Ben O'Connor wins the third stage of the Volta Catalunya and conquers the leader's jersey of the general classification. The AG2R Citroen rider precedes Juan Ayuso and Nairo Quintana by 6 ”, which regulate the sprint of a small group that also includes Higuita , Almeida , Poels , Ciccone , Johannessen and Guillame Martin .

Small gaps between the big names in contention for the overall standings even if some expected protagonists are missing. In fact, Masnada and Dumoulin retire, while Simon Yates arrives 10 'late.  

ARRIVAL ORDER:  

1 O'CONNOR Ben AG2R Citroën Team

2 AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates 0:06

3 QUINTANA Nairo Team Arkéa Samsic ,,

4 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe ,,

5 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates ,,

6 POELS Wout Bahrain - Victorious ,,

7 CICCONE Giulio Trek - Segafredo ,,

8 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland Uno-X Pro Cycling Team ,,

9 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis ,,

10 HOWSON Damien BikeExchange Team - Jayco 0:09

11 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain - Victorious ,,

12 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers ,,

13 SOSA Iván Ramiro Movistar Team ,,

14 VAN WILDER Ilan Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team ,,

15 HINDLEY Jai BORA - hansgrohe ,,

GENERAL RANKING:  

1 O'CONNOR Ben AG2R Citroën Team

2 AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates 0:10

3 QUINTANA Nairo Team Arkéa Samsic 0:12

4 HIGUITA Sergio BORA - hansgrohe 0:16

5 CICCONE Giulio Trek - Segafredo ,,

6 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland Uno-X Pro Cycling Team ,,

7 POELS Wout Bahrain - Victorious ,,

8 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis ,,

9 ALMEIDA João UAE Team Emirates ,,

10 KRUIJSWIJK Steven Jumbo-Visma 0:19

11 OOMEN Sam Jumbo-Visma ,,

12 VAN WILDER Ilan Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team ,,

13 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers ,,

14 VANDENABEELE Henri DSM team ,,

15 TRÆEN Torstein Uno-X Pro Cycling Team ,,

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