
That Jonas Vingegaard remained the overall leader of the Vuelta a España after stage 3's blisteringly-fast uphill finish at Ceres is hardly news in itself, but that the Dane did so by taking third in the sprint just behind unexpected winner David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and leading favourite Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) was certainly much more of a surprise.
The Visma-Lease a Bike leader has stayed in la roja by the bare minimum, with his third place on the stage and consequent time bonus, combined with better placings on stage 1 than Gaudu, enabling him to hold on despite being tied on time with the Frenchman.