SISTERON, France (Reuters) - Australian Caleb Ewan timed his effort to perfection to win the third stage of the Tour de France in a bunch sprint at the end of a 198-km hilly ride through the Alpine foothills on Monday. Sam Bennett looked in control but the Irishman had probably underestimated the headwind and settled for second place as he watched Lotto-Soudal fastman Ewan whizz around him to snatch his fourth stage win on the Tour. "In the last kilometre I was a little bit too far forward so I dropped back a bit into the wheels then that gave me a bit of time just to rest the legs a little bit," Ewan explained. Ewan was proud to win again on the biggest stage, a year after taking three stage victories on his first participation in the Tour. Cousin was reined in with 16 kms left by the peloton controlled by Alaphilippe's Deceuninck Quick Step as the sprinters' teams started to gear up for the bunch sprint.

Source: The Star August 31, 2020 15:53 UTC