PAYSON — Lachlan Morton donned the Race Leader jersey after winning stage three of the Tour of Utah Wednesday.

24-year-old Morton bested Adrien Costa by three seconds to win the 119-mile stage three, which began in Richfield, climbed Mount Nebo and ended with a 22-mile descent into Payson. Morton completed stage three with the time of 4:24:49.

Morton leads Costa by seven seconds overall. Costa, 19, is now first in the Best Young Rider classification and the King of the Mountain.

OVERALL

1. Lachlan Morton — 11:30:53

2. Adrien Costa — 11:31:00

3. Andrew Talansky — 11:31:02

4. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado — 11:32:25

5. Joseph Roskoff — 11:32:25

TEAM OVERALL

1. BMC Racing  Team — 34:37:17

2. Axeon Hagens Berman — 34:41:06

3. Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling — 34:43:06

STAGE 3: Richfield to Payson, Aug. 3

1. Lachlan Morton — 4:24:49

2. Adrien Costa — 4:24:52

3. Andrew Talansky — 4:24:52

STAGE 2: Escalante to Torrey, Aug. 2

1. Robin Carpenter — 3:56:48

2. Ruben Companioni — 3:56:54

3. Travis McCabe — 3:58:55

STAGE 1: Zion Canyon to Cedar City, Aug. 1

1. Kristofer Dahl — 3:07:09

2. Colin Joyce — 3:07:13

3. Rick Zabel — 3:07:15