Tour of Croatia 2017 – Stage 3 [FULL STAGE]

April 20, 2017

Tour of Croatia 2017 – Stage 3 – Imotski – Zadar : 237 km

The Tour of Croatia is a men’s cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races. The race takes place in April in the build-up to the Giro d’Italia. The event is organised by Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist.

Nicola Ruffoni won the third stage of the Tour of Croatia on Thursday, proving fastest in a bunch kick in Zadar.

The Italian enjoyed an excellent lead out from his Bardiani CSF squad, opening up his sprint at the head of the pack as his final man pulled off the front with around 200 metres to go. No one managed to come past as he wound up to top speed. Trek-Segafredo’s Giacomo Nizzolo came closest, claiming second at the line, with Astana’s Riccardo Minali a more distant third.

Results :
1 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF 5:55:27
2 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
3 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
4 Ahmet Örken (Tur) Torku Şekerspor
5 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo – Vini Fantini
6 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
7 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
8 Daniel Auer (Aut) Team Felbermayr – Simplon Wels
9 Ivan Savitskiy (Rus) Gazprom-RusVelo
10 Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini

General Classification after stage 3 :
1 Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA