Sky's Mikel Landa nabbed his second stage win in three days at Vuelta a Burgos, climbing to victory at Picón Blanco on Thursday's stage 3 and extending his overall race lead.
After riding together with Quick-Step's David de la Cruz over most of the last 2.5 kilometres, the 27-year-old left his fellow Spaniard behind rounding the final corners and surged to the win at the uphill finish. De la Cruz crossed the line a few seconds later, with Quick-Step teammate Enric Mas taking third on the day.
Sky dictated the tempo for much of the afternoon, whittling away at the peloton as they closed down the day's main breakaway. Early escapee Gatis Smukulis (Delko Marseille Provence KTM) stayed clear solo until reaching the challenging final climb, where he was caught with 6.3 kilometres to go to set up a battle among the overall contenders. Landa proved strongest on the ascent.
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He now enjoys a 27-second GC lead with De la Cruz sitting second overall and Mas in third, 46 seconds back.
Under hot, sunny conditions in north-central Spain, the lumpy 173-kilometre stage saw a breakaway jump clear inside the first 10 kilometres of racing.
10 riders formed the initial move: Smukulis, Dorian Godon (Cofidis, Solutions Credits), Bernardo Suaza (Manzana Postobon), Adam Hansen (Lotto Soudal), Fabien Grellier (Direct Energie), Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (Team Dimension Data), Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA), Martijn Budding (Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij), Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Floors) and Jorge Cubero (Burgos-BH).
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