2024 Tour de France Stage 3 Results & Recap
Stage 3 of the 2024 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Girmay wins stage 3
Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory in the streets of Turin. He outgunned Fernando Gaviria and Arnaud De Lie while Richard Carapaz nabbed the yellow jersey.\n"It's my time, I'm very happy," Girmay said. "Our plan was to aim for this sprint with Gerben Thijssen, either for him or for me. Finally, in the finale I found myself in a good place, and I felt like I could go, so I gave it a try for myself. It's huge because winning the Tour de France means winning in front of the best sprinters. This victory means a lot to me, to my team which has been waiting a long time to win a stage, for my country and also to all of Africa. Now we are really part of the big races. We have a lot victories so it's our time, it's our moment. I never cry, but inside I am, I just have no words."\nInitially, there was no enthusiasm to establish a breakaway. Then Jonas Abrahamsen left with his teammate Johannes Kulset. The two stopped their efforts after 15 kilometres to wait for the peloton.\nThe pack remained bunched until Fabien Grellier went solo with 65 kilometres left to race. He opened up a lead of almost one minute. But just inside the last 29 kilometres, the only attacker of the day was caught.\nWorld champion Mathieu van der Poel punctured with six kilometres left, so he was unable to lead out his sprinter Jasper Philipsen. Moreover, last year's green jersey winner crashed inside the last three kilometres.\nBiniam Girmay erupted as the surprise stage winner in the ensuing sprint. Fernando Gaviria's second place was equally surprising, while Belgian champion Arnaud De Lie flashed across the line in third.\nRichard Carapaz came home in the 14th position, enough to take the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian was now second at the same time, while Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard, also on equal time, were third and fourth.\n"Honestly, getting the yellow jersey is a surprise," Carapaz said. "Before the Tour, it looked very far away. In the Tour de Suisse I had a crash and then was out of action for a couple of days due to illness. However, yesterday's stage was a big change in mentality and an injection of confidence. This morning, at the meeting on the bus, we set it as a goal. We knew it would be a nervous and dangerous sprint, but we wanted to do everything we could to get this yellow jersey. My teammates worked phenomenally in the last 25 km; especially Marijn Van der Berg, who sprinted next to me. It was a great job by the entire team. Wearing this Yellow Jersey means a lot for me, for my country and for my team. There are very few Ecuadorian cyclists at the elite level, and every achievement we get helps us develop this sport in our country. On a personal note, this Yellow Jersey is very exciting. In recent years, I have spent a lot of time away from home and my family to take another step in my sporting career. It is for them, for my family, that all this effort is worth it. This yellow jersey is a reward for all our sacrifice and it's dedicated to them."
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