Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won the third stage of the Vuelta a Burgos on Friday.
The stage contained seven categorized climbs and finished on the summit of Lagunas de Neila, an HC ascent.
Movistar worked all day in support of its leader Quintana, so much so that the Colombian appeared to have fresh legs for the finishing climb and he was able to ride to victory and into the leader’s jersey ahead of Dani Moreno (Katusha) and Mikel Landa (Astana).
Quintana leads Moreno by one second in the general classification, while David Arroyo (Caja Rural) is 37 seconds back in third. The 24-year-old won the Giro d’Italia in May and is preparing for the upcoming Vuelta a Espana.
After several riders launched attacks on the slopes of Lagunas de Neila, Quintana stayed calm until the final section of the ascent. Riding with three others, Quintana put in a handful of big efforts to bridge the gap to the leading trio up the road.
Eventually the attacks shed the other riders in his group, and the break up ahead was whittled down to just Landa. With less than a kilometer remaining, Quintana caught up to Landa and surged past him, leaving him in his wake as he continued up the mountain.
Quintana then soloed the rest of the way to the finish line.
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