Greig Leach

Since the peloton has stayed together for all of the third stage, there was actually reason for the sprinters to contest the intermediate sprint today. Alexandrie represented a good chance to see just how they stacked up against each other prior to the finale in Turin. Today, it was Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) getting the better of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Decuninck) - something he only did once last year. It was Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) showing that he had good legs for his team. Of course, all bets are still off for the finale in another 136 kilometers.