Marcel Kittel of Germany won the third stage of the Tour of Oman race on Thursday, winning a sprint finish ahead of fellow countryman Andre Greipel and Nacer Bouhanni of France. Britain's world champion Mark Cavendish took eighth place. Greipel, who won the race's first stage on Tuesday, took the red jersey that goes to the race's overall leader, taking over from Peter Sagan of Slovakia.
Friday's fourth stage covers 142.5 kilometers from Bidbid Naf'a to Al Wadi al Kabir.
Tour of Oman Stage 3
1. Marcel Kittel (GER/Project 1t4i) 3:23:00
2. Andre Greipel (GER)
3. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
4. Tyler Farrar (USA)
5. Peter Sagan (SVQ)
6. Tom Boonen (BEL)
7. Andrea Guardini (ITA)
8. Mark Cavendish (GBR)
9. Graeme Brown (AUS)
10. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)
General Classification After Stage 3
1. Andre Greipel (GER/Lotto) 9:59:41
2. Peter Sagan (SVQ) @ .02
3. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) @ .08
4. Baden Cooke (AUS) @ .09
5. Tom Jelte Slagter (NED) @ .11
6. Tony Gallopin (FRA) @ 12
7. Christopher Sutton (AUS) @ s.t.
8. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) @ .15
9. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU) @ s.t.
10. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) @ .19