Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar finished in 42nd place.
REIGNING CHAMPION REMCO Evenepoel won stage three of the Vuelta a Espana, outpacing general classification rival Jonas Vingegaard in a display of strength in a two-man sprint finish on Monday which also earned him the red jersey.Belgian Soudal-QuickStep rider Evenepoel fell after crossing the finish line, colliding with a spectator amid a throng of people and continued his celebrations with a bleeding forehead.
The second stage was partially suspended, with general classification times taken nine kilometres before the finish because of slippy and dangerous conditions.“Some things safety,” said Evenepoel. “ was only 50 metres after the finish line, and it’s the third day in a row .” Evenepoel dominated the finish in Arinsal, crossing the line a second ahead of back-to-back Tour de France winner Vingegaard, whose Jumbo-Visma team-mate and thee-time Vuelta winner and reigning Giro d’Italia champion Primoz Roglic was fourth, behind young Spaniard Juan Ayuso in third.
“I felt super good on the final climb with a long but very strong sprint so I’m super happy with this stage win,” said Evenepoel.
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