Euskaraz irakurri: Pogacar berriro gailendu da Kataluniako Itzuliaren hirugarren stagen

The cyclist UAE Team Emirates, Tadej Pogacarhas won again this Wednesday in the third stage of the Return to Cataloniadisputed between Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Port Aine. The Slovenian took advantage of the attack Mikel Landa to cross the finish line alone. The one of Murgia He consolidated second place, after finishing second again, 48 seconds behind the Slovenian.

The escaped cyclists have crowned the Port de Toses with Roof first of all, Lopez second and bland fifth. The peloton has imposed a fast pace at all times, which has controlled the lead to less than two minutes.

He Team Visma of Sepp Kuss and the UAE Team Emirates of Pogacar They have pulled the group until the leak was neutralized before beginning the ascent to the Port de Cantó .

The peloton has arrived grouped for the decisive ascent of the ski resort Port Aine: 11.4 kilometers of ascent, with an average gradient of 6.8% and a maximum gradient of 12%, in which the Soudal Quick-Step has taken the initiative, with Jan Hirt in front, Mikel Landa wheel and equipment UAE, bora, Movistar and Visma to the expectation.

The race has reached the same level as the last climb, with all the favorites even, until Mikel Landa has launched an attack 7.4 kilometers from the summit to which it has counterattacked Pogacar with a change of pace that has catapulted him to victory. Kuss and Chris Harper have tried to follow Landabut the cyclist Soudal He held on well to reach the finish line alone.

3rd stage classification

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 4:34:25

2 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) + 0:48

3 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) + 1:03

4 – POELS Wout (Bahrain) mt

5 – KUSS Sepp (Visma) mt

6 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) + 1:10

7 – RODRÍGUEZ Cristian (Arkéa) mt

8 – HARPER Chris (Jayco) mt

9 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) mt

10 – MAS Enric (Movistar) mt

General ranking:

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 13:38:12

2 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) + 2:27

3 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) + 2:55

4 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) + 3:21

5 – HARPER Chris (Jayco) + 3:22

6 – MAS Enric (Movistar) + 3:27

7 – KUSS Sepp (Visma) + 3:34

8 – POELS Wout (Bahrain) mt

9 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) + 3:50

10 – ALMEIDA Joao (UAE) + 3:52

Source: Eitb

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