In the third stage the Lotto sprinter triumphs in Terni ahead of Demare and Kooij. Tadej sprints 20 km from the end, Alaphilippe replies. Tomorrow fourth stage: Marmore-Bellante waterfall
The winning wheel at the finish line in Terni is that of Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal). In the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico the Australian preceded the French Demare (Groupama-Fdj) and the Dutch Kooij (Jumbo-Visma). A group sprint that even today did not see Elia Viviani (Ineos) as the protagonist who finished ninth. Two other Italians in the top ten with Consonni (Cofidis) eighth and Moschetti (Trek-Segafredo) tenth. The awaited stage with a sprint finish in the Umbrian city previously experienced the shot of the Slovenian Pogacar, chased by the world champion Alaphilippe and then joined by Soler – Tadej’s companion – and Geoghegan Hart who 20km from the finish, between Amelia and Narni, they started the stage. Tomorrow the fourth stage is the spectacle of the Marmore Falls to act as a natural setting for the start and arrival in Bellante after 202 km.
Order of arrival
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1. Caleb Ewan (Aus, Lotto Soudal) in 4h07 ”24
2. Arnaud Demare (Fra, Groupama) st
3. Olav Kooij (Ola, Jumbo-Visma) st
4. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra, Team Arkea) st
5. Tim Merlier (Bel, Alpecin-Fenix) st
Classification
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1. Filippo Ganna (Ineos) in 9h48’04 “
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel, Quick Step) at 11 “
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo, Uae Emirates) at 14 “
4. Kasper Asgreen (Dan, Quick-Step) at 24 “
5. Alex Dowsett (Gb, Israel) at 25 “
March 9, 2022 (change March 9, 2022 | 17:49)
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