Sporting Digest: Cycling

DE PANNE THREE-DAY RACE Third stage (14km time trial through De Panne): 1 J Nijdam (Neth) 17min 5sec; 2 E Seigneur (Fr) +3sec; 3 V Ekimov (Rus) +19; 4 O Ludwig (Ger) +20; 5 E Vanderaerden (Bel) +24. Leading final overall standings: 1 Vanderaerden 12hr 16min 26sec; 2 F Maassen (Neth) +8sec; 3 E Van Hooydonck (Bel) +11; 4 D Abdoujaparov (Uzb) 34; 5 Z Spruch (Pol) s/t.