It seemed Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec rider, Ivan Ramiro Sosa, would continue to be stay as the race leader being one of the main favourites of this season\u2019s Tour of the Alps event.<\/p>\n
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However, luck wasn\u2019t on his site the other day when\u00a0the rider\u00a0found himself giving away a four-minute advantage losing his leader\u2019s jersey when a sudden crash in the middle of stage three destroyed almost all his plans an hopes for the event.<\/p>\n
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“I’m good. I don’t know. I hit a pothole and lost control of my bike. It is important to be happy to be with the contenders at this Tour, and I am learning a lot, especially today,\u201d Sosa said right after the crash which had clearly left him with several bruises on his arms.<\/p>\n
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He now stands right outside the top-20 at 4:04, right behind Pinot who has taken the race lead. Today\u2019s fourth stage is considered to be an easy one and it could potentially give Sosa a chance to recuperate some time in the general classification.<\/p>\n
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Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:30:05<\/p>\n
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0:00:05<\/p>\n
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida<\/p>\n
George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo<\/p>\n
Luis Le\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team<\/p>\n
Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky<\/p>\n
Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates<\/p>\n
Manuel Senni (Ita) Bardiani CSF<\/p>\n
Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale<\/p>\n
Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice<\/p>\n
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Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ -10:52:19<\/p>\n
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida – 0:00:15<\/p>\n
Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team<\/p>\n
Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky – 0:00:16<\/p>\n
Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates – 0:00:50<\/p>\n
George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo – 0:01:21<\/p>\n
Luis Le\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team – 0:01:27<\/p>\n
Ben O’Connor (Aus) Dimension Data – 0:01:36<\/p>\n
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF – 0:01:45<\/p>\n
Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team – 0:01:55<\/p>\n
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