Skujins wins mountains, takes lead in Tour of California (The Associated Press)
Latvian Tom Skujins pedaled to a surprising mountain stage win by more than a minute and took the lead Tuesday in the Tour of California. The 23-year-old began stage 3 in 95th position and trailed previous race leader Mark Cavendish of Britain by 42 seconds. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) of Slovakia finished second for the third straight day and finished 1 minute and 6 seconds behind Skujins. Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) of France was third in the same time.