Tour of Turkey: Lev Gonov wins stage 3 as Tibor Del Grosso maintains overall lead

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Lander Loockx narrowly pipped to victory by XDS Astana development team rider, Del Grosso finishes third

Lev Gonov (XDS Astana Development Team)
Lev Gonov (XDS Astana Development Team) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Development team rider Lev Gonov (XDS Astana) won stage 3 of the Tour of Turkey, sprinting to victory after an aggressive 176-kilometre day of racing into Marmaris.

The Russian rider produced an impressive sprint after already being part of one of several attacks that launched and got caught in the final 10km run-in, holding enough speed to pip Lander Loockx (Unibet Tietema Rockets) and Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to the line.

An attacking third day of the Tour of Turkey saw six riders get away into the break of the day:  Vadim Pronskiy (Terengganu), Konrad Czabok (Mazowsze Serce Polski), Willie Smit (China Glory-Mentech), Even Yemane (Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye), Doğukan Arikan, Mustafa Tekin (Spor Toto) and Burak Abay (Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Spor).

The break's day ended just more than 40km from the finish, as the peloton raced into the second categorised climb of the day, where racing exploded into life. Several moves were launched, with Del Grosso struggling but managing to hold on.

The pair were caught in the final 10km, only prompting more of the remaining peloton to try and make a move stick. 

Gonov,  Andreas Kron (Lotto), Giovanni Carboni (Unibet Tietema Rockets and Harold Lopez (XDS Astana) were among those who attacked; however, none of them stayed away, with the third stage coming down to a bunch sprint, won by Gonov.

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James Moultrie
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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