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Monday, August 26: Stage 3, Ibi-Ciudad del Juguete - Alicante, 188 km

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Sam Bennett wins in Alicante. Photo: Gomez Sport

Stage 3 rated ascents:

• Km 116: Puerto de Biar, 2.7 km @ 4.8%. Cat. 3
• Km 150.2: Puerto de Tibi, 6.7 km @ 4.1%. Cat. 3

Weather at the finish city of Alicante at 1:40 PM, local time: 27C (81F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the east-northeast at 16 km/hr (10 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 175 riders started the stage at 12:56. Suffering from a throat infection, Mickael Delage (Groupama-FDJ) did not start.

Here's the organizer's stage 3 summary:

On the day after Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) claimed La Roja in Calpe, his countryman Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) powered to victory in Alicante. The Irish National champion dominated the sprint ahead of Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) after some intense racing on Monday. This is the first time in the race history an Irish rider wins the stage while another one leads the general classification. Roche retains his 2” lead ahead of Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team).

A 175-man pack starts from Ibi after Mickaël Delage (Groupama-FDJ) pulls out of La Vuelta 19 due to a throat infection. Three riders immediately go on the move. The Polka-dot jersey Angel Madrazo, back at the front on the day after his breakaway to Calpe, went with his teammate Diego Rubio (Burgos-BH) and their former Caja Rural-Seguros RGA partner Hector Saez (Euskadi-Murias) joined them. The three Spaniards work well together to build a gap of 6’14” after 39km.

Deceuninck-Quick Step is the first team to help Team Sunweb control the pace at the front of the bunch. They are joined by UAE Team Emirates and then Bora-Hansgrohe. The attackers’ lead is down to 3’30” after 80km of racing. Angel Madrazo takes the 3 KOM points atop the Puerto de Biar (km 116). The peloton trails by 3’17”.

The pack accelerates again in the valley leading to the Puerto de Tibi, where Jumbo-Visma turn the heat up. Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) attacks, many riders try to counter, but Angel Madrazo manages to stay ahead to take 3 more KOM points at the summit. Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) can’t keep up with this pace.

The peloton catches the last attackers with 39km to go. The tension keeps rising, with Jumbo-Visma setting a hard pace on wind exposed roads. Things remained under control and the wide straight roads in Alicante offered the perfect ground for Sam Bennett to take his 12th victory of the year, the first on a Grand Tour.

Complete results:

Stage 3 photos

188 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.561 km/hr

1	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	4hr 25min 2sec
2	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
3	LUKA MEZGEC	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
4	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
5	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
6	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
7	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
8	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
9	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
10	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
11	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
12	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	s.t.
14	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
15	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
16	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
17	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
18	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
19	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
20	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
21	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
22	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
25	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
26	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
27	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	s.t.
28	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
29	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
30	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
31	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
32	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
33	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
34	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
35	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
36	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	s.t.
37	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
39	PATRICK BEVIN	CCC TEAM	s.t.
40	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	DAVIDE FORMOLO	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
42	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
43	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
44	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
45	LUIS LEÓN SANCHEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
46	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
47	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
48	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
49	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
50	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
51	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
52	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
53	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
54	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
55	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
56	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
57	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
58	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
59	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
60	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
61	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
62	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	CCC TEAM	s.t.
63	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
64	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
65	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
66	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
67	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
68	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
69	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
70	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
71	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
72	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
73	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
74	NICOLAS ROCHE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
75	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
76	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
77	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
78	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
79	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
80	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
81	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
82	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
83	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
84	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
85	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	s.t.
86	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
87	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
89	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
90	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
91	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
92	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
93	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
94	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
95	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
96	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
97	JORGE CUBERO GALVEZ	BURGOS BH	s.t.
98	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
99	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
100	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
101	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
102	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
103	BENJAMIN THOMAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
104	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
105	FABIO ARU	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
107	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
108	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
109	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
110	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
111	TEJAY VAN GARDEREN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
112	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	s.t.
113	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
114	WILLEM JAKOBUS SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
115	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
116	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
117	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
118	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
119	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
120	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
121	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
122	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
123	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
124	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
125	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
126	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
127	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
128	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
129	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
130	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
131	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
132	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
133	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
134	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
135	DOMINGOS GONÇALVES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
136	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
137	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
138	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
139	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
140	LUIS ANGEL MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
141	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
142	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
143	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	@ 20sec
144	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
145	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	22''
146	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
147	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
148	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24''
149	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	38''
150	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	45''
151	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
152	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
153	VASIL KIRYIENKA	TEAM INEOS	1' 19''
154	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
155	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
156	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
157	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	s.t.
158	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2' 13''
159	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2' 26''
160	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 31''
161	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 39''
162	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 12''
163	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
164	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
165	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4' 14''
166	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	4' 16''
167	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	4' 21''
168	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	4' 49''
169	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	5' 08''
170	BRIAN VAN GOETHEM	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 57''
171	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	10' 50''
172	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
173	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
174	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	s.t.
175	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb)
• Mountains classification leader: Angel Ruiz (Burgos BH)
• Points classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Best young rider: Miguel Lopez (Astana)
• Team classification leader: Team Sunweb

