Ben O'Connor wins on top of Jabel Jais and takes stage three of the UAE Tour.

During the long stretch of flat land before the climb, fans form which however do not create major problems for the men in the rankings; About 40 km from the finish, Adam Yates fell and was forced to abandon the race halfway up the final climb.

From the early stages, UAE Team Emirates takes charge of setting the pace. We arrive one kilometer from the end with the compact group made up of around thirty units. The first to break the deadlock is Ben O'Connor launched by his teammate Paret Peintre. The Australian held out at the top as the group returned and triumphed with a 5" margin ahead of Vine and Van Eetevelt .

Jay Vine displaces teammate McNulty to the overall lead.

ARRIVAL ORDER:

1 O'CONNOR Ben Decathlon AG2R The World Team 4:16:21

2 VINE Jay UAE Team Emirates 0:05

3 VAN EETVELT Lennert Lot Dstny,,

4 POOLE Max Team dsm-firmenich PostNL ,,

5 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal - Quick Step ,,

6 VALTER Attila Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

7 RICCITELLO Matthew Israel - Premier Tech ,,

8 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious,,

9 RUBIO Einer Movistar Team ,,

10 CARR Simon EF Education - EasyPost ,,

Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency