The defending champion, Remco Evenepoel, delivered a perfectly timed sprint to take victory in stage three of the Vuelta a España, but then crashed
Evenepoel takes overall lead with Jonas Vingegaard fourthThe defending champion, Remco Evenepoel, delivered a perfectly timed sprint to take victory in stage three of theThe Belgian launched his effort some 300 metres from the finish line in Andorra, leaving Jonas Vingegaard and Juan Ayuso in his wake as he also claimed the leader’s red jersey.
There was a significant shake-up in the overall standings with the leader after stage two, Andrea Piccolo , relinquishing his advantage. The Italian was left behind by the peloton on Monday’s 158.5km ride from Suria to Arinsal, which involved flat roads at the start before ending with two category one climbs.
Evenepoel, the Spaniard Enric Mas and France’s Lenny Martinez are now the top three riders in the rankings for the leader’s red jersey, with Vingegaard in fourth. Thursday’s hilly 185km stage from Andorra la Vella features two category three climbs near the finish line in Tarragona.
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