Andre Greipel back in charge at Tour of Oman

German sprinter Andre Greipel wins stage three and regains overall lead in 2014 Tour of Oman

Andre Greipel wins stage three of the 2014 Tour of Oman

Andre Greipel wins stage three of the 2014 Tour of Oman

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) stamped his mark on the third stage of the 2014 Tour of Oman on Thursday, winning the stage and putting himself back into the overall race lead.

Greipel put clear space between himself and second-placed Peter Sagan (Cannondale) in the bunch sprint at the end of a testing day over hilly terrain. Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) came home for third with Briton Ben Swift (Sky) in fourth.

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