After 175 kilometers and four mountain points, the third stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye was decided in a sprint, with Lev Gonov emerging victorious. The 25-year-old from XDS Astana conquered the success by beating Lander Loockx, a Belgian from Unibet Tietema Rockets, and the general classification leader Tibor Del Grosso, a 21-year-old from Alpecin - Deceuninck, at the finish line in Marmaris. The day's podium narrowly escaped Giovanni Lonardi, who finished fourth after launching the final sprint. Among the day's best performers were Carboni and Ridolfo, who completed the stage in eighth and tenth position.

Gonov had tried to surprise his rivals about ten kilometers from the finish on the day's final climb, but the peloton stopped him, just as they had done with Giovanni Carboni's attempt. The race came down to the final sprint, and the Russian, launched by Nicolas Vinokurov, secured his second career victory, delivering the seventh seasonal success for XDS Astana.

STAGE RESULTS

1, GONOV Lev XDS Astana Team

2 LOOCKX Lander Unibet Tietema Rockets

3 DEL GROSSO Tibor Alpecin - Deceuninck

4 LONARDI Giovanni Team Polti VisitMalta

5 KRON Andreas Uno-X Mobility

6 KULSET Johannes Uno-X Mobility

7 CHZHAN Igor China Glory - Mentech Continental Cycling Team

8 CARBONI Giovanni Unibet Tietema Rockets

9 ARRIOLA-BENGOA Julen Caja Rural - Seguros RGA

10 RIDOLFO Filippo Team Novo Nordisk

11 KACZMAREK Jakub Mazowsze Serce Polski

12 SBARAGLI Kristian Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini

13 POELS Wout XDS Astana Team

14 STITES Tyler Caja Rural - Seguros RGA

15 DINA Márton Euskaltel - Euskadi

To be updated.