Marianne Vos sprinted to stage 3 victory in leader’s red jersey (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Marianne Vos of Jumbo-Visma in the Red Leader Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage 3 winner ahead of Charlotte Kool of Team DSM in the Green points jersey (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Marianne Vos rides in front group in leader’s red jersey (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
The peloton ripped apart by crosswinds on stage 3 (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Mavi García (Liv Racing Teqfind) leads the early attack during stage 3 from Elche de la Sierra to La Roda (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
sStage 3 covers 157.8km in extremely warm temperatures with some climbing early from Elche de la Sierra (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM Racing) rides just behind Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) with Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) on her left in the Pink UCI Womens WorldTour Leader Jersey (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
The peloton battles with echelons due to the crosswinds (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
A general view of the peloton passing through Pozohondo Village (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Nina Kessler of Team Jayco-AlUla assisted by a mechanic (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) gets hydration from the team car as temperatures climb above 30-degrees Celsius (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Floortje Mackaij and Paula Patio of Movistar Team near the front of an echelon along with Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) in the Red Leader Jersey (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
The peloton begins longest stage of week, 157.8km, from Elche de la Sierra to La Roda (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Clara Copponi of Team FDJ-SUEZ wearing a cooling vest prior to the start (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Jade Wiel of Team FDJ-SUEZ in the Polka Dot Mountain Jersey alongside race leader Marianne Vos of Jumbo-Visma at the start (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) starts stage 3 in the Red Leader Jersey (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) won stage 3 of La Vuelta Femenina in the red leader’s jersey, sprinting to victory after a very fast stage dominated by tail-crosswinds and echelons. The Dutch superstar launched her sprint with 200 metres to go and had the highest speed after a hard day. Kool finished second while Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) took third place.
The race split with 93 km left in the 157.8-kilometre stage when Movistar Team took action in the tail-crosswinds. Trek-Segafredo’s Gaia Realini was the most prominent of the dropped riders that also included several other GC contenders. Realini’s teammates tried everything to limit the time loss, but they finished 2:41 minutes behind in the end.
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