Koen Bouwman beats Sprinters from Breakaway

Dutchman Koen Bouwman (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the 3rd stage of the Dauphiné Libéré to Tullins. Thomas de Gendt retains the leader's jersey

The Dutchman Koen Bouwman (LottoNL-Jumbo) outsprinted his breakaway companions after the 184 kilometers between Chambon-sur-Lignon and Tullins (Isère).

From the start of the stage, a group of six riders broke away. Bouwman and Vermeulen (Lotto-Jumbo), Nauleau (Direct Énergie), Backaert (Wanty), Pacher and Siskevicius (Delko Marseille) rode all day building up a maximum lead over 6 minutes.

Despite a hard work from the Katusha and FDJ team, aiming for the stage victory for their respective sprinters Alexander Kristoff and Arnaud Démarre, the breakaway held on until the finish, working well together up until the final kilometres to stay clear of the chaing Peloton.

23-year-old Koen Bouwman, out sprinted his breakway companions and team mate Vermeulen to take the stage win.

The charging pelton, within site of the line and the breakawy, only 11 seconds behind, Arnaud Demare outsprinted Bryan Coquard

In the overall standings, Thomas De Gendt, who finished in the peloton, retains his yellow leaders jersey.

Wednesday's 4th stage is an individual time trial of 23.5 kilometers between La Tour-du-Pin and Bourgion Jalieu which could see some changes in the overall general classification.

2017 Criterium du Dauphine Stage 3 Top Ten

1 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 4:06:06
2 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
3 Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
4 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie
5 Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
6 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 0:00:11
8 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie
9 Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
10 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb

2017 Criterium du Dauphine GC after Stage 3

1 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 12:37:04
2 Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:48
3 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:03
4 Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:07
5 Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
6 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:09
7 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates
8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
10 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert