Eneco Tour 2015 Stage 3: Boonen wins in home country
Stage 3 in the Eneco Tour takes the riders in 172 kilometres from Beveren to Ardooie and it's there good old Tom Boonen blasts to victory in the bunch sprint. Young Dutchman Jesper Asselamn holds on to the leader's jersey, albeit with a 1 second margin. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 3rd stage Eneco Tour
1. Tom Boonen (bel)
2. Arnaud Démare (fra) s.t.
3. Elia Viviani (ita) s.t.
4. Andrea Guardini (ita) s.t.
5. Dylan Groenewegen (nld) s.t.
6. André Greipel (ger) s.t.
7. Rüdiger Selig (ger) s.t.
8. Sacha Modolo (ita) s.t.
9. Danny van Poppel (nld) s.t.
10. Roy Jans (bel) s.t.
GC after stage 3
1. Jasper Asselman (nld)
2. Tom Boonen (bel) + 0.01
3. Elia Viviani (ita) s.t.
4. André Greipel (ger) + 0.05
5. Edward Theuns (bel) + 0.06
6. Danny van Poppel (nld) + 0.09
7. Arnaud Démare (fra) s.t.
8. Jacopo Guarnieri (ita) s.t.
9. Gijs Van Hoecke (bel) s.t.
10. Frederik Veuchelen (bel) s.t.
Race report
Once the flag is dropped Edward Theuns, Frederik Veuchelen and David Boucher escape to race to a maximum advantage of 4 minutes. Their party is over with 20 km’s left and from that moment on it’s all systems go for a third bunch sprint in the Eneco Tour 2015.
Tom Boonen outpowers his competition, besting Démare and Viviani.
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Start 3rd stage, in Beveren
Finish 3rd stage, in Ardooie
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