Time in Catalunya 2025: Juan Ayuso wins the third phase to move on to the command of the race
Juan Ayuso of Emirates-Xrg of the United Arab Emirates team leads the vault to Catalunya after emerging victorious in a photographic band on the third stage.
The Spaniard took the first large stage stage in the mountains due to the width of a tire in front of Red Bull-Collo-Hansgrohe Rogic of Primaz after the two favorites pre-gara had broken out of the Peloton while the finish was approaching.
Ayuso now holds an advantage of six seconds on his Slovenian rival in the general classification with four remaining phases.
The Spanish pilot of Soudal-Quickstep Mikel Landa, third in phase three and general classification, is five other seconds ago.
While the first two phases favored the sprinters, with the British Matthew Brennan and Ethan Vernon who won a phase each, the round of 218.6 km from Viladecans to La Molina was one for the climbers.
The fourth phase of Thursday maintains cyclists in the mountains, starting with Sant Vicenc de Castellet and covering 188.7 km with an exhausting summit in Montserrat Milholeari.
