Tour de France 2022: Sprint triumph Groenewegen, Van Aert keeps yellow

foto: Cor VosDylan Groenewegen outguns Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen to take a close sprint victory. Wout van Aert keeps the yellow jersey. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 3rd stage 2022 Tour de France

1. Dylan Groenewegen (nld)
2. Wout van Aert (bel) s.t.
3. Jasper Philipsen (bel) s.t.
4. Peter Sagan (svk) s.t.
5. Fabio Jakobsen (nld) s.t.
6. Christophe Laporte (fra) s.t.
7. Alberto Dainese (ita) s.t.
8. Hugo Hofstetter (fra) s.t.
9. Caleb Ewan (aus) s.t.
10. Danny van Poppel (nld) s.t.

GC after stage 3
1. Wout van Aert (bel)
2. Yves Lampaert (bel) + 0.07
3. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 0.14
4. Mads Pedersen (den) + 0.18
5. Mathieu van der Poel (nld) + 0.20
6. Jonas Vingegaard (den) + 0.22
7. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0.23
8. Adam Yates (gbr) + 0.30
9. Stefan Küng (swi) s.t.
10. Tom Pidcock (gbr) + 0.31

Race report
Magnus Cort attacks from the gun. The King of the Mountain opens a gap of almost 7 minutes, while he pockets all available KOM points. He sits up and is reeled in with 52 kilometres remaining.

In the ensuing sprint Dylan Groenewegen pips Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen for the win. It’s the third second place for Van Aert, who stays in the yellow jersey.

Another interesting read: route 3rd stage 2022 Tour de France.