Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis) wygrał trudny trzeci etap Tour of Utah i został nowym liderem wyścigu.
Najdłuższy etap tegorocznego Tour of Utah liczył ponad 191 kilometrów i prowadził z Richfield do Payson. 40 kilometrów przed metą usytuowany był szczyt Mount Nebo.
Od początku etapu uformowała się ucieczka w składzie: Simon Pellaud (IAM Cycling), Krists Neilands (Axeon Hagens Berman), Andrei Krasilnikau (Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team), Stephen Bassett (Team Jamis), Tom Zirbel (Rally Cycling) i Ben Perry (Silber Pro Cycling).
W miarę pokonywanego dystansu peleton zaczął coraz mocniej naciskać, a ucieczka stopniała do dwóch zawodników. 55 kilometrów przed metą na czele byli Pellaud i Krasilnikau. Mieli oni niespełna trzy minuty przewagi, a przed sobą 17 kilometrów podjazdu. Bardzo szybko duża grupka doścignęła dwójkę i etap rozpoczął się jakby od początku.
Z wyselekcjonowanej grupy zaatakowali: Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Drapac) i Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis). Za nimi kręcili: John Darwin Atapuma i Taylor Eisenhart (obaj BMC Racing Team), Adrien Costa (Axeon Hagens Berman) i Rob Britton (Rally Cycling). Po chwili młody Costa dojechał do prowadzącej dwójki.
Za trójką kręcili Atapuma i Britton, następnie Eisenhart i Joey Rosskopf (obaj BMC Racing Team). Kolejna grupa liczyła 12 zawodników, a byli w niej między innymi lider Robin Carpenter (Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team) czy ubiegłoroczny triumfator – Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale-Drapac).
Pierwszy na szczycie podjazdu zameldował się Costa i został tym samym nowym liderem klasyfikacji górskiej. Trójka bardzo dobrze i ryzykownie zjeżdżała, powiększając tym samym przewagę nad kolejnymi grupami. 10 kilometrów przed metą było pewne, że to wśród nich jedzie zwycięzca etapu i nowy lider wyścigu,
Kilometr przed kreską na długi finisz zdecydował się Morton. Dwaj Amerykanie nie dali mu rady i to Australijczyk powtórzył swój sukces z 2013 roku. Drugi był Costa, a trzeci Talansky.
Zawodnik Jelly Belly został nowym liderem wyścigu.
Wyniki trzeciego etapu:
| 1 | Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 4:24:49 | |
| 2 | Adrien Costa (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:00:03 | |
| 3 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 4 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:22 | |
| 5 | Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 6 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 7 | Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:24 | |
| 8 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 0:03:57 | |
| 9 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 10 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 12 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 14 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 15 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 16 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 17 | Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 18 | Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 19 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 20 | Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:05:57 | |
| 21 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling | ||
| 22 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 23 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 24 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 25 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 26 | Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 27 | Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 28 | Christopher Horner (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 29 | Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 30 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 31 | Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 32 | Hayden Mccormick (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:09:43 | |
| 33 | Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 34 | Joseph Chavarria (CRc) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 35 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 36 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 37 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 38 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 39 | David Drouin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:13:41 | |
| 40 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Jamis | ||
| 41 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 42 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 43 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | 0:18:09 | |
| 44 | Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 46 | Ruben Companioni (Cub) Team Jamis | ||
| 47 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 48 | Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Jamis | ||
| 49 | Alexander Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 50 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 51 | Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 52 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 53 | Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 54 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:22:59 | |
| 55 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 56 | Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 57 | David Gaona Vazquez (Mex) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 58 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 59 | Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 60 | Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 61 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Jamis | ||
| 62 | Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 63 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 64 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 65 | Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 66 | Stephen Bassett (USA) Team Jamis | ||
| 67 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 68 | Bryan Lewis (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 69 | Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 70 | Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 71 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 72 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 73 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 74 | Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 75 | Keijzer Gerd De (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 76 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 77 | Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 78 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Team Jamis | ||
| 79 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 80 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 81 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 82 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 83 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis | ||
| 84 | Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 85 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 86 | Frederic Brun (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 87 | Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 88 | Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 89 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 90 | Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 91 | Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 92 | Krists Neilands (Lat) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 93 | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 94 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 95 | Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 96 | Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 97 | Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 98 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 99 | David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling | ||
