The Dutch Mariane Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) further expanded his legend and achieved his 252nd victory as a professional after winning the sprint in the third stage of the Cycling tour of Spaindisputed this Tuesday between the Castellón town of Llucena and Teruel.

You He made use of his greater speed in the final meters to beat his compatriot Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich Postnl), second, and the Canadian Olivia Baril (Movistar), who crossed the finish line in third position.

A triumph that did not serve, however, You to snatch first place in the general classification from the Hungarian Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime), who will continue to wear the red leader’s jersey for just one second, thanks to the two bonuses that the Magyar cyclist achieved in the intermediate sprint.

The other main protagonist of the day was the Catalan Mireia Benito from AG Insurance-Soudal after fleeing for more than one hundred kilometers. Benedictthe current Spanish time trial champion, had a lead of more than four minutes, but, despite her efforts and determination, she could not prevent the peloton, led by the Visma runners, from reducing the distance to 7. 5 kilometers to finish.

In the final stretch, Visma controlled the race until reaching the finish line, where Marianne Vos, who will turn 37 on May 13, clearly imposed her law.

STAGE CLASSIFICATION

1 – YOU Marianne (Visma) 3:46:52

2 – KOOL Charlotte (Team dsm) mt

3 – BARIL Olivia (Movistar) mt

4 – GÅSKJENN Ingvild (Liv AlUla) mt

5 – WILLIAMS Lily (Human) mt

6 – PERKINS Flora (Fenix) mt

7 – CIABOCCO Eleonora (Team dsm) mt

8 – ANDERSSON Caroline (Liv AlUla) mt

9 – BREDEWOLD Mischa (SD Worx) mt

10 – VALLIERES Magdeleine (EF Education) mt

GENERAL RANKING

1 – VAS Blanka (SD Worx) 6:57:04

2 – YOU Marianne (Visma) +0:01

3 – JACKSON Alison (EF Education) +0:10

4 – LONGO BORGHINI Elisa (Lidl-Trek) +0:11

5 – VAN AGT Eva (Visma) mt

6 – MARKUS Riejanne (Visma) mt

7 – SPRATT Amanda (Lidl-Trek) mt

8 – VON BERSWORDT Sophie (Visma) mt

9 – REALINI Gaia (Lidl-Trek) mt

10 – CHAPMAN Brodie (Lidl-Trek) mt

Source: Eitb

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