Tim Wellens won the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia, from Alcalá de Guadaira to Alcalá de los Gazules of 161km with an early finish due to strong winds.

For the UAE Emirates it is already the seventh victory of the season. Behind him, separated by a handful of seconds, Pierre Latour and Samuele Battistella who were part of the day's breakaway with the Belgian together with a large group of riders.

The group, regulated by Tadej Pogacar, arrived at over four minutes.

Order of arrival:

1 WELLENS Tim UAE Team Emirates

2 LATOUR Pierre TotalEnergies

3 BATTISTELLA Samuele Astana Qazaqstan Team

4 SWIFT Connor INEOS Grenadiers

5 REX Laurenz Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

6 BAIS Davide EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team

7 ZAMBANINI Edoardo Bahrain Victorious

8 BARTHE Cyril Burgos-BH

9 FETTER Erik EOLO-Kometa Cycling Team

10 IZAGIRRE Gorka Movistar Team

Overall ranking:

1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 12:35:57

2 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain - Victorious at 0:48

3 LANDA Mikel Bahrain - Victorious 0:52

4 RODRÍGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers ,,

5 MAS Enric Movistar Team 1:47

6 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao INEOS Grenadiers 2:12

7 DÍAZ José Manuel Burgos-BH 2:19

8 IZAGIRRE Gorka Movistar Team 2:21

9 CARUSO Damiano Bahrain - Victorious 2:22

10 WELLENS Tim UAE Team Emirates 2:26