Tour of Guangxi: Fretin surprises everyone in the sprint

Milan Fretin won the third stage of the Tour of Guangxi , 212.3 km from Jingxi to Bama . The Belgian rider from Cofidis surprised everyone in the sprint, also taking advantage of a pedal problem for Paul Magnier.

The group recovered from the attack attempt by Austrian Tomas Bayer (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and Chinese rider Wang Ruidong with 20 km to go.

Thus we arrive at the final sprint: Paul Magnier launches the right progression and seems to be able to win, but the Frenchman has a pedal problem a few meters from the finish line and is forced to slow down.

Milan Fretin (Cofidis) takes the win, starting the sprint on the right side of the road and remaining in the lead until the finish line.

Frits Biesterbos (Team Picnic PostNL) took second place, becoming the new leader of the overall standings; Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - Bora Hansgrohe) finished third.

Another good performance by Fabio Jakobsen (Team Visma Lease a Bike) who placed fourth ahead of Dutchman Arvid De Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling Team).

ORDER OF ARRIVAL:

1 FRETIN Milan Cofidis

2 BIESTERBOS Frits Team Picnic PostNL ,,

3 MEEUS Jordi Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,

4 JAKOBSEN Fabio Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

5 DE KLEIJN Arvid Tudor Pro Cycling Team ,,

6 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE Team Emirates - XRG ,,

7 GIDDINGS Joshua Lotto Intermarché,,

8 BLIKRA Erlend Uno-X Mobility ,,

9 GILMORE Brady NSN Cycling Team,,

10 BARTHE Cyril Groupama - FDJ United ,,

GENERAL RANKING:

1 BIESTERBOS Frits Team Picnic PostNL

2 MAGNIER Paul Soudal Quick-Step ,,

3 KANTER Max XDS Astana Team 0:10

4 WELSFORD Sam Netcompany INEOS ,,

5 SÜTTERLIN Jasha Team Jayco AlUla ,,

6 DVERSNES LAVIK Fredrik Uno-X Mobility ,,

7 MEEUS Jordi Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 0:12

8 KOOIJ Olav Decathlon CMA CGM Team ,,

9 POWLESS Neilson EF Education - EasyPost,,

10 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan UAE Team Emirates - XRG ,,

Photo: Sprinti Cycling Agency