Vuelta a Espana 2020 – Dan Martin darts to Stage 3 win as Primoz Roglic holds lead
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ByTom Owen
Updated 22/10/2020 at 23:15 GMT
A leg-sapping finale saw Dan Martin (Israel StartUp Nation) emerge victorious ahead of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos) on Stage 3 at La Vuelta. Victory moves Martin to within five seconds of the overall lead in Spain.
Dan Martin sprints to victory on Stage 3 at La Vuelta
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Dan Martin refused to fade in a bruising uphill sprint on double-digit inclines as he claimed victory on Stage 3 of La Vuelta.
The Irishman held off overall leader Roglic and Carapaz on the final ramp after launching a trademark uphill attack in the last 200m of the 160-kilometre stage from Lodosa to Laguna Negra de Vinuesa.
Roglic still leads the GC battle by five seconds from Martin, with Carapaz 13 seconds back in third.
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Highlights: Martin pips Roglic in summit finish
Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton Scott) was the GC rider to lose most time after an inopportune flat tire left him to complete the stage on the bike of his much-taller teammate Tsgabu Grmay.
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Martin claims mountain stage win, Roglic stays in red
The green points jersey stays with Roglic on Friday but will be worn by Martin. Carapaz is still in the lead of the climber's classification and Enric Mas (Movistar) carries on heading up the young rider competition.
Thibaut Pinot (Groupama) did not start, citing his back injury from the Tour de France, while Bahrain McLaren's Matej Mohoric also did not leave Lodosa with the peloton this morning.
La Vuelta now heads for flatter pastures with the race's first sprint stage, finishing north of Zaragoza in the autonomous community of Aragon.
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