Theo Bos of the Netherlands claimed the Tour of Poland third stage on Tuesday as Czech rider Petr Vakoc held on to the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
Bos, who rides for the Belkin team, crossed the line after the 174km ride from Kielce to Rzeszow ahead of Slovenia’s Luka Mezgec and Australia’s Michael Matthews.
Bos took the day’s honours, pipping Mezgec to the line after a bunch sprint.
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Vakoc, who claimed the lead after winning Monday’s second stage, held on to yellow when finishing safely in the main peloton.
TOUR OF UTAH
AP, TORREY, Utah
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Michael Schar of BMC Racing Team survived a six-man breakaway over Boulder Mountain and then sprinted to victory on Tuesday in the second stage of the Tour of Utah.
Schar was part of the lead group for the entirety of the 211km stage, the longest of this year’s race. After cresting the final climb, the reigning Swiss road race champion managed to hold off the peloton by two seconds at the finish line.
Schar then collapsed in a joyful heap on the pavement under the town’s famous cottonwoods.
SmartStop’s Jure Kocjan finished second for the second straight day, winning a bunched sprint for the podium. Serghei Tvetcov of Jelly Belly finished third.
Yesterday’s third stage was to take riders 190km before finishing in Tooele, Utah.
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