Thrilling Down Under Victory: Javier Romo Dominates with Late Solo Break to Win Stage 3

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UAE Workforce Emirates XRG set the tempo on the entrance of the peloton for many of the degree(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)Geoffrey Bouchard (Decathlon AG2R Los angeles Mondiale) and Fergus Browning (ARA Australia) within the wreck(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)Ben Swift (ineos Grenadiers) made a short-lived assault early on degree 3(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)137-rider box covered up for the beginning in Norwood(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)Peloton raced from Norwood to Uraidla on degree 3(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)Javier Romo (Movistar) wins degree 3(Symbol credit score: Getty Pictures)

Javier Romo (Movistar) stunned the pre-race favourites with a past due assault within the ultimate kilometres to win the Excursion Down Underneath degree 3 in Uraidla.

Romo stayed within the decreased peloton, letting the opposite groups quilt strikes the second one time up Knotts Hill, after which countered with an enormous acceleration as they crested within six kilometres to head.  A second of hesitation by means of the 20-rider staff was once sufficient for the Spanish rider to get an opening as he flew right down to the end line. 

In the back of, first Chris Harper (Jayco-AlUla) and Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL) every attempted to catch Romo solo however their respective strikes have been close down because the small staff sped to the end line. 

Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) led out the dash however was once swamped by means of the charging staff. Jhonathan Narvaez (UAE Workforce Emirates XRG) secured 2nd by means of a motorcycle throw forward of Finn Fisher-Black (Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) who was once 3rd. Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek) took fourth.

Romo takes over the ochre chief’s jersey with 8 seconds on Narvaez. Patrick Konrad (Lidl-Trek) is 3rd, and Fisher-Black fourth, each tied at 10 seconds.

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