Nikolas Maes was 16th in the third stage of Ster ZLM Toer GP, which came down to another field sprint on Saturday.

Lars Boom (Rabobank) beat Mark Cavendish (Sky Pro Cycling) to the line in the 184km third stage, with Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky ProCycling) finishing third.

Maes is also the top team rider in the GC, in 19th place (+47").

The team looks next to the final 182km stage, from Schijndel to Boxtel, on Sunday.