Stage | Stage Winner | Race Leader |
1 (TTT) | Astana Pro Team | Miguel Ángel López (Astana) |
2 | Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) | Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) |
3 | Sam Bennett »BORA – hansgrohe | Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) |
Roche leads Vuelta after three stages
Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) has led for two days at La Vuelta. The Irishman took over the race lead from Astana’s Miguel Ángel López and holds a slim lead of two seconds over Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), with Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First) third at eight seconds.
The lead betters 35 year old Roche’s lone stage win back in 2013 on Stage 2 (Pontevedra to Baiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba, 177.7km).
Stage 1 (Team Time Trial) Salinas de Torrevieja to Torrevieja, 13.4km
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1 | Astana Pro Team | 14:51 |
2 | Deceuninck – Quick Step | 0:02 |
3 | Team Sunweb | 0:05 |
4 | EF Education First | 0:07 |
5 | BORA – hansgrohe | 0:13 |
6 | CCC Team | 0:15 |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:16 |
8 | Groupama – FDJ | ,, |
9 | Mitchelton-Scott | 0:18 |
10 | Lotto Soudal | 0:19 |
Stage 2: Benidorm to Calpe, 199.6km
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Stage 3: Ibi. Ciudad del Juguete to Alicante, 188km
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