Dehai -- Škoda Tour de Maurice 2023 Stage 3 results

Posted by: Semere Asmelash

Date: Friday, 09 June 2023

TOUR DE MAURICE. BERHANE BEATS THE IDOL OF THE HOUSE LAGANE, CROSS NEW LEADER

Kan een afbeelding zijn van 4 mensen, mensen die racen in voertuigen, fiets, helm, weg en tekst

PROFESSIONALS | 09/06/2023
by Luca Galimberti

Natnael Berhane , the 32-year-old Eritrean with a past in World Tour teams such as Cofidis and Team Dimention Data, put his signature on the third stage of the Tour de Maurice .

Starting from Cascavelle, to the west of the island, the athletes cycled towards the hinterland of Mauritius passing through Chamarel - a town known for its land of seven different colors - to then tackle four GPMs and conclude the race in Grand Bassin, nearby of the Sacred Lake, after 115 kilometers of competition.

The steepness of the course selected the peloton and, in the final kilometres, three remained in the lead: local idol Christopher Rougier-Lagane (third at this year's Amissa Bongo Tropicale, ed); the Briton Archie Cross of Velo Schils Interbike and Berhane. 300 meters from the finish, the Eritrean of Beykoz Belediyesi launched the sprint and clearly anticipated Rougier-Lagane and Cross.

Maximilian Stedman, winner of yesterday's stage, accused a delay of 4'55" and lost the yellow leader's jersey which passed on the shoulders of his teammate Cross, who on the eve of the final stage has a 20" advantage over Rougier-Lagane and 49” against Bike Aid's Pirmin Eisenbarth.

ARRIVAL ORDER

Rank	Rider	Team	Time	CQ
leader	CROSS Archie	-	6h47'55"	2
1.	BERHANE Natnael Teweldemedhin	BGS	3h06'08"	4
2.	ROUGIER-LAGANE Christopher	-		2
3.	CROSS Archie	-		1
4.	JOBBER James	ECT	01'44"	0
5.	EISENBARTH Pirmin	BAI	01'44"	0
6.	MUHOZA Eric	BAI	03'09"	0
7.	REGUIGUI Youcef	TSG	03'15"	0
8.	YEMANE Dawit Tsegay	BAI	04'55"	0
9.	STEDMAN Maximilian	-	04'55"	0
10.	BUDYAK Anatoliy	TSG	05'10"	0