ProVelo Super League: 17-year-old Connor Wright wins pivotal Tour of Tasmania stage 3 but women's stage cancelled after mass pile up

Connor Wright (Falcons Pedal Mafia) with head down and charging towards the win on stage 3 of the Tour of Tasmania, the second round of the 2026 ProVelo Super League
Connor Wright (Falcons Pedal Mafia) with head down and charging towards the win on stage 3 of the Tour of Tasmania, the second round of the 2026 ProVelo Super League (Image credit: Hertz ProVelo Super League)

Connor Wright (Falcons Pedal Mafia) claimed victory in the men's event on the pivotal stage 3 summit finish of the Tour of Tasmania, the second round of the 2026 ProVelo SuperLeague, however there was no winner in the women's race which was cancelled after a mass pile up at under 25km to go.

The crash, which included stage 2 winner and race leader Sophia Sammons (Team Redcat) rippled through the peloton after a fall near the front of the bunch. With little time to react and avoid the incident there was soon a massive pile of bikes and riders spread across the road. A neutralisation was quickly put in place and then, as riders were assessed and medical resources fully utilised, a cancellation was put in place.

The men's race, held after the women's, went ahead and while a break of seven, sparked by individual rider William Heffernan, went out and carved out a solid gap in the 73.6km road race from Poatinaq March 1.

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Tour of Tasmania stage 3 - Men's top 5 overall

Position

Rider/team

Time

1

Connor Wright (Falcons Pedal Mafia)

1:53:48

2

Oliver Bleddyn (Team Brennan)

-

3

Ronan Teese (Pinnacle Performance x Royal Bikes)

-

4

Oliver Sims (COBRA9 x Leigh Surveyors)

-

5

Levi Hone (Team Brennan)

-

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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