First uphill finish of this Vuelta in the third stage starting from Suria and arriving at 1905 meters in Arinsal, for a total of 158.5 km.

A breakaway of 11 riders, including Kamna and Caruso , breaks away in the first part of the race and approaches the final climbs with a 2'30” lead.

On Coll d'Ordino the DSM Team works for its captain Romain Bardet : the French rider tries to sprint, but is quickly caught up by the group without the Piccolo red jersey who break away 3 kilometers from the brow.

Kamna and Caruso remain alone in the lead with a margin of 1' at the start of the final ascent, while in the main group the UAE of Ayuso and Almeida sets the pace. 3 km from the finish, the big names manage to catch the attackers again. However, no one manages to make the difference and they come to fight for victory in a sprint of about ten runners: Evenepoel anticipates everyone and manages to beat Vingegaard and Ayuso . The other favorites reach the finish line together with the exception of Thomas who reaches 47".

The Belgian champion also takes the red jersey of leader of the general classification with a 5 second advantage over Mas and 11 over Lenny Martinez.

ARRIVAL ORDER:

1 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 04:15:39

2 VINGEGAARD ​​Jonas Jumbo-Visma + 01

3 AYUSO Juan UAE Team Emirates + 01

4 ROGLIC Primoz Jumbo Visma + 01

5 SOLER Marc UAE Team Emirates + 01

6 MAS Enric Movistar Team + 01

7 MARTINEZ Lenny Groupama-FDJ+01

8 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BORA-hansgrohe + 01

9 ALMEIDA Joao UAE Team Emirates + 01

10 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA-hansgrohe + 01

GENERAL RANKING:

1 EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 08:43:11

2 MAS Enric Movistar Team + 05

3 MARTINEZ Lenny Groupama-FDJ +11

4 VINGEGAARD ​​Jonas Jumbo-Visma + 31

5 VLASOV Aleksandr BORA-hansgrohe + 33

6 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian BORA-hansgrohe + 33

7 BARDET Romain Team dsm-firmenich + 35

8 BUITRAGO Santiago Bahrain Victorious + 35

9 KELDERMAN Wilco Jumbo-Visma + 37

10 ROGLIC Primoz Jumbo-Visma + 37

Photo: Spirnt Cycling Agency