Volta a Catalunya (2019) Photos; Stage 3: Sant Feliu de Guixols → Vallter 2000, 180 km |
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| Signing in for Stage 3 in Sant Feliu de Guixols | share this photo |
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| Early break | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Thomas de Gendt (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) and his teammates attempting to defend the jersey on the first mountain stage | share this photo |
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| Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain / Team Movistar) looking resplendent in the sunshine and rainbows, but he wasn't factor today. He finished 27th + 2:19. | share this photo |
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| Feeding before the summit finish | share this photo |
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| Five riders at the front inside 1 km to go | share this photo |
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| After being dropped earlier, Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) attacks with 200m to go: “The pace on the final climb was high, we were going quickly up until the start of the climb, so the work of my team-mates was even more important. They kept me in great position,” Martin (photo) said. “I had good feelings, I tried to go at my pace and it allowed me to return to the front in the last kilometres. When I returned, I tired to play my cards in the sprint, keeping sure that I was at the front in the last two curves, above all in the last turn at 200 metres to the line. Unfortunately, this curve was a little narrower than I expected and I had to take the inside line, I had to slow down and this favoured Yates, and he had fresher legs. Third place is great. I would’ve preferred to win. I’ll try again tomorrow“ | share this photo |
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| Adam YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) wins the summit finish at Vallter 2000 in 5:02:18, 2nd Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ (COL/SKY), 3rd Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 4th Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) | share this photo |
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| Adam YATES: “Last week I showed that I was in good condition, I came up short there and I really wanted to win today. On the climb Bernal and Quintana were really strong, when they attacked I held back a little bit just to pace my effort and slowly, slowly came back to them.” “Then it was a bit of a game. Quintana didn’t really want to work and in the end it was a sprint with 200metres to go and I managed to finish it off.” “Tomorrow we have another tough stage and another possibly for a stage win but we will see. So far so good, the team did a super job to look after me, so more of the same tomorrow hopefully.” | share this photo |
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| 5th Miguel Angel LOPEZ MORENO (COL/ASTANA PRO) + 2s | share this photo |
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| 6th Steven KRUIJSWIJK (NED/JUMBO - VISMA) + 30s | share this photo |
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| 7th Ilnur ZAKARIN (RUS/KATUSHA ALPECIN) + 46s | share this photo |
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| 12th Romain BARDET (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 53s | share this photo |
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| 26th Marc SOLER (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 2:19. 27th Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) | share this photo |
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| Race leader, Thomas DE GENDT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) was 28th + 2:21 | share this photo |
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| Thomas DE GENDT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) exhausted in his bid to retain the race lead which he successfully did by 27s | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 3 winner, Adam YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) | share this photo |
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| Race leader by 27s, Thomas DE GENDT (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) | share this photo |
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| Bandaged Chris Froome arriving after the podium ceremony | share this photo |
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| Not very often you see Chris Froome arriving with the grupetto after the podium ceremony | share this photo |
Volta a Catalunya (2019) Photos; Stage 3: Sant Feliu de Guixols → Vallter 2000, 180 km |
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