Jumbo-Visma super squad win Stage 3 team time trial at Paris-Nice, Magnus Cort takes GC lead

07.03.2023 - 19:35 eurosport.com

Jumbo-Visma took victory in an absorbing and original team time trial on Stage 3 at Paris-Nice, propelling GC hopeful Jonas Vingegaard up the standings, while Magnus Cort (EF Education–EasyPost) snatched the overall lead. ‘Race for the Sun’ organisers courted controversy in the build-up after overhauling the TTT, with teams awarded times based on the first rider – not the fourth – to cross the line.

Meanwhile, individual times were counted in the general classification, creating a big shake-up in a race that is renowned for small time gaps.

Ad With two world time trial champions – Tobias Foss and Rohan Dennis – in their ranks, Jumbo-Visma delivered a textbook effort to edge out EF Education Easy-Post (+1") and Jayco AlUla (+4"), who earlier lit up the timesheets to grab provisional top spot and push Simon Yates into overall contention.

Paris — NiceStage 3 highlights: Jumbo win revamped TTT as Cort takes overall lead22 MINUTES AGO Tour de France champion Vingegaard led home Jumbo-Visma to move within three seconds of the overall lead in fifth, with team-mate Nathan van Hooydonck missing out on the leader’s jersey by a second.

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