| 100 | John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 101 | Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 102 | Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 103 | Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 104 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 105 | Barry Miller (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 106 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Team Jamis | ||
| 107 | Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 108 | Colin Joyce (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| OTL | Tom Zirbel (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:32:27 | |
| DNF | Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| DNF | Gregory Daniel (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman |
Klasyfikacja generalna po trzech etapach:
| 1 | Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 11:30:53 | |
| 2 | Adrien Costa (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:00:07 | |
| 3 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:09 | |
| 4 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:32 | |
| 5 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 6 | Rob Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 7 | Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:34 | |
| 8 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | 0:01:44 | |
| 9 | Neilson Powless (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:04:07 | |
| 10 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 11 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 13 | Robbie Squire (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 14 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 16 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 17 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 18 | Matthew Busche (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 19 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 20 | Logan Owen (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:06:07 | |
| 21 | Chad Beyer (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 22 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 23 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling | ||
| 24 | Christopher Horner (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 25 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 26 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 27 | Nicolae Tanovitchii (Mda) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 28 | Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 29 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 30 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 31 | Angus Morton (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 32 | Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:09:52 | |
| 33 | Hayden Mccormick (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:09:53 | |
| 34 | Joseph Chavarria (CRc) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 35 | Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | ||
| 36 | Benjamin King (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 37 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 38 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:11:13 | |
| 39 | Simon Pellaud (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:13:42 | |
| 40 | Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Team Jamis | 0:13:51 | |
| 41 | David Drouin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 42 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 43 | Ruben Companioni (Cub) Team Jamis | 0:16:08 | |
| 44 | Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:18:19 | |
| 45 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 46 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 47 | Alexander Cataford (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 48 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 49 | Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Team Jamis | ||
| 50 | Alexandr Braico (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 51 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 52 | Taylor Sheldon (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 53 | Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 54 | Kristofer Dahl (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:22:58 | |
| 55 | Colin Joyce (USA) Axeon Hagens Berman | 0:23:03 | |
| 56 | Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:23:05 | |
| 57 | Travis McCabe (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 58 | Stephen Bassett (USA) Team Jamis | 0:23:06 | |
| 59 | Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | 0:23:07 | |
| 60 | Ulises Alfredo Castillo Soto (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:23:09 | |
| 61 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 62 | Pierrick Naud (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 63 | David Tanner (Aus) IAM Cycling | ||
| 64 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 65 | Javier Megias (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 66 | Krists Neilands (Lat) Axeon Hagens Berman | ||
| 67 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 68 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 69 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | ||
| 70 | Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | ||
| 71 | John Hornbeck (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | ||
| 72 | Frederic Brun (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | ||
| 73 | Bryan Lewis (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 74 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 75 | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 76 | Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 77 | Ryan Roth (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 78 | Barry Miller (USA) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 79 | Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Team Jamis | 0:23:28 | |
| 80 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:23:42 | |
| 81 | Marcel Aregger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:23:54 | |
| 82 | David Gaona Vazquez (Mex) Nippo – Vini Fantini | 0:23:55 | |
| 83 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | 0:24:17 | |
| 84 | Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | ||
| 85 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:24:22 | |
| 86 | Matthieu Jeannes (Fra) Lupus Racing Team | 0:25:13 | |
| 87 | Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:25:37 | |
| 88 | Daniel Eaton (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:26:44 | |
| 89 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Fortuneo – Vital Concept | 0:27:47 | |
| 90 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini | ||
| 91 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Jamis | ||
| 92 | Eric Marcotte (USA) Team Jamis | ||
| 93 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:28:10 | |
| 94 | Andzs Flaksis (Lat) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | 0:28:17 | |
| 95 | Jordan Cheyne (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:28:20 | |
| 96 | Joshua Berry (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | 0:28:42 | |
| 97 | Phillip Gaimon (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:30:46 | |
| 98 | Nigel Ellsay (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | ||
| 99 | Joseph Lewis (Aus) Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team | 0:32:20 | |
| 100 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:33:05 | |
| 101 | Nicolas Masbourian (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:33:07 | |
| 102 | Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:35:02 | |
| 103 | Benjamin Perry (Can) Silber Pro Cycling | 0:38:19 | |
| 104 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 0:42:18 | |
| 105 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:42:22 | |
| 106 | Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:44:48 | |
| 107 | Kyle Murphy (USA) Team Jamis | 0:45:12 | |
| 108 | Keijzer Gerd De (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:47:56 |
