Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) defended his overall lead at the Ruta del Sol, after winning stage 3’s individual time trial ahead of Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre.
The Belgian stopped the clock at 22 minutes and 25 seconds, being two seconds faster than Fuglsang and nine seconds than Izagirre. Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) and Mitchelton-Scott’s Adam Yates completed the top five of the day.
“This is my first time trial win as a pro and also my second victory in three days,” Wellens said. “Of course I am really happy with my shape and the results.”
“The start was tough, then there was a descent and the end went uphill again,” Wellens said. “We made a plan to go for the victory here, but to put that into practice is another thing. It turned out perfectly though. It is fantastic to be rewarded for all the hard training work I did.”
The fourth stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia will be held between Armilla and Granada over a route that features two first category climbs and two of the third category.
Vuelta a Andalucia 2019 – stage 3 results (Mancha Real – La Guardia de Jaén ITT):
| 1 | Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) | 22:25 |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) | +02” |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Astana) | +09” |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) | ,, |
| 5 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +14” |
| 6 | Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) | +16” |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (Astana) | +19” |
| 8 | Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +21” |
| 9 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) | +25” |
| 10 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Gazprom–Rusvelo) | +47” |
Vuelta a Andalucia 2019 – general classification after stage 3:
| 1 | Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) | 10:42:05 |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) | +07” |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (Astana) | +14” |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) | +18” |
| 5 | Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) | +21” |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (Astana) | +28” |
| 7 | Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) | +39” |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Gazprom–Rusvelo) | +56” |
| 9 | Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) | +01’04” |
| 10 | Oscar Rodriguez (Euskadi-Murias) | +01’16” |
