Sam Bennett doubles up at Vuelta a España with second straight sprint victory
The Irishman consolidates his lead at the top of the points standings by winning the third stage of La Vuelta 22, as the race's Dutch Grand Depart concludes in Breda.
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Sam Bennett reigned supreme once more in a sprint to take his second straight stage victory at the road cycling 2022 Vuelta a España in Breda, Netherlands, on Sunday (21 August).
The Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter, wearing the race's points classification green jersey, doubled his total with a strong finish after biding his time and not reacting to an early kick in the sprint. Denmark's Mads Pedersen, who finished second to Bennett yesterday and had been level on points with the Irishman heading into Stage 3, crossed the line in second once more. Bennett's lead in the green jersey race is now 117 points to Pedersen's 80.
Stage 3, a long 193.5km trek that began and finished in Breda but took the riders down to the Belgian border, was largely uneventful, save for a late crash for general classification favourite Richard Carapaz with around 18km to go. The Ecuadorian Olympic road race champion was brought back to the peloton by his teammates.
EF Education-EasyPost's Julius van den Berg keeps polka dot jersey mountains classification, while there was another change in the overall leader, with Mike Teunissen handing the race lead over to Jumbo-Visma teammate Edoardo Affini.
The riders now face a rest and transfer day before the race resumes on Tuesday with Stage 4.
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Vuelta a España 2022 results: Stage 3 - Breda to Breda, 193.5km - Sunday 21 August
- Sam Bennett (IRL / Bora-Hansgrohe), 4:05:53
- Mads Pedersen (DEN / Trek-Segafredo), same time
- Dan McLay (GBR / Arkea-Samsic), same time
- Bryan Coquard (FRA / Cofidis), same time
- Fabian Lienhard (SUI / Groupama-FDJ), same time
Vuelta a España 2022: General classification standings after Stage 3 - Sunday 21 August
- Edoardo Affini (ITA / Jumbo-Visma), 8:20:07
- Sam Oomen (NED / Jumbo-Visma), same time
- Primoz Roglic (SLO / Jumbