The Danish Jonas Vingegaard the victory was repeated this Saturday at O Great Roadwith a new stage exhibition that ended in Ribadavia (Ourense), where he crossed the finish line almost half a minute ahead of the chasing pack led by Galician Carlos Canal (Movistar).
No one is coughing to the double champion of the Tour de France in the Galician round. Ezequiel Mosquera, its director, is betting big on Vingegaard’s presence and the leader of Team Visma Lease a Bike is not letting him go. Yesterday he signed a huge victory and today from the start of the stage he made it clear that he will give everything to get back on the podium.
Vingegaard enjoys the Galician roads, despite the cold and rain. Here he began his attack on the Tour in 2023 and this year he repeats his tactic. Neither Bernal, nor Carapaz, nor Tarling, could bear him. Not even a brave Pablo Castrillo, who after an 80 kilometer escape succumbed to the devastating speed of the Dane.
More than 130 kilometers from the finish line, Vingegaard sent a message by entering a group that also included Bernal, Gaudu, Tarling and Carapaz, among others. The platoon soon caught up with them.
Etxeberria, De la Cruz, Silva, Andreas Piccolo, Murguialday, Langellotti and Pablo Castrillo soon formed a group that dreamed of playing for victory themselves when they found themselves with more than six minutes advantage in the peloton.
Her dream lasted as long as Visma wanted. Vingegaard’s team got stronger when their boss ordered it and gradually closed the gap. In Alto do Couso, Vingegaard accelerated the work of his teammates. No one in the peloton could follow him, and the double Tour champion gradually began to chase down the cyclists ahead.
Only Castrillo endured. But not too much. Vingegaard was so ambitious that he ventured out to chase him down and score his second victory in as many stages – the first one not counted in the general classification due to bad weather. The Dane is the king of O Gran Camiño, his race.
Classification of the 3rd stage:
1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN/Visma-Lease a bike), 04h03:14.
2. Carlos Canal (ESP/Movistar), at 29″
3. Quentin Pacher (FRA/Groupama-FDJ) id.
4. Gotzon Martin (ESP/Euskatel-Euskadi) id.
5. Thomas Silva (URU/Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) id.
General:
1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN/Visma-Bike Lease)
2. Egan Bernal (COL/Ineos-Grenadiers), in 1:13
3. Jefferson Cepeda (ECU/Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), at 1:15
4. Lenny Martinez (FRA/Groupama-FDJ) at 1:35
5. Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL/Visma-Lease a bike) id.
Source: La Verdad
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