Marc Sarreau (FDJ) took his second victory at the Étoile de Bessèges ahead of Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) and Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale).
“I am truly happy,” he said after the stage. “It wasn’t easy today even if the tempo was tranquil. We did great teamwork in the finale. Everything went really well and I am truly happy to win. It is a nice team victory. The aim is to win as many races as possible.”
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Étoile de Bessèges 2018 – stage 3 results (Bessèges – Bessèges):
| 1 | Marc Sarreau (FDJ) | 3:56:29 |
| 2 | Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 3 | Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale) | ,, |
| 4 | Sean De Bie (Vérandas Willems-Crelan) | ,, |
| 5 | Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) | ,, |
| 6 | Brenton Jones (Delko Marseille Provence KTM) | ,, |
| 7 | Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) | ,, |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) | ,, |
| 9 | Damien Touze (St Michel – Auber93) | ,, |
| 10 | Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo-Samsic) | ,, |
General classification after stage 3:
| 1 | Marc Sarreau (FDJ) | 11:04:24 |
| 2 | Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) | +08” |
| 3 | Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) | +10” |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) | ,, |
| 5 | Benoit Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) | +14” |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale) | +16” |
| 7 | Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) | ,, |
| 8 | Romain Combaud (Delko Marseille Provence KTM) | ,, |
| 9 | Milan Menten (Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise) | +17” |
| 10 | Dries Van Gestel (Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise) | ,, |
