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By Amina Nazarli

Day three of the Tour of China I was held in China on September 1.

At the competition bringing together 22 teams, the cyclists overcame the distance of 122.5 km.

Three Synergy Baku Cycling Project riders showed good results at the event, as Methew Bremmier became the eighth, Alexandr Surutkovic - the 10th and Markus Eibegger - the 16th.

The cyclist bunch was getting smaller and smaller but all Synergy Baku Cycling Project riders were able to hold on. In fact, they were even able to animate the race on the descent.

The race saw a strong performance of the members of Azerbaijan's team Matt Brammeier and Markus Eibegger. Both played an active role in the stage final.

Brammeier came in eighth place and moved up from the fifth into the third position in the overall. He lags from the leader by 42 seconds.

"It was a good day today", Brammeier stated. "I was feeling really good but I was a little unlucky at the end. I tried my luck in the last few kilometers."

Eibegger is the 11th and Surutkovic is on the 17th place in the overall.

At the fourth stage of the competition the participants will overcame the distance of 133km long and hilly stage to Pingchang.

The race ends on September 5.