A steep third step awaited the runners of this 58th edition of the Tour du Limousin – Périgord – Nouvelle -Aquitaine ! On the program for this Thursday, August 21: 183 kilometers between Saint-Jal and Masseret, on a hilly course. After the great performance of Sylvain Moniquet (Cofidis) The day before, a duel between the breakaway and the peloton was played, and on arrival, before the former President of the Republic François HollandeIt is Paul Lapeira (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) which has imposed itself in front of the leader Ewen costiou (Arkéa B&B-Hotels) and Alexandre delettre (Team TotalEnergies).
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The summary
Nine men come out of the peloton: Rémy Rochas (Groupama‑FDJ), Victor Lafay (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale), Kenny Molly (Van Rysel – Roubaix Lille Métropole), Kévin Oat (Van Rysel – Roubaix Lille Métropole), Jonathan Lastra (COFIDIS) Quentin Bezza (Wagner Bazin WB), the former leader of the race Thomas Gachignard (Team TotalEnergies) et Henri -François Renard – Haquin (Wagner Bazin WB). The runners in mind are taken up one by one, and 10 kilometers from the finish, there are only three at the front: Lafay, Bezza et Renard.
In the final of this third stage, a duel begins between the breakaway and a peloton which returns very strong at the back. It's the peloton, led by Dylan Teuns (Cofidis), which addresses the last coast of the day. At the end of a sprint in front of the wind, it is the former French champion Paul Lapeira who wins the stage, in front of the leader of the race Ewen costiou and the team runner Total energyFrench Alexandre delettre.
