Mick van Dijke wins his first race as a professional at the Eneco Tour

ByDavid Mitchell

The Dutch Mick van Dijke of the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe teamwon the third stage of the Eneco Tourhis first victory as a professional and the Belgian Victor Campenaerts (Visma) won the competition leader’s jersey in the race held this Friday over 110.5 kilometers between Sittard and Watersley (Netherlands).

The 26-year-old cyclist set a winning time of 2:25:52 minutes and the new leader was in second position, Campenaertswith whom he starred in the image of the day by shaking hands before the Dutchman took the lead of the race.

The podium was completed by the German Jonas Rutsch, from Lotto Intermarché.

The tour through the mountainous landscape of South Limburg was one of the highlights of the Eneco Tour.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, the fourth stage, of 149.2 kilometers, will take place, starting in Hoofdstraat and goal in Hoogeveen (Netherlands).

Femke Markus, female winner

For its part, the Dutch Femke Markus (from SD Worx-Protime) won brilliantly in the women’s category after escaping alone.

For its part, Lieke Nooijen (Visma) maintains the lead in the general classification with a lead of 28 seconds over Markus, with two stages remaining.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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