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Fabio Aru solos to Dauphine Stage 3 Win

Fabio Aru (Astana) completed a marvelous solo attack on stage 3 of the Criterium du Dauphiné and won his first race in 2016

Having launched what looked like a suicidal solo move with 13km to go, he held off the chasing peloton by two seconds to take his first win of the year, with a frustrated Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) beating Niccolo Bonifazio (Trek) in the sprint for second.

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) managed to rejoin the field after a mechanical and so retained his leader’s jersey with a six-second advantage over Richie Porte (BMC). He should have his final easier day in tomorrow’s fourth stage which only has two category 4 climbs in the first half. The stage ends with one lap of a lumpy 32km circuit around Belley but the sprinters are expected to get their final chance before the race heads into the mountains.

Criterium du Dauphiné 2016 – stage 3 results (Boën-sur-Lignon – Tournon):

1 Fabio Aru (Astana)  4:19:54
2 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) +02”
3 Niccolo Bonifazio (Trek-Segafredo) ,,
4 Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx – Quick-Step) ,,
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) ,,
6 Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) ,,
7 Daryl Impey (Orica GreenEDGE) ,,
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) ,,
9 Enrico Gasparotto (Wanty – Groupe Gobert) ,,
10 Arthur Vichot (FDJ) ,,

General classification after stage 3:

1 Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) 13:13:10
2 Richie Porte (BMC) +06”
3 Christopher Froome (Sky) +09”
4 Daniel Martin (Etixx – Quick-Step) +21”
5 Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx – Quick-Step) +24”
6 Jesus Herrada (Movistar) +27”
7 Adam Yates (Orica GreenEDGE) +31”
8 Diego Rosa (Astana) +37”
9 Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) +43”
10 Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) +48”

 
Fabio Aru solos to Dauphine Stage 3 Win