 22.
7. Honored Mikkel (DEN/DEC) 22.
8. Brandon McNulty (USA/UAE) 25.
9. Alexander Vlasov (/BOR) 27.
10. Marc Hirschi (SUI/UAE) 28.
…
13. Ben O’Connor (AUS/AG2) 28.
17. Damiano Caruso (ITA/BAH) 30.
24. Geraint Thomas (GBR/INE) 38.
48. Sergio Higuita (COL/BOR) 2:07.
49. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/GFJ) 2:08.
94. Christopher Froome (GBR/ISR) 17:45.
