Stefan Bissegger took over the yellow jersey at Paris – Nice by winning the time trial. Of the favorites, Primoz Roglic showed the strongest performance. But last year’s winner Maximilian Schachmann also showed good form.
Stefan Bissegger on the way to his time trial victory.
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14.4 kilometers were on the program in the individual time trial of the third stage on Tuesday. In the end, the fight against the clock developed into a duel: on the one hand the great Swiss hope Bissegger, on the other hand the French time trial champion Remi Cavagna. Both crossed the finish line with exactly 17:34 minutes, Bissegger was classified in first place ahead of Cavagna.
Bissegger, who has cleared pretty much everything there is to clear on the track and in the fight against the clock in Switzerland in the junior and U-23 areas, also took the lead in the overall standings ahead of Cavagna. But on Wednesday the overall standings are likely to be turned upside down, as there are seven mountain classifications including the final ascent on the 187.5 kilometers from Chalon-sur-Saone to Chiroubles.
And then the favorites should push their way forward to overall victory. Roglic is in the best position, the Slovenian finished third in the time trial and, six seconds behind Bissegger, is also third in the overall standings. However, defending champion Schachmann also showed good form in the time trial and is 13th in the overall standings 22 seconds behind. Schachmann is in good company: Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk (+ 20 seconds) is in eleventh place, while Spaniard Ion Izaguirre takes twelfth place (+ 21) a.
3rd stage, Gien – Gien (14 km; EZF):
1. Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) – EF Education-Nippo 17:34 min .; 2. Remi Cavagna (France) – Deceuninck-Quick-Step + 0 sec .; 3. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) – Jumbo-Visma + 6; 4. Brandon McNulty (USA) – UAE Team Emirates + 9; 5. Sören Kragh Andersen (Denmark) – Team DSM + 10; 6. Rohan Dennis (Australia) – Ineos Grenadiers + 13; 7. Christophe Laporte (France) – Cofidis; 8. Dylan Van Baarle (Netherlands) – Ineos Grenadiers + 14; 9. Yves Lampaert (Belgium) – Deceuninck-Quick-Step + 16; 10. Patrick Bevin (New Zealand) – Israel Start-Up Nation; … 13. Maximilian Schachmann (Berlin) – Bora-hansgrohe + 22; 24. Tony Martin (Kreuzlingen / Switzerland) – Jumbo-Visma + 27; 25. Maximilian Walscheid (Heidelberg) – Team Qhubeka Assos + 29; 37. Nils Politt (Hürth) – Bora-hansgrohe + 41; 44. Jasha Sütterlin (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Team DSM + 45; 62. Jonas Rutsch (Erbach (Odenwald)) – EF Education-Nippo + 57; 64. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 58; 65. John Degenkolb (Oberursel) – Lotto-Soudal; 76. André Greipel (Hürth) – Israel Start-Up Nation + 1:05 min .; 120. Pascal Ackermann (Landau in the Palatinate) – Bora-hansgrohe + 1:34; 136. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel Start-Up Nation + 1:47; 141. Phil Bauhaus (Cologne) – Bahrain Victorious + 1:53; 144. Michael Schwarzmann (Kempten) – Bora-hansgrohe + 1:57; 147. Jonas Koch (Schwäbisch Hall) – Wanty-Gobert + 1:58
Overall ranking individual, status after the 3rd stage:
1. Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) – EF Education-Nippo 8:37:11 hours; 2. Remi Cavagna (France) – Deceuninck-Quick-Step + 0 sec .; 3. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) – Jumbo-Visma + 6; 4. Brandon McNulty (USA) – UAE Team Emirates + 9; 5. Michael Matthews (Australia) – Team BikeExchange; 6. Sören Kragh Andersen (Denmark) – Team DSM + 10; 7. Mads Pedersen (Denmark) – Trek – Segafredo + 12; 8. Christophe Laporte (France) – Cofidis + 13; 9. Dylan Van Baarle (Netherlands) – Ineos Grenadiers + 14; 10. Yves Lampaert (Belgium) – Deceuninck-Quick-Step + 15; … 13. Maximilian Schachmann (Berlin) – Bora-hansgrohe + 22; 22. Tony Martin (Kreuzlingen / Switzerland) – Jumbo-Visma + 27; 23. Maximilian Walscheid (Heidelberg) – Team Qhubeka Assos + 29; 35. Nils Politt (Hürth) – Bora-hansgrohe + 40; 58. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 58; 59. John Degenkolb (Oberursel) – Lotto-Soudal; 64. André Greipel (Hürth) – Israel Start-Up Nation + 1:02 min .; 103. Pascal Ackermann (Landau in the Palatinate) – Bora-hansgrohe + 1:34; 118. Rick Zabel (Cologne) – Israel Start-Up Nation + 1:47; 124. Phil Bauhaus (Cologne) – Bahrain Victorious + 1:53; 126. Jasha Sütterlin (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Team DSM + 1:55; 127. Michael Schwarzmann (Kempten) – Bora-hansgrohe + 1:57; 129. Jonas Koch (Schwäbisch Hall) – Wanty-Gobert + 1:58; 150. Jonas Rutsch (Erbach (Odenwald)) – EF Education-Nippo + 7:51
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