The Australian Ben O'Connor (AG2R) is the new leader of the Vuelta a Catalunya, after winning this Wednesday alone the third stage between the French town of Perpignan and the La Molina ski resort. Nairo Quintana and Sergio Higuita were the best Colombians in this fraction.
O'Connor, fourth in the last Tour de France, beat Spaniard Juan Ayuso (UAE), who came second in the finish line and Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkea), who finished third, entering the rest of the favorites after 161 km.
The Australian placed first overall, overriding Norway's Jonas Hvideberg, who had worn the leader's jersey on Tuesday after collecting bonuses in the second stage. Behind O'Connor in the general standings are Ayuso ten seconds away and Nairo Quintana at 12.
The stage was played on the demanding 12km climb to the finish line of La Molina with an average height difference of 4.5% when O'Connor surprised the peloton eight kilometers to go. Aided by the poor understanding behind among the favorites for this Catalan round, O'Connor ended up entering the first solo in the finish line, where in 2019 the Colombian Miguel Ángel 'Superman' López had won.
Finally, this Thursday will be the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Catalunya, a new 166.7 km high mountain route between La Seu d'Urgell and the Boí Taüll ski resort, with three top-class highs, including the finish line.
1. Ben O'Connor (OFF/AG2R-Citroen) a 4. 12:51
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP/UAE Emirates) at 0:06 seconds.
3. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkéa-Samsic) at 0:06 seconds ago.
4. Sergio Higuita (Col/Bora-Hansgrohe) at 0:06 seconds.
5. João Almeida (POR/UAE Emirates) at 0:06 seconds.
6. Wouter Poels (NED/Bahrain-Victorious) a 0:06 segundos.
7. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/Trek-Segafredo) at 0:06 seconds.
8. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor/One-X Pro Cycling) at 0:06 seconds.
9. Guillaume Martin (FRA/Cofidis) at 0:06 seconds.
10. Damien Howson (from/BikeExchange) on 0:06 segundos.
11. Santiago Buitrago (COL/Bahrain-Victorious) a 0:06 segundos.
12. Richard Carapaz (ECU/Ineos Grenadiers) a 0:06 segundos.
13. Ivan Ramiro Sosa (COL/Movistar) at 0:06 seconds.
14. Ilan Van Wilder (BEL/Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) at 0:06 segundos.
15. Jai Hindley (AUS/Bora-Hansgrohe) at 0:06 seconds.
16. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/Jumbo-Visma) a 0:06 segundos.
17. George Bennett (NZL/UAE Emirates) a 0:06 segundos.
18. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Movistar) at 0:06 seconds.
19. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP/Ineos Grenadiers) at 0:06 seconds.
20. Jesús Herrada (ESP/Cofidis) at 0:06 seconds.
1. Ben O'Connor (from AG2R-Citroën) - 12:44:20
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP/UAE Emirates) at 0:10 seconds.
3. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkéa-Samsic) at 0:12 seconds.
4. Sergio Higuita (Col/Bora-Hansgrohe) at 0:16 seconds.
5. Giulio Ciccone (ITA/Trek-Segafredo) at 0:16 seconds.
6. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor/One-X Pro Cycling) at 0:16
7. Wouter Poels (NED/Bahrain-Victorious) a 0:16 segundos.
8. Guillaume Martin (FRA/Cofidis) at 0:16 seconds.
9. João Almeida (POR/UAE Emirates) at 0:16 seconds.
10. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/Jumbo-Visma) a 0:19 segundos.
11. Sam Oomen (NED/Jumbo-Visma) a 0:19 segundos.
12. Ilan Van Wilder (CALL/Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) a 0:19 segundos.
13. Richard Carapaz (ECU/Ineos Grenadiers) a 0:19 segundos.
14. Henri Vandenabeele (Bel/DSM) at 0:19 seconds.
15. Torstein Traen (Nor/One-X Pro Cycling) at 0:19 seconds.
16. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Movistar) at 0:19 seconds.
17. Dylan Teuns (BEL/Bahrain-Victorious) a 0:19 segundos.
18. George Bennett (NZL/UAE Emirates) a 0:19 segundos.
19. Carlos Verona (ESP/Movistar) at 0:19 seconds.
20. Esteban Chaves (COL/EF-EasyPost) a 0:25 segundos.
25. Ivan Ramiro Sosa (COL/Movistar) at 0:52 seconds.
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