Van Poppel fourth again in Tour Down Under
Danny van Poppel has finished fourth again in the Tour Down Under. The rider of Team Jumbo-Visma just missed the podium in the tough third stage. George Bennett finished in the same, decimated group and is now tenth in the general classification.
“I knew I had to move up in the last kilometre, but I just couldn’t”, Van Poppel said. “But this place has proved that the group and me are in good shape. Robert attacked and the other guys rode attentively.”
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With 3700 altitude metres it was a hard stage, but it wasn’t as warm as during the previous two stages. “It was only 35 degrees. I felt I could deliver more power and I could accelerate multiple times. On Saturday there will be a new chance”, he said.
Santos Tour Down Under
Stage 3
Result
1
Peter Sagan
BORA - hansgrohe
03:46:06
2
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
3
Daryl Impey
Mitchelton-Scott
s.t.
4
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
16
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
45
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:07
48
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:20
78
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:23
79
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:36
124
Maarten Wynants
Team Jumbo-Visma
+12:50
Rankings
1
Patrick Bevin
CCC Team
10:20:09
2
Peter Sagan
BORA - hansgrohe
+0:01
3
Luis León Sánchez
Astana Pro Team
+0:09
6
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:15
10
George Bennett
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
39
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:22
51
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:05
71
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:38
76
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:51
129
Maarten Wynants
Team Jumbo-Visma
+14:01
