Il neozelandese Regan Gough (An Post Chain Reaction) ha vinto la terza tappa del New Zealand Classic, da Masterton a Martinborough di 127 chilometri. Il vincitore allo sprint ha regolato i compagni di fuga Hayden McCormick (Kiwi Velo) e Glenn Haden del team Coupland's Bakeries/Booth's Group.

La classifica generale è guidata sempre da Luke Mudgway (Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy) con 15" su Strong e 25" su Gate.

Oggi quarta tappa con arrivo in salita ad Admiral Hill, domani conclusione a Wellington.

ORDINE D'ARRIVO

01  Regan Gough  New Zealand 02:49:45 7 

02  Hayden McCormick   Kiwi Velo + 00 3 

03  Glenn Haden   Couplands Bakeries + 02 1 

04  Laurence Pithie  New Zealand + 18  

05  Campbell Stewart   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy + 18  

06  Ben Oliver   New Zealand Cycling Project + 18  

07  George Jackson   New Zealand Cycling Project + 18  

08  Tom Sexton  Cycling New Zealand + 18  

09  Nicholas Kergozou   Couplands Bakeries + 18  

10  Aaron Gate   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy + 18  

11  Sam Ritchie   Team Skoda Fruzio + 18  

12  Corbin Strong  New Zealand + 18  

13  Ethan Craine   Fagan Motors CT + 18  

14  Carne Groube   Trust House Team + 18  

15  Bailey O'Donnell   St George Cycling Club + 18 

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

01 Luke Mudgway   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy 06:41:12 

02  Corbin Strong  New Zealand + 15 

03  Aaron Gate   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy + 25 

04  Finn Fisher-Black  New Zealand + 26 

05  Laurence Pithie  New Zealand + 28 

06  James Oram   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy + 33 

07  Glenn Haden   Couplands Bakeries + 37 

08  Ollie Jones  New Zealand + 39 

09  Hayden McCormick   Kiwi Velo + 43 

10  Campbell Stewart   Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy + 47 

11  Regan Gough  New Zealand + 48 

12  Madi Hartley-Brown   Couplands Bakeries + 57 

13  Ben Oliver   New Zealand Cycling Project + 01:04 

14  Ewart Bower   Kiwi Velo + 01:11 

15  Josh Burnett   New Zealand Cycling Project + 01:11