Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 3

Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) outkicked Elia Viviani (Team Sky) to take the stage 3 win at Tirreno Adriatico in a sprint finish on Friday. Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Soudal) battled through to take the final podium spot.

Race leader, Greg Van Avermaet was caught behind a crash near the finish and, although he did not lose time, finished behind teammate Rohan Dennis, who is now the race leader tied on time with Van Avermaet and several of his teammates.

In the bunch sprint, the world champion waited patiently on Viviani’s wheel as the Italian took over the front from his lead-out man before the final corner. Sagan then swung wide on the right and with a powerful turn of speed blew past Viviani to win comfortably in Montalto di Castro. Viviani held on for second, with Roelandts a few metres behind in third.

"You never know what’s going to happen, and today was a bit windy," Sagan said of the stage with a tricky, slightly uphill finish. "Everybody was afraid about the wind in the last 50k, but in the end nothing happened and maybe a lot of riders came to the finish without legs. The last couple of kilometres there were cross winds."

The win is Sagan’s second of the young season after the Slovakian won Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and shows he is recovered from the illness that hampered him in Strade-Bianche.

"I hope so," Sagan responded when asked if he was fully recovered. "The season just started now and I hope that it’s not the last victory. I have to thank all my teammates, because they did a great job today and Bora-Hansgrohe is the best team."

How it unfolded

Friday’s third stage took the peloton 204km from Monterotondo Marittimo to Montalto di Castro, a route that featured one classified climb in Scansano before the day was half done.

A group of five riders that included Mattia Frapporti (Androni-Sidermec), Andry Grivko (Astana), Mirco Maestri, Luca Wackermann (Bardiani – CSF), Iuri Filosi and Kohei Uchima (Nippo-Fantini) and Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) sneaked away in the early kilometres and had a gap of 2:30 12km into the day.

BMC took control of the chase for leader Greg Van Avermaet, and let the gap go up to 3:49 by 50km. By the time the leaders hit the top of the Scansano climb the gap was holding at 3:15. Driven on by the intermediate sprint points, Bardiani pushed the breakaway and Maestri duly mopped up the 10 points available. Once through those, however, the impetus was gone and the advantage began to disappear. BMC, aided by Dimension Data and Quick-Step, among others, continued to press the pace, and with 60km to go they had just over a minute on the charging bunch.

The gap continued to come down, and as the catch became inevitable with less than 25km to go, Filosi jumped free to try and extend his TV time out front. A short descent brought his effort to an end, and the bunch was together bearing down on a sprint finish.

Quick-Step’s Tom Boonen led the bunch into the final 10km, where the pace was prohibitive for any further attacks. BMC’s hopes for stage glory and keeping Van Avermaet out of trouble suffered a blow when Daniel Oss punctured and required a wheel change.

Team Sky then entered the mix for Viviani, driving up the pace and causing splits in the bunch as the peloton continued to get strung out.

