Luxembourg mountain bike racer Soren Nissen has retained his position as third overall in the Crocodile Trophy despite a 29 minute penalty in stage 3.

In the most recent stage of the Crocodile Trophy, Luxembourg competitor Soren Nissen missed a turn towards the end of the race and was given a 29 minute time penalty. However, Nissen keeps his overall third spot, albeit with an increased time gap of 41 minutes between himself and the Swiss leaders.

Today's race was sceduled to take place over an 80km long and 2,650m high circuit in the Herberton National Park, starting and finishing in the historic town of Herberton. However, the race track was shortened to 68km this morning due to a military ordnance that was found overnight on the first 10km of the track. Australian competitor Lucy Coldwell and Swiss biker Urs Huber claimed elite stage wins in the marathon in Herberton, whilst Konny Looser kept the overall race lead by one second ahead of Huber. 

Tomorrow's stage will be a 38km individual time trial to Irvinebank and the first rider will be released onto the race track at )9:20. With only 1,000m of elevation it might be a 'rest day' for some, while for others this will be the chance to prove themselves podium-ready. 

For detailed race results, visit www.croctrophy.com/results/.