Hello and welcome to the radio report of the Tour of Turkey's third stage. Let's get to it!


The first attacks come from Feng (CCS), Gerard (BSE), Cerny (CCC) and Louder (UHC).

They can't get away, but Louder attacks again and wins the first climb - a Cat. 3.

He and Feng get in the final breakaway as well as Labbe of Cofidis.

Labbe wins the Intermediate Sprint but makes no effort take full points on the next climb, won by Louder.

With 60km to go we have the first attacks from the peloton. They come from Rutkiewicz (CCC), De Ieso (BAR), Florencio (KAT) and Brandle (IAM).

Meanwhile Feng wins the Category 1 climb; lots of points there.

The two groups up the road join up, but they won't go all the way. The 3 members of the original break attack again with 13km left.

For some reason teammates of the escapees chase, and the peloton is back together with 8.5km to ride.

But the mid-stage chase group give it one more go! The same riders, this time led by De Ieso.

What's this!? No-one is pacing in the peloton! The leaders may win!

Despite this, sprinters such as McDermott, Guido and Harrini are dropped.

A yellow jersey group of 20 gets away, hoping to stay in contention for the future stages.

De Ieso has been pulling the front group for 4km now! Surely he must be tired.

But no! Off he goes on a solo attack with 4.7km to go.

Brandle tries to keep up but the Italian is still getting away with superhuman stamina.

And he takes the win! Behind, the yellow jersey group somehow catches the other riders and Winner Anacona comes 2nd.