Magnier secures the hat trick in Guangxi
Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quick Step) took his third straight victory at the Tour of Guangxi on Thursday's stage 3. This time, the Frenchman outsprinted Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Max Kanter (XDS-Astana) in the town of Bama.
The win extends Magnier's GC lead to 20 seconds over Kanter heading into stage 4, where Magnier and the other fast finishers will try to overcome another set of small climbs en route to the finish in Jinchengjiang.
Brief results
- Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) 4:50:06
- Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) "
- Max Kanter (XDS-Astana) "
- Stanisław Aniołkowski (Cofidis) "
- Daniel Skerl (Bahrain Victorious) "
