Race leader Wout van Aert outsprinted Australia's Kaden Groves to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday, the Belgian avenging his second place to Groves in the previous stage and holding on to the leader's jersey.
Australian Kaden Groves has finished second on stage three of La Vuelta, beaten to the line by Wout van Aert.Stage four of the Vuelta a España finally enters Spain after opening the race in Portugal, with riders racing from Plasencia to Pico Villuercas.Race leader Wout van Aert outsprinted Australia's Kaden Groves to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday,
Van Aert was held off by Groves in Sunday's stage but did take the overall lead, and at the end of Monday's 191.2km ride from Lousa to Castelo Branco he tasted victory in his Vuelta debut.Van Aert increased his overall lead to 13 seconds over American Brandon McNulty thanks to the 10-second bonus for winning the stage.
"It's worth it to be patient. It's been quite a while since I could raise my hands and it feels so good," Van Aert said.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines. He was finally reeled in with 20 kilometres left to ride, and the expected sprint finish was set up. With precious few sprint stages ahead in the Vuelta, Van Aert pulled out all the stops to ensure he was not denied for a second successive stage.
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