C’est le jeune coureur Australien Robert John McCarthy , 19 ans, ( Australie U23 ), qui remporte la 3ème étape du Tour Jayco longue de 157 km entre Mitchelton Winery et Nagambie. Il surprend les cadors du sprint et devance Rico Rogers ( OCBC ) et l’Irlandais Felix English ( Rapha Condor ) .
McCarthy, d’origine irlandaise, arrivé en Australie à 16 ans, est un redoutable sprinter toujours au service d’un autre grand sprinter australien : Caleb Ewan. C’est la première grande victoire de se jeune carrière.
» C’était un peu le choc pour être honnête . Quand vous regardez la qualité du plateau ici , il y a les meilleurs sprinters mondiaux quasiment. Je viens ici pour apprendre. Je me suis retrouvé en bonne position alors j’ai juste donné le meilleur et j’ai gagné. J’ai encore du mal à y croire et je suis un peu sans voix pour être honnête » a déclaré McCarthy après l’étape .
Le général reste inchangé, Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) garde le maillot de leader.
Classement de la 3 ème étape
| 1 | Robert-John McCarthy (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 3:47:09 | |
| 2 | Rico Rogers (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 3 | Felix English (Irl) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 4 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 5 | Daniel Klemme (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 6 | Tom Scully (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 7 | Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 8 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 9 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 10 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 11 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 12 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 13 | Robert Power (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 14 | Tural Isgandarov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 15 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 16 | Glenn O’Shea (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 17 | Jeremy Cameron (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 18 | Jack Haig (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 19 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 20 | Alex Clements (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 21 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 22 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 23 | Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 24 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 25 | Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 26 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 27 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 28 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 29 | Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 30 | Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 31 | Dion Smith (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 32 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 33 | Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 34 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 35 | Bradley White (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 36 | Matej Mahoric (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 37 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 38 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 39 | Shaun O’Callaghan (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 40 | Harry Carpenter (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 41 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 42 | Samuel Witmitz (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 43 | James Rendall (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 44 | Samuel Horgan (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 45 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 46 | Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 47 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 48 | John Anderson (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 49 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 51 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 52 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 53 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 54 | Hayden McCormick (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 55 | Thomas Hamilton (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 56 | James Oram (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 57 | Matthew Clarke (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 58 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 59 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 60 | Mark O’Brien (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 61 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 62 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 63 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 64 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 65 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 66 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 67 | Michael Vink (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 68 | Thomas Rabou (NED) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 69 | Joshua Prete (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 70 | Matty Lloyd (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 71 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 72 | Chris Jory (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 73 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare | 0:00:17 | |
| 74 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 75 | Jeffry Louder (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 76 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:26 | |
| 77 | Kristian Juel (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:00:36 | |
| 78 | Christopher Opie (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:00:54 | |
| 79 | Jason Spencer (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:01:12 | |
| 80 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:01:16 | |
| 81 | Thomas Dekker (NED) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:27 | |
| 82 | Adrian Hegyvary (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:01:47 | |
| 83 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 84 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:02:09 | |
| 85 | Hugh Carth (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:04:56 | |
| 86 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:05:01 | |
| DNF | Pat Shaw (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| DNF | Luke Davison (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling |
Classement général provisoire
| 1 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 10:59:17 | |
| 2 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:08 | |
| 3 | Jack Haig (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:00:11 | |
| 4 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:09 | |
| 5 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:01:21 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 7 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:01:22 | |
| 8 | Glenn O’Shea (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:01:23 | |
| 9 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 10 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 11 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:01:24 | |
| 12 | Alex Clements (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:01:28 | |
| 13 | Harry Carpenter (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 14 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 15 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:29 | |
| 16 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:01:30 | |
| 17 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 0:01:31 | |
| 18 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 19 | Robert Power (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 20 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:01:32 | |
| 21 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 22 | James Oram (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 23 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 24 | John Anderson (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 0:01:34 | |
| 25 | Matthew Clarke (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 26 | Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:01:36 | |
| 27 | Thomas Hamilton (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:01:47 | |
| 28 | Mark O’Brien (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:01:48 | |
| 29 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:01:51 | |
| 30 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:06:50 | |
| 31 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:08:18 | |
| 32 | Jeremy Cameron (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:08:22 | |
| 33 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:08:25 | |
| 34 | Jeffry Louder (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:08:34 | |
| 35 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:46 | |
| 36 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:09:50 | |
| 37 | Bradley White (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:11:17 | |
| 38 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:11:42 | |
| 39 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:12:09 | |
| 40 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:14:40 | |
| 41 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:14:43 | |
| 42 | Michael Vink (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:14:48 | |
| 43 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:21:27 | |
| 44 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:21:31 | |
| 45 | Dion Smith (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:21:34 | |
| 46 | Chris Jory (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:21:36 | |
| 47 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare | 0:21:47 | |
| 48 | Hugh Carth (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:22:11 | |
| 49 | Robert-John McCarthy (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:24:33 | |
| 50 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:25:23 | |
| 51 | Shaun O’Callaghan (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:25:29 | |
| 52 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 0:25:46 | |
| 53 | Thomas Dekker (NED) Garmin Sharp | 0:26:57 | |
| 54 | Tural Isgandarov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:28:14 | |
| 55 | Kristian Juel (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:28:37 | |
| 56 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:31:46 | |
| 57 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:32:14 | |
| 58 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 0:32:15 | |
| 59 | Hayden McCormick (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:32:17 | |
| 60 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 0:32:21 | |
| 61 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:33:36 | |
| 62 | Tom Scully (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:35:09 | |
| 63 | Felix English (Irl) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:35:10 | |
| 64 | Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:35:14 | |
| 65 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:35:21 | |
| 66 | Matej Mahoric (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:35:22 | |
| 67 | Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:35:27 | |
| 68 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:35:29 | |
| 69 | Matty Lloyd (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:35:42 | |
| 70 | Samuel Horgan (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:36:04 | |
| 71 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:36:08 | |
| 72 | Joshua Prete (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 73 | Jason Spencer (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:36:29 | |
| 74 | Adrian Hegyvary (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:37:10 | |
| 75 | Thomas Rabou (NED) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:39:07 | |
| 76 | Daniel Klemme (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:40:03 | |
| 77 | Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:40:05 | |
| 78 | Rico Rogers (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:40:07 | |
| 79 | Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:40:13 | |
| 80 | Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:40:15 | |
| 81 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:43:49 | |
| 82 | Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:43:57 | |
| 83 | Christopher Opie (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:44:43 | |
| 84 | James Rendall (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:49:22 | |
| 85 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:52:17 | |
| 86 | Samuel Witmitz (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:52:21 |