Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – Easypost) has won Stage 3, the G42 Stage presented by Tissot Stage, of the fourth edition of the UAE Tour (organised by Abu Dhabi Sports Council), a 9km ITT in Ajman, ahead of Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) and Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma).
Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – Easypost) is the new leader of the GC and has been awarded the Red Jersey.
PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULT
1 – Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – Easypost), 9km in 9’43”, average speed 55.574km/h
2 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) at 7″
3 – Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) at 14″
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – Easypost)
2 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) at 7″
3 – Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) at 12″
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Stefan Bissegger said: “I had a really good time trial today. I was pretty confident that I had good power and could do a good time. You never know in time trials how good your opponents are until the end though. I’m happy to race here as I had a rough winter recovering from a broken bone. For the moment I’m the leader in the GC, we’ll see about tomorrow.”
