SISTERON, France (Reuters) – Asutralian Caleb Ewan won the third stage of the Tour de France, a 198-km hilly ride along the Alpine foothills on Monday.
Ireland’s Sam Bennett was second.
France’s Julian Alaphilippe retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
Tuesday’s fourth stage is a 160.5-km effort from Sisteron to Orcieres-Merlette for the first summit finish of the race.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
