Stage 3
Viviani's first Vuelta win
- Monday 27 August 2018
- 179 km
- 3,136 m climbed
- Won by Elia Viviani
The road
At the start
Kwiatkowski in red, a day for sprinters
Alejandro Valverde jumped across to Laurens De Plus on the last ramp at Caminito del Rey and took his tenth Vuelta stage; Michał Kwiatkowski took red, fourteen seconds ahead of him. Today is 179 kilometres out of Mijas with 3,100 metres of climbing but nothing sharp near the end — the Puerto del Viento early, then a long run down to Alhaurín de la Torre. Viviani and Sagan have been waiting since Málaga.
How it was won
- 59 km to go
The break holds
Six escapees stay clear over two categorised climbs, but Quick-Step keep them close for Viviani.
- At the line
Viviani's first Vuelta win
Guided by Mørkøv, Viviani squeezes through the line of sprinters inside the final 200m to win in Alhaurín de la Torre.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elia Viviani | Quick-Step Floors | 4:48:12 |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek - Segafredo | +0:00 |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | BORA - hansgrohe | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.