This Friday was the 3rd stage of the Romandie Tourwith a hilly profile which could suggest an undecided scenario. In the end, the teams of the main leaders managed the race perfectly, and the stage was played in the final coast, too hard for sprinters. Released in the red flame, it’s the Australian Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) which won, two seconds ahead of French Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) and his teammate João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). For his part, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step) had trouble in the final sprint but still finished in 7th place.
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“We gave the maximum today”
After the race, the Belgian returned to this final sprint: “I was at the front from the bottom of the climb, I just missed a little punch at the end. I hesitated to launch my effort, but then, the Astana runner arrived and he really put a very sustained, almost block. From there, it was difficult to do anything. I mainly focused on the fact of staying at the same time as the guys. as possible during the stage and at the end, I think it is still a very good conclusion for us “he concludes
