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Alaphilippe wins Tour of California queen stage
- Updated: May 17, 2016
He won the Amgen Tour of California’s queen stage last year, and Julian Alaphilippe repeated the feat Tuesday on Gibraltar Road in stage 3. The Etixx – Quick-Step all-rounder bridged to a late attack by Trek – Segafredo’s Peter Stetina and then won the day handily on the tough climb outside Santa Barbara. LottoNL – Jumbo’s Kiwi George Bennett finished third behind Stetina.
The Frenchman now leads the overall in the eight-day race by 19 seconds over Stetina. Bennett is 31 seconds behind in third.
The early breakaway comprised seven riders: Julian Arredondo (Trek – Segafredo), Oscar Clark (Holowesko – Citadel), Greg Daniel and Krists Neilands (Axeon Hagens Berman), Evan Huffman (Rally), Tanner Putt (UnitedHealthcare), and Andy Tennant (Wiggins).
The peloton kept the leaders on a short leash, knowing the stage’s importance for overall standings. The seven didn’t get much more than three minutes’ advantage on the bunch.
Huffman occupied himself with the three KOM prizes, which came prior to the …
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