Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) jumped three spots and into the overall lead of the Tour de France on stage 3, after he crossed the line in Turin in 14th position among the mass of sprint specialists.
Among the group of the top 15 who received bonuses based on stage placings, Carapaz jumped past his rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who was 38th. The two have the same overall time on GC, joined by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) in third and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) in fourth.
The rollercoaster ride on wide roads to the finish into Turin progressed without much action until the city limits, then a trio of riders from Intermarché-Wanty took the lead with 800 metres to go in the mass charge to finish the longest stage of the Tour, 230.8km. The move set up the stage victory for Biniam Girmay. It was his first Tour de France stage win, and a second Grand Tour victory, having won a Giro d’Italia stage two years ago.
Stage 1 winner and the first rider in the yellow jersey, Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) remained in fifth place, six seconds back.
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) moved up two spots to sixth. He is tied on time, 21 seconds back, with 18 other riders.
Moving into the top 10 into seventh place is Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), the biggest mover of the bunch who was previously 16th.
Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) moved into eighth. Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammates Jai Hindley and Aleksandr Vlasov moved into the top 10 and slotted into the final two spots.
Dropping out of the top 10 were Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), but all three are still just 21 seconds off the overall lead.
Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was also in the group at 21 seconds behind Carapaz and moved from 19th to 17th. Also still in the top 120 are Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla), Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike).
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Tour de France 2024 classifications
Here's a rundown of all the ongoing competitions at the Tour de France. Click here for a more comprehensive explainer, including minor competitions such as the intermediate sprints prize and the fighting spirit prize. Speaking of prizes, click here to find out how much the riders can win during the Tour de France.
Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.
Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.
Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.
White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.
