TERNI, Italy (AP) — Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway won the third stage of the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico race in a sprint finish Friday, while Matthew Goss of Australia retained the overall lead.
It was the second consecutive victory for the British team Sky after world champion Mark Cavendish took Thursday’s stage. Boasson Hagen set up Cavendish’s win, and Cavendish didn’t dispute Friday’s sprint.
Boasson Hagen clocked 4 hours, 45 minutes, 31 minutes over the 110-mile leg from Indicatore to Terni, which included a technical finish on cobblestones after a series of high-speed curves.
Andre Greipel of Germany was second and Peter Sagan of Slovakia finished third, both with the same time as Boasson Hagen.