401 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.695 km/hr

1	NICOLAS ROCHE	TEAM SUNWEB	9hr 51min 14sec
2	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	@ 2sec
3	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	08''
4	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	22''
5	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	33''
6	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	35''
7	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	37''
8	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	38''
9	DAVIDE FORMOLO	BORA-HANSGROHE	46''
10	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
11	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	CCC TEAM	48''
12	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	49''
13	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	51''
14	FABIO ARU	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 08''
15	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1' 10''
16	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
17	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 13''
18	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1' 16''
19	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 32''
20	LUIS LEÓN SANCHEZ	ASTANA	1' 39''
21	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
22	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
23	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 40''
24	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 41''
25	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
26	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1' 46''
27	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
28	TEJAY VAN GARDEREN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
29	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
30	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 55''
31	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1' 57''
32	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 58''
33	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	2' 02''
34	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	2' 04''
35	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
36	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2' 05''
37	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
38	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
39	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2' 12''
40	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
41	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
42	LUKA MEZGEC	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2' 13''
43	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
44	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
45	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 14''
46	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
47	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
48	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2' 16''
49	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2' 19''
50	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
51	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
52	JESPER HANSEN	COFIDIS	2' 22''
53	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2' 25''
55	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
56	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
57	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	2' 34''
58	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2' 35''
59	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2' 45''
60	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 46''
61	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2' 53''
62	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	3' 01''
63	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	3' 09''
64	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3' 22''
65	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3' 29''
66	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 31''
67	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3' 37''
68	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 57''
69	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	4' 00''
70	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	4' 16''
71	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 01''
72	PATRICK BEVIN	CCC TEAM	7' 41''
73	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	7' 45''
74	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	7' 46''
75	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	7' 55''
76	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	7' 59''
77	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	8' 00''
78	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
79	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	8' 09''
80	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
81	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
82	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	8' 12''
83	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
84	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	8' 16''
85	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	8' 48''
86	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	9' 03''
87	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
88	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	9' 14''
89	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 45''
90	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	9' 47''
91	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 49''
92	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
93	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 50''
94	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 00''
95	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	10' 03''
96	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	BENJAMIN THOMAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
99	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	10' 05''
100	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
101	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	10' 06''
102	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	10' 12''
103	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
104	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
105	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	10' 20''
106	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
107	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	DIMENSION DATA	10' 21''
108	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
109	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 22''
110	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	10' 23''
111	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	10' 24''
112	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
113	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
114	DOMINGOS GONÇALVES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	10' 39''
115	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	10' 40''
116	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	10' 41''
117	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	10' 42''
118	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 44''
119	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	11' 04''
120	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	11' 09''
121	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	11' 17''
122	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	11' 19''
123	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
124	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	11' 24''
125	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	11' 28''
126	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	11' 41''
127	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	12' 12''
128	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	13' 24''
129	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 35''
130	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	13' 56''
131	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 22''
132	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	14' 28''
133	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	14' 54''
134	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	15' 00''
135	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
136	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	15' 03''
137	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	15' 06''
138	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	15' 11''
139	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	15' 39''
140	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 44''
141	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
142	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	16' 07''
143	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
144	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	16' 17''
145	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	16' 44''
146	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 04''
147	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	17' 06''
148	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	17' 47''
149	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	17' 49''
150	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	18' 09''
151	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	18' 37''
152	WILLEM JAKOBUS SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	18' 39''
153	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	18' 58''
154	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	19' 08''
155	LUIS MATE	COFIDIS	19' 40''
156	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	19' 44''
157	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	19' 52''
158	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 20''
159	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	20' 27''
160	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	20' 48''
161	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	20' 54''
162	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	20' 57''
163	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	21' 31''
164	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	21' 57''
165	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	22' 12''
166	BRIAN VAN GOETHEM	LOTTO SOUDAL	24' 01''
167	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	24' 14''
168	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	24' 55''
169	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	25' 39''
170	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 18''
171	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	28' 57''
172	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	29' 09''
173	VASIL KIRYIENKA	TEAM INEOS	29' 18''
174	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	29' 18''
175	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	33' 34''

Stage 3 map & profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

King of the Mountains Angel Ruiz before the stage start.

Wilco Kelderman has just signed in.

Jesus Herrada

Sergio Higuita is headed for the start line.

Racing through the Spanish countryside. This could easily be mistaken for the hills of Southern California where I grew up and raced.

Here they come....

Sam Bennett wins the stage.

Sam Bennett just after winning the stage.

Fabio Aru is worse for the wear this Vuelta has inflicted on him.

Stage winner Sam Bennett with Alberto Contador.

Nicolas Roche will start stage four in red.

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