As the finish line neared, UAE Emirates’ Sacha Modolo tried to go long, but the slight rise at the finish and the slight crosswinds doomed his efforts. Viviani got on terms with his fellow Italian first, before Sagan made his move and sealed the win.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe4:51:59
2Elia Viviani (Ita) Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 3 - Cell 2
5Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-ScottRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 5 - Cell 2
7Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 6 - Cell 2
8Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 7 - Cell 2
9Georg Preidler (Aut) Team SunwebRow 8 - Cell 2
10Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team SunwebRow 9 - Cell 2
11Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 10 - Cell 2
12Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 12 - Cell 2
14Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 13 - Cell 2
15Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team EmiratesRow 14 - Cell 2
16Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 15 - Cell 2
17Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Bahrain-MeridaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 22 - Cell 2
24Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team EmiratesRow 24 - Cell 2
26Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension DataRow 26 - Cell 2
28Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team SunwebRow 28 - Cell 2
30Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension DataRow 29 - Cell 2
31Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-DrapacRow 31 - Cell 2
33Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 32 - Cell 2
34Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 36 - Cell 2
38Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Orica-ScottRow 37 - Cell 2
39Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 39 - Cell 2
41Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha-AlpecinRow 43 - Cell 2
45Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 44 - Cell 2
46Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension DataRow 47 - Cell 2
49Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 48 - Cell 2
50Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 49 - Cell 2
51Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-HansgroheRow 50 - Cell 2
52Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Egan Bernal (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 52 - Cell 2
54Scott Thwaites (GBr) Dimension DataRow 53 - Cell 2
55Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-DrapacRow 54 - Cell 2
56Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 62 - Cell 2
64Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 63 - Cell 2
65Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension DataRow 64 - Cell 2
66Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 65 - Cell 2
67Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-AlpecinRow 66 - Cell 2
68Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 67 - Cell 2
69Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 69 - Cell 2
71Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La MondialeRow 72 - Cell 2
74Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 73 - Cell 2
75Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) FDJRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Javier Moreno (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 77 - Cell 2
79Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 78 - Cell 2
80Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJRow 79 - Cell 2
81Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJRow 80 - Cell 2
82Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 81 - Cell 2
83Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-ScottRow 82 - Cell 2
84Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 83 - Cell 2
85Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 85 - Cell 2
87Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-DrapacRow 86 - Cell 2
88Chad Haga (USA) Team SunwebRow 87 - Cell 2
89Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJRow 88 - Cell 2
90William Bonnet (Fra) FDJRow 89 - Cell 2
91Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJRow 91 - Cell 2
93Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-ScottRow 93 - Cell 2
95Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 94 - Cell 2
96Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team SkyRow 97 - Cell 2
99Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team SkyRow 98 - Cell 2
100Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 99 - Cell 2
101Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step FloorsRow 100 - Cell 2
102Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-DrapacRow 101 - Cell 2
103Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-DrapacRow 102 - Cell 2
104Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 103 - Cell 2
105Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data0:02:20
106Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 105 - Cell 2
107Matej Mohoric (Slo) UAE Team EmiratesRow 106 - Cell 2
108Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 107 - Cell 2
109Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 109 - Cell 2
111Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step FloorsRow 110 - Cell 2
112Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto SoudalRow 111 - Cell 2
113Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 112 - Cell 2
114Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk0:02:59
115Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:03:05
116Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 116 - Cell 2
118Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 117 - Cell 2
119Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Bahrain-MeridaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La MondialeRow 119 - Cell 2
121Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:09
122Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 121 - Cell 2
123Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 122 - Cell 2
124Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 123 - Cell 2
125Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky0:03:14
126Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step FloorsRow 125 - Cell 2
127Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky0:03:14
128Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Katusha-AlpecinRow 127 - Cell 2
129Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-AlpecinRow 128 - Cell 2
130Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 129 - Cell 2
131Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 130 - Cell 2
132Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 131 - Cell 2
133Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step FloorsRow 132 - Cell 2
134Julian Arredondo (Col) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:03:27
135Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac0:03:31
136Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 135 - Cell 2
137Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:04:10
138Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:04:12
139Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 138 - Cell 2
140Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 139 - Cell 2
141Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk0:04:16
142Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 142 - Cell 2
144Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 143 - Cell 2
145Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Sunweb0:04:20
146Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 145 - Cell 2
147Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 146 - Cell 2
148Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:04:30
149Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:06:07
150Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data0:09:13
151Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-DrapacRow 150 - Cell 2
152Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 151 - Cell 2
153Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 152 - Cell 2
154Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 153 - Cell 2
155Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 154 - Cell 2
156Max Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 155 - Cell 2
157Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 156 - Cell 2
158Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 157 - Cell 2
159Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 158 - Cell 2
160Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 159 - Cell 2
161David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 160 - Cell 2
162Moreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
163Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 162 - Cell 2
164Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 164 - Cell 2
166Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension DataRow 165 - Cell 2
167Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 166 - Cell 2
168Matvey Mamykin (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 167 - Cell 2
169Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 169 - Cell 2
171Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:09:26
172Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:09:31
DNSAlessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 172 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini5pts
2Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1
Rider Name (Country) Team
Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF
Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
Row 0 - Cell 0 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
Row 1 - Cell 0 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe12pts
2Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky10Row 5 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal8Row 6 - Cell 3
4Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates7Row 7 - Cell 3
5Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott6Row 8 - Cell 3
6Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin5Row 9 - Cell 3
7Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli4Row 10 - Cell 3
8Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates3Row 11 - Cell 3
9Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Sunweb2Row 12 - Cell 3
10Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Sunweb1Row 13 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team UAE Emirates14:35:57
2Team SkyRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team SunwebRow 2 - Cell 2
4Lotto SoudalRow 3 - Cell 2
5Katusha-AlpecinRow 4 - Cell 2
6Bora-HansgroheRow 5 - Cell 2
7BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Bahrain-MeridaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Dimension DataRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team LottoNl-JumboRow 9 - Cell 2
11Astana Pro TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Trek-SegafredoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Movistar TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Orica-ScottRow 13 - Cell 2
15Androni SidermecRow 14 - Cell 2