The Belgian Fretin wins the third stage and the Dutch Biesterbos new leader

The Belgian Milan Fretin, of the Cofidis team, has won the third stage of the Guangxi Tour (China), disputed between Jingxi and Bama, of 212.3 kilometers of route, after which the Dutchman Frits Biesterbos (Picnic PostNL) is the new leader of the general.

Fretin, who won with a time of 4h31:55, it was on this occasion the fastest in the final sprint, by surpassing one’s own Biesterbos, to his compatriot Jordi Meeus (Red Bul Bora) and the Dutch Jordi Meeus, while the Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE) was sixth.

Biestebros He goes on to lead the general classification with the same time as the great Magnier, to the one who snatches the first place, while the Germans are ten seconds away Max Kanter (Astana) and Jasha Sutterlin (Jayco AlUla), the Australian Sam Welsford (Netcompany INEOS) and the Norwegian Fredrik Diversnes Lavik (One-X Mobility).

While the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (UAE) drops to eighth place at 12 seconds and the Spanish Pau Miguel (Bahrain-Victorious) to thirteenth to 14, while a good part of the runners, including Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Javier Romo (Movistar) and Marc Soler (UAE) is 16.

This Friday the fourth stage of the test that closes the calendar will be held WorldTour between Bama and Tian’e, with 165.7 kilometers and four ports, two second and one third, the last of which is 55 kilometers from the finish.