French phenom Julian Alaphilippe attacked inside the final mile of the grueling climb up Gibraltar Road to win Stage 3 of the Tour of California on Tuesday and assume the overall race lead. The 23-year-old Alaphilippe bridged a 24-second gap to Peter Stetina in one big push, then rode away from his American rival to the finish. Alaphilippe led on the penultimate day a year ago before finishing second by a mere 3 seconds.
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