Cor Vos
Stage 3 of the Vuelta a España came down to an uphill sprint as expected, but the day's winner was a huge surprise. Groupama-FDJ's David Gaudu pipped pre-stage favorite Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) to get the victory in Ceres, Italy.
Stage 2 winner and overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was once again involved in the action, finishing third on the day to grab a few bonus seconds and add to his advantage over most of his GC rivals.
[race_result id=23 stage_id=86347 count=10 gc=0 year=2025]
[race_result id=23 stage_id=86347 count=10 gc=10 year=2025]
How it happened
- The penultimate day of racing in Italy saw four riders form the early break, with Alessandro Verre (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost), Patrick Gamper (Jayco-AlUla), and Luca Van Boven (Intermarché-Wanty) hoping to go the distance on the lumpy stage. The peloton only allowed the escapees to get a modest advantage, with Lidl-Trek making the effort to keep things under control.
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