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Adam Yates (INEOS Grenadiers) took a great solo victory and is the new leader of the Tour of Catalonia, which this Wednesday played its first high mountain day ending in Vallter 2000. The Briton who executed his winning attack two kilometers from the finish went on to lead the general classification.
Starting with great determination from the group of great favorites to the final victory over the final two kilometers, Esteban Chaves (Team BikeExchange) was left with a creditable second place. The climber from Bogota was only thirteen seconds away from victory, exhibiting remarkable physical condition in the first competition of his 2021 season.
Just over twelve minutes they managed to have in their favor the nine protagonists of the day’s getaway; Kiko Galvan (Kern Pharma), Alexander Kamp (Emigrate), Alexander evans (Intermarché), Clemente Venturini (AG2R), Thomas champion (Cofidis), Colin Joyce (Meeting), Thymen Arensman (DSM), Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Y Sean Bennett (Continue).
As planned, the breakaway would lose any option to fight for victory in the face of great acceleration in the main group on the final climb. Alejandro Valverde, Richard Carapaz, Giulio Ciccone, Sepp kuss Y Simon Yates staged the first great offensive action ten kilometers from the finish line, finding a timely response from Nairo Quintana.
The man from Boyacá who seven kilometers from the arrival set out in search of Valverde, later he was married by Adam Yates that five kilometers from the finish line he executed a brutal acceleration, taking his wheel to Sepp kuss Y Alejandro Valverde that in the last four kilometers he lost contact with the powerful duo of tip.
When everything pointed to Kiss Y Yachts They would dispute the victory, the British with a new acceleration to two kilometers from the finish line managed to detach the American from his wheel who suffered at the end and was hunted by the group of great favorites to the final victory, in which he reached the goal at 31 seconds , commanded by Geraint thomas (INEOS Grenadiers).
This Thursday the climbers will have a new great opportunity to star in the battle, in a demanding fourth day that presents the ascents to the Port of Toses and the Port of El Canto, in the middle part of the route, before concluding at the Old man of the port, special category port with 18.5 kilometers of extension and an average slope of 6.8%.
Results
Stage 3
1 YACHTS Adam INEOS Grenadiers 5:00:58
2 CHAVES Esteban Team BikeExchange 0:13
3 VALVERDE Alejandro Movistar Team 0:19
4 THOMAS Geraint INEOS Grenadiers 0:31
5 VANHOUCKE Damage Lotto Soudal 0:31
6 KUSS Sepp Team Jumbo-Visma 0:33
7 CARTHY Hugh EF Education Nippo 0:33
8 WOODS Michael Israel Start-Up Nation 0:36
Grenadiers Richie INEOS 9 DOORS 0:36
10 CICCONE Giulio Trek Segafredo 0:36
11 QUINTANA Nairo Team Arkéa Samsic 0:36
25 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain Victorious 2:07
58 MENDEZ Daniel Alejandro Kern Pharma Team 7:05
63 ARDILA Andrés Camilo UAE-Team Emirates 8:03
87 URÁN Rigoberto EF Education Nippo 10:54
93 CAMARGO Diego Andrés EF Education Nippo 11:51
115 ROOF Harold Astana Premier Tech 14:22
134 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE-Team Emirates 15:27
Individual General Classification
1 YACHTS Adam INEOS Grenadiers 9:44:21
2 DOORS Richie INEOS Grenadiers 0:45
3 ALMEIDA João Deceuninck Quick Step 0:50
4 THOMAS Geraint INEOS Grenadiers 0:53
5 KELDERMAN Wilco BORA Hansgrohe 1:03
6 VALVERDE Alejandro Movistar Team 1:04
7 CARTHY Hugh EF Education Nippo 1:16
8 YACHTS Simon Team BikeExchange 1:21
9 CHAVES Esteban Team BikeExchange 1:21
10 VANHOUCKE Harm Lotto Soudal 1:30
17 QUINTANA Nairo Team ArkIsto Samsic 1:46
23 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrein Victorious 3:22
45 MENDEZ Daniel Kern Pharma Team 8:46
56 URTON Rigoberto EF Education Nippo 11:34
73 ROOF Harold Astana Premier Tech 15:14
90 ARDILA ANDRIss UAE-Team Emirates 17:53
119 MOLANO Sebastián UAE-Team Emirates 26:05
127 CAMARGO Diego EF Education Nippo 27:47
