Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Visma | Lease a Bike wins TTT, Baudin holds on to yellow

fotobureau Cor VosThe rolling team time trial on Stage 3 of the Tour of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes turns into a duel between Visma | Lease a Bike and Netcompany INEOS. The Dutch team proves 9 seconds quicker, while EF Education-EasyPost, led by yellow jersey Alex Baudin, takes third place. That leaves Baudin with just enough in hand to retain the overall lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Stage 3 Results – 2026 Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

1. Visma | Lease a Bike 32:52
2. Netcompany - INEOS + 0:09
3. EF Education - EasyPost + 0:29
4. Lidl-Trek + 0:32
5. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 0:40
6. Decathlon CMA CGM + 0:45
7. Movistar + 0:52
8. Team Jayco Alula + 0:54
9. UAE Emirates + 1:01
10. Bahrain Victorious + 1:05
11. Groupama FDJ United + 1:36
12. Soudal QuickStep s.t.
13. XDS Astana + 1:39
14. Alpecin-Premier Tech + 1:45
15. Uno-X + 1:46
16. TotalEnergies s.t.
17. Cofidis + 1:47
18. Tudor + 2:24
19. NSN Cycling Team + 2:41
20. Lotto Intermarché + 2:42
21. Team Picnic PostNL + 2:45
22. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 3:05

Time split 1 - Coutievre
1. Netcompany - INEOS 10:40
2. Visma | Lease a Bike + 0:02
3. EF Education - EasyPost + 0:10
4. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe + 0:12
5. Lidl-Trek + 0:13

Time split 2 - Montagny
1. Netcompany - INEOS 20:21
2. Visma | Lease a Bike + 0:06
3. EF Education - EasyPost s.t.
4. Lidl-Trek + 0:20
5. Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe + 0:28

GC after stage 2

1. Alex Baudin (fra)
2. Kévin Vauquelin (fra) + 0:12
3. Oscar Onley (gbr) s.t.
4. Matteo Jorgenson (usa) + 0:15
5. Juan Ayuso (spa) + 0:47
6. Mattias Skjelmose (den) s.t.
7. Jørgen Nordhagen (nor) + 0:50
8. Maxim Van Gils (bel) + 0:56
9. Bruno Armirail (fra) + 0:57
10. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) s.t.

12. Paul Seixas (fra) + 1:00
15. Cian Uijtdebroeks (bel) + 1:07
16. Isaac del Toro (mex) + 1:16

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