Winning sprint by Ludovico Mellano in the third stage of the Ronde de L'Isard, the 142-kilometer Aspet-Salies-du-Salat route. The XDS Astana Development rider outsprinted Frenchman Guerinel and German Leidert, who joined Mellano on the podium. Simone Zanini performed well, finishing in ninth place. The overall classification remains unchanged, with Widar (eighth today) still holding the leader's jersey.

STAGE RESULTS

1 MELLANO Ludovico XDS Astana Development Team 03:09:26

2 GUERINEL Manu Paris Cycliste Olympique + 00

3 LEIDERT Louis Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 00

4 KORTLEVE Bart Metec-SOLARWATT pb Mantel + 00

5 CUYLITS Mauro Lotto Development Team + 00

6 PRIETO José Juan Petrolike + 00

7 LAMBERT-WETZEL Tom Vélo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 00

8 WIDAR Jarno Lotto Development Team + 00

9 ZANINI Simone XDS Astana Development Team + 00

10 LOULERGUE Victor Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme + 00

11 MARTINI Marco Team Technipes #InEmiliaRomagna + 00

12 LIGHTFOOT Mark AVC Aix-en-Provence Dole + 00

13 MARTIN GAMONALES Raul Equipo Finisher + 00

14 BUCK-JONES Huw Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme + 00

15 VELEZ Cristian Damian Colombia + 00

16 POTTIER Raphael AVC Aix-en-Provence Dole + 00

17 ZAHEM Maël Paris Cycliste Olympique + 00

18 KAYSER Aurélien Vélo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 00

19 REY Martin Equipo Cortizo + 00

20 GINTER Nicolas Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 00

21 LEVEQUE Théo Vendée U Pays de la Loire + 00

22 O'BRIEN Liam Lidl-Trek Future Racing + 00

23 CATTANI Alessandro Team Technipes #InEmiliaRomagna + 00

24 ZAPATA Mauricio Colombia + 00

25 NEGRENTE Mattia XDS Astana Development Team + 00

26 GARCIA GOMEZ Estiven Team Sistecredito + 00

27 URIÁN CARO Juan David Team Sistecredito + 00

28 JEAN Victor CC Etupes + 00

29 CISNEROS MUÑIZ Cesar Leonel Petrolike + 00

30 O'BRIEN Killian Petrolike + 00