Richard Carapaz outfoxes the Sprinters to take a surprise stage win in Poland

Richard Carapaz hit out with over 300 metres to go on the drag into the finish at Bielsko-Biala, leaping clear of his rivals and holding on to take an impressive victory in stage 3 of Tour of Poland

The Ecuadorian held off Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) by a wheel length on the gradual uphill finish.

That success was enough to elevate Carapaz into the yellow leader’s jersey, holding a four-second advantage after three stages.

“I am very happy. We did a good race today as a team, and winning this way in a sprint was really good”, said Carapaz. “It was very nervous in the last few laps of the circuit, but the guys put me in a really good position in the last corner. They did a fantastic job.”

The Tour of Poland continues tomorrow with a tough 152.9km climbing stage from Bukovina Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska.

VIDEO: Tour of Poland 2020 Stage 3 Highlights

Tour of Poland 2020 Stage 3 Top 10

1 Richard Carapaz (Team Ineos) 5:04:54
2 Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates)  ,,
3 Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) ,,
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) ,,
5 Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) ,,
6 Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) ,,
7 Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) ,,
8 Ryan Gibbons (NTT) ,,
9 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) ,,
10 Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe) ,,

Tour of Poland 2020 GC after Stage 3

1 Richard Carapaz (Team Ineos) 13:02:36
2 Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) +04”
3 Kamil Malecki (CCC) ,,
4 Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) +06”
5 Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) ,,
6 Ryan Gibbons (NTT) +10”
7 Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) ,,
8 Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe) ,,
9 Neilson Powless (EF Pro Cycling) ,,
10 Eddi Dunbar (Team Ineos) ,,