LIVE Vuelta a Espana 2022 LIVE: Bennett makes an encore, but Edoardo Affini is jersey roja!

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THE GENERAL RANKING OF THE VUELTA 2022

THE CHRONICLE OF THE STAGE

Thank you for staying with us throughout the story of this LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2022, won by Sam Bennett, who repeated himself after placing the perfect paw yesterday as well. Now the race, after three days in the Netherlands, will return to Spain from Tuesday. Good continuation with OA Sport.

THE GENERAL RANKING OF THE VUELTA IN ESPANA 2022 AFTER THE THIRD STAGE

1 AFFINI Edoardo Jumbo-Visma 8:20:07
2 OOMEN Sam Jumbo-Visma ,,
3 ROGLIČ Primož Jumbo-Visma ,,
4 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma ,,
5 TEUNISSEN Mike Jumbo-Visma ,,
6 GESINK Robert Jumbo-Visma ,,
7 HAYTER Ethan INEOS Grenadiers 0:13
8 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers ,,
9 RODRÍGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers ,,
10 SIVAKOV Pavel INEOS Grenadiers ,,

17.03 EDOARDO AFFINI IS THE NEW RED VUELTA JERSEY! The Italian thanks to a game of positioning at the finish line has taken the symbol of primacy.

HERE IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE THIRD STAGE OF THE VUELTA A ESPANA 2022
1 BENNETT Sam BORA – hansgrohe 4:05:53
2 PEDERSEN Mads Trek – Segafredo 0:00
3 MCLAY Daniel Team Arkéa Samsic 0:00
4 COQUARD Bryan Cofidis 0:00
5 LIENHARD Fabian Groupama – FDJ 0:00
6 MERLIER Tim Alpecin-Deceuninck 0:00
7 GROVES Kaden Team BikeExchange – Jayco 0:00
8 BEULLENS Cedric Lotto Soudal 0:00
9 ACKERMANN Pascal UAE Team Emirates 0:00
10 VAN POPPEL Danny BORA – hansgrohe 0:00

17.00 STILL LUIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SAM BENNETT! He grants an encore at the Breda finish line. The Irishman does not miss a beat in the Netherlands, in this third stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

16.59 Launched the sprint with the UAE in the lead.

16.59 LAST KILOMETER! OPERATIONS FOR THE FLY START.

16.57 Enter the last 2 km!

16.54 There are 5 km to the finish! Trains begin to form, there is also the Jumbo-Visma.

16.50 Narrowing of the road, Alpecin takes the lead in the compact group.

16.47 Now the fugitives are filmed 10 km from the finish!

16.44 The fugitives try not to give up until the last available second of advantage.

16.40 The three of the Ineos Grenadiers return to the group.

16.38 A FALL FOR THE INEOS TEAM! Sivakov and especially Carapaz and Rodriguez involved: they got up, they left again, everything seems to be ok. The three are returning to the queue of the group.

16.36 Six remain in the lead, because De Gendt himself got up after winning the flying finish line.

16.34 Sprint for the Sint Willebrord sprint: Thomas De Gendt again to pass first, as was the case for the GPM!

16.32 We are just a few kilometers from the flying finish line of Sint Willebrord.

16.29 Now the group makes the elastic between 30 and 40 ″ of detachment from the 7 treads.

16.26 The running average has grown dramatically: we are now at 49.7 km / h.

16.23 Now there are 30 km to the finish!

16.20 Trek is hard at work for Mads Pedersen.

16.17 Now the group has slowed down a bit, losing about ten seconds: 40 ″ of difference between the two parties involved, ie the fugitives and the group.

16.14 In the head someone, among the seven fugitives, thinks about going away alone.

16.11 Julian Alaphilippe meanwhile, after having slightly detached from the rear of the group, has returned to the platoon.

16.08 The fugitives keep about thirty seconds ahead.

16.04 There are 45 km to the finish!

16.01 140 km are stored in this infinite portion of the Vuelta a Espana 2022.

15.58 The Trek is working to pull the group.

15.54 Thomas De Gendt passed first on the Rijzendeweg GPM (4th category, 2 points), behind him Julius van den Berg, who took a point. The latter, the Dutchman of EF Education-EasyPost, is the leader of the climbers ranking with 3 total points.

15.50 Less than 60 km to the finish!

15.47 Only one minute of separation between the group and the 7 fugitives!

15.44 We are approaching with great strides towards the Rijzendeweg GPM.

15.40 Some road restrictions on the route: the runners slow down to avoid falling or accidents.

15.37 There are less than 70 km to the finish!

15.34 Group now at 1:24.

15.30 We remember the 7 fugitives: Jose Herrada (Cofidis), Julius van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost), Jan Bakelants (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Ander Okamika (Burgos-BH), Pau Miquel (Kern Pharma) and Mikel Iturria (Euskaltel-Euskadi)

15.26 At the head of the group there are several teams that take turns shooting. The sprint, while missing a lot from the finish line, seems inevitable.

15.23 We are less than 20 km from the fourth category Gpm of Rijzendeweg.

15.20 There are 80 km to the finish!

15.17 The group keeps the seven attackers in a “bain-marie”.

15.13 The advantage of the fugitives drops below two minutes.

15.10 Now 90 km to the finish line!

15.06 The temperature during the race is not very hot: there are 23 degrees.

15.03 At this moment the gap between the fugitives and the group is 2 minutes.

15.00 After the two hours of competition: the average is 45.6 km / h.

14.57 Meanwhile, news arrives on Michael Woods: at the moment he is in hospital to check the state of his injuries following the fall. He then tries to figure out if the impact caused a concussion.

14.54 There are 100 km to the finish!

14.50 The fugitives are currently proceeding by mutual agreement.

14.47 The group now recovers reaching 2’15 “.

14.44 The fourth category GpM of Rijzendeweg is set at km 133.8.

14.40 We now give you the names of the 7 fugitives of the day: Jose Herrada (Cofidis), Julius van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost), Jan Bakelants (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Ander Okamika (Burgos-BH), Pau Miquel (Kern Pharma) and Mikel Iturria (Euskaltel-Euskadi). At the moment they have just under 3 ‘of advantage.

14.37 ATTENTION! After a crash a few kilometers ago, Michael Woods, the Israel – Premier Tech rider, retired who would try to rank for his formation.

14.35 Now there are less than 115 km to the finish!

14.33 Of the 193.3 km foreseen in the Breda-Breda, a stage for sprinters, more than 70 have already been covered.

2.30 pm Good afternoon friends of OA Sport and welcome to the story of this third stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2022.

Hello friends of OA Sport and welcome to LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2022third Grand Tour of the cycling season.

The Breda-Breda, which winds along a route, made for sprinters, of 193.2 km. After yesterday’s fraction, which crowned a pimpantissimo Sam Bennett will therefore be the time for a new chance for the sprinters; a moment to say goodbye to Holland before returning to Spain.

A dozen favorites: from Bennett himself to Ethan Hayter, passing through Tim Merlier, Mads Pedersen, Pascal Ackermann, Kaden Groves and Mike Teunissen, currently leader of the general; without forgetting the outsiders Bryan Coquard and Danny Van Poppel.

OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2022. Our updates will start at 2.30pm. Good fun!

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