Tour of Britain

Stage 3: Sheffield - Barnsley

GB United Kingdom Thursday 05 September 2024 166 km

Paul Magnier runner-up in Barnsley

Paul Magnier runner-up in Barnsley

Paul Magnier made it to the finish of the selective Tour of Britain stage 3 together with the reduced bunch, from where he sprinted to second, a result that moved him closer to the lead in the points classification. The first rider to wear the green jersey at this edition, the 20-year-old punched above his weight on a hilly day with some inclement weather – nagging rain and crosswinds – that was more suited to the puncheurs, and even moved up two places in the standings, where he is now seventh.

The French neo-pro benefited throughout the day by a solid effort from the work of his Soudal Quick-Step teammates, including Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel, while at the front of the race, Gil Gelders was putting pressure on the peloton, part of a strong seven-man breakaway. Gil attacked several times in the finale, trying to complicate the task of those behind, but despite his spirited effort, the escapees were reeled in just five kilometers from home.

In the uphill sprint that took place on the streets of Barnsley, Paul managed to finish runner-up despite being boxed in at one point, concluding behind Stephen Williams (Israel-PremierTech) for his sixth top-three result in the Soudal Quick-Step jersey.

“Today was a very hard stage from the start all the way to the finish, and the rain and wind made it even more complicated. On the other hand, I felt good and had a strong team around me, who made sure to bring me to the front before each climb so I could save energy. A was boxed in a bit in the sprint, but second is still a good result, even though I would have preferred a victory instead. I will focus now on the three flat stages left, hoping they will come down to a bunch sprint”, Paul explained after the stage.

 

Photo credit: ©SWpix

Race details

1 Stephen Williams
Israel - Premier Tech
3:50:03
2 Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
0:00
3 Edoardo Zambanini
Bahrain - Victorious
0:00
4 Jelte Krijnsen
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
0:00
5 Oscar Onley
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
0:00
6 Thomas Pidcock
INEOS Grenadiers
0:00
7 Markus Hoelgaard
Uno-X Mobility
0:00
8 Mark Donovan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
0:00
9 Joseph Blackmore
Israel - Premier Tech
0:00
10 Callum Thornley
Trinity Racing
0:00
15 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
0:09
32 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
1:07
42 Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
2:30
65 Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
8:44
66 Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step
8:44
1 Stephen Williams
Israel - Premier Tech
11:38:53
2 Oscar Onley
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
0:16
3 Mark Donovan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
0:41
4 Joseph Blackmore
Israel - Premier Tech
0:41
5 Tom Donnenwirth
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team
0:41
6 Louis Sutton
Great Britain
1:05
7 Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
1:31
8 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
1:33
9 Edoardo Zambanini
Bahrain - Victorious
1:43
10 Jelte Krijnsen
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
1:44
27 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
2:45
30 Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
3:11
89 Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step
42:53
90 Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
45:46
1 Stephen Williams
Israel - Premier Tech
51 pt
2 Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
45 pt
3 Julius Johansen
Sabgal / Anicolor
30 pt
4 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
22 pt
5 Thomas Pidcock
INEOS Grenadiers
20 pt
6 Jelte Krijnsen
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
18 pt
7 Oscar Onley
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
18 pt
8 Callum Thornley
Trinity Racing
18 pt
9 Ethan Vernon
Israel - Premier Tech
18 pt
10 Edoardo Zambanini
Bahrain - Victorious
16 pt
19 Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
6 pt
30 Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step
3 pt
33 Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
1 pt
1 Callum Thornley
Trinity Racing
50 pt
2 Dean Harvey
Trinity Racing
24 pt
3 Laurent Gervais
Project Echelon Racing
20 pt
4 Baptiste Veistroffer
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team
19 pt
5 Louis Sutton
Great Britain
18 pt
6 Nickolas Zukowsky
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
18 pt
7 Cade Bickmore
Project Echelon Racing
17 pt
8 Julius Johansen
Sabgal / Anicolor
14 pt
9 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal Quick-Step
12 pt
10 Thomas Pidcock
INEOS Grenadiers
12 pt
20 Gianni Moscon
Soudal Quick-Step
5 pt
21 Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
4 pt
22 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
3 pt
24 Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
2 pt
1 Oscar Onley
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
11:39:09
2 Joseph Blackmore
Israel - Premier Tech
0:25
3 Louis Sutton
Great Britain
0:49
4 Paul Magnier
Soudal Quick-Step
1:15
5 Noa Isidore
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team
1:31
6 Robert Donaldson
Trinity Racing
1:49
7 Fergus Browning
Trinity Racing
1:53
8 Antoine L'Hote
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team
1:55
9 Nils Aebersold
Lidl - Trek Future Racing
2:14
10 Gil Gelders
Soudal Quick-Step
2:29
34 Martin Svrček
Soudal Quick-Step
45:30
1 Israel - Premier Tech 34:59:49
2 Soudal Quick-Step 1:06
3 Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team 1:29
4 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2:51
5 INEOS Grenadiers 2:55
6 Great Britain 3:10
7 Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 3:30
8 Sabgal / Anicolor 4:30
9 Lidl - Trek Future Racing 8:40
10 Trinity Racing 9:39

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