Tour de France LIVE: Stage 3 result as Dylan Groenewegen wins photo finish after crash
The Tour de France resumes with its final Danish leg, a 182km ride down the mainland coastline finishing in the town of Sonderborg
Dylan Groenewegen won stage three of the Tour de France in a four-way photo finish in Sondeborg, Denmark.
Groenewegen narrowly beat yellow jersey wearer Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen and Peter Sagan in a dramatic finish to the 182km stage from Vejle as the Danish Grand Depart came to a dramatic end. Groenewegen rode the wheels and came around first Sagan and then Van Aert to claim his fifth career Tour stage win and first since 2019.
After Fabio Jakobsen claimed an emotional stage victory on Saturday to complete his comeback from the life-threatening injuries he suffered at the Tour of Poland in 2020, Sunday was the turn of the rider he collided with two years ago.
Groenewegen did not face the physical recovery Jakobsen did from that incident, but had spoken of the mental scars after he faced death threats and abuse in its wake - with the Dutchman also handed a nine-month ban by world governing body the UCI.
“It was a long way (back),” Groenewegen said. “I want to say thank you to my team and my family and friends for getting me back to the Tour in good shape. It’s beautiful.
“Not physically but mentally it’s been a hard time of course after all that happened. This is for my wife and my son, it means a lot.”
Groenewegen said he had been held up in a late crash that split the peloton a little over 10km from the line, though he was in the right place when it mattered.
“Yesterday I was a little bit angry with myself but today, though I was a long time boxed in and involved in a crash with nine kilometres to go, my team brought me back into position and I stayed calm to the end,” he added.
Follow the latest updates from stage 3 of the 2022 Tour de France below.
Tour de France 2022 top 10
Overall Standings, (After 2 of 21 stages)
1. Wout van Aert, Belgium, Jumbo-Visma, 4:49:50.
2. Yves Lampaert, Belgium, QuickStep-AlphaVinyl, 1 second behind.
3. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates, 08.
4. Filippo Ganna, Italy, Ineos Grenadiers, 11.
5. Mads Pedersen, Denmark, Trek-Segafredo, 12.
6. Mathieu van der Poel, Netherlands, Alpecin-Deceuninck, 14.
7. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Jumbo-Visma, 16.
8. Primoz Roglic, Slovenia, Jumbo-Visma, 17.
9. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek-Segafredo, 18.
10. Dylan Teuns, Belgium, Bahrain Victorious, 21.
Tour de France stage 3
Cort has quickly built a five-minute lead over the leisurely peloton, and he’s about halfway to the first climb of the day, the Cote de Koldingvej. The day’s three climbs are all category four, meaning they are worth just one point each in the King of the Mountains classification.
Tour de France stage 3
170km to go: Denmark’s very own Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education) is in the King of the Mountains’ polka dot jersey today, and he’s straight off up the road looking to get to the first climb of the day before the rest to ensure he will still wear the polka dots come the Tour’s arrival in France on Tuesday.
Tour de France stage 3
Here we go then – stage 3 is under way in Denmark! Just 180km to go...
Stage 2 report
Here’s what happened yesterday, as Fabio Jakobsen claimed his maiden Tour de France stage win after a chaotic finish on day two:
Fabio Jakobsen avoided the pitfalls of a chaotic finish to stage two of the Tour de France to deliver an emotional victory in Nyborg, Denmark.
Jakobsen, making his Tour debut less than two years after suffering life-threatening injuries in a crash at the Tour of Poland, stayed clear of late spills at the end of the 202.5km stage from Roskilde to come around Mads Pedersen and beat Wout van Aert – who consoled himself by taking the yellow jersey.
The day had been designed to build up to fireworks on the 18km-long Great Belt Bridge in the finale, but it was after the peloton returned to dry land that the key incidents occurred as a crash blocked the road inside the final three kilometres, leaving a select group of sprinters to contest the honours.
Jakobsen claims maiden Tour de France stage win after chaotic finish on day two
Wout van Aert took the yellow jersey off Friday’s winner Yves Lampaert
Tour de France 2022 stage-by-stage guide
Once this three-day jaunt in Denmark is over, Tte Tour will pack its bags and head to north-west France over Monday’s first rest day. Here’s what’s to come:
Tour de France 2022 stage-by-stage guide
The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen and finishes in Paris, via the Alps and the Pyrenees
How to watch on TV and online
Tour de France coverage can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).
Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4 before highlights typically at 7pm each day. ITV’s website lists timings here.
Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and the GCN+ coverage here.
It is also being shown on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast info here.
Stage 3 start time
The stage is scheduled to begin at around 12:15pm BST and should finish around 4:15pm BST.
Stage 3 map
Here’s a look at the route, from Vejle to Sonderborg:
Stage 3 profile
There are three category four climbs which the man in the King of the Mountains’ polka dot jersey, Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education), will target for more points to strengthen his grip. There is also an intermediate sprint shortly after the second of those climbs where the man in sprinters’ green, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), will hope to pick up some points.
Crosswinds could play a factor, especially in the second half of the route when the road hugs the coastline, and the main contenders will need to be wary of any potential attacks which could split the bunch. After yesterday’s crashes, staying safe and making to the finish intact will be the overriding priority of those hoping to challenge near the top of the general classification, like double champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) and Denmark’s very own Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).
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