Tour de Beauce: Josh Burnett triumphs atop Mont Mégantic to win stage 3

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Josh Burnett wins stage 3 at Tour de Beauce
Josh Burnett wins stage 3 at Tour de Beauce (Image credit: Brian Black Hodes VeloImages/Tour de Beauce)
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Josh Burnett (MitoQ) won the queen stage 3 at Tour de Beauce at the summit of Mont Mégantic, taking the event's leader's jersey. Burnett took a solo win by 26 seconds ahead of Ian Lopez (Aevolo) and 30 seconds ahead of third-placed Félix Hamel (Ecoflo Chronos).

The peloton contested the queen stage 3 at the Tour de Beauce, which offered a 168.9km race from Lac-Mégantic to the top of Mont Mégantic. The final ascent traditionally shakes up the general classification at the five-day race.

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