Danny van Poppel (Sky) won stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos in a bunch finish in Villarcayo, beating Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) into second place, while Gianni Meersman (Etixx-QuickStep) took third.
The win was Van Poppel’s second of the week after he landed victory in a sprint on the opening day. Dimitriy Gruzdev, whose Astana team won Tuesday’s team time trial, retains the overall lead ahead of teammate Michele Scarponi.
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The finale included the third category ascent of the Retuerta some 20 kilometres from the finish, and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) tested his form ahead of the Vuelta a España by joining Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) on the attack near the summit, though the pair were swept up over the other side.
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