2022 Vuelta a España Stage 3 Results & Recap
Stage 3 of the 2022 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Bennett makes it two
Sam Bennett (BOH) sprinted from behind to take his second win in two days at the Vuelta a Espana, claiming victory ahead of Mads Pedersen (TFS) and Daniel Mclay (ARK) after 193.3km of flat and fast racing. It's the Irish sprinter's tenth Grand Tour stage win and his fifth at La Vuelta.
"It was quite hard because I think a lot of people were fighting for our wheel," Bennett said. "People started to go up on the inside and squeeze me off. It was quite a hard fight. A big thank you for the boys, they worked all day, looked after me the whole stage. It was a really nervous day with a lot of accelerations. In the finale, Ryan [Mullen] came up there, and then Danny [Van Poppel]. It’s quite nice to make it happen two days in a row."
The red jersey has changed hands once again, but it's staying in the Jumbo-Visma camp as Edoardo Affini, takes over La Roja from teammates Robert Gesink and Mike Teunissen.
"It all started with winning the time trial and it’s amazing to be able to share these moments in our team’s country," Affini said. "I guess it was even more special for our Dutch guys, but it also is for me. To be the leader of a general classification here is really an amazing feeling. It’s crazy to be able to be the leader. I have to thank my team, I have to thank my teammates. They’ve actually been thinking about it. It’s really nice of them to make me such a gift."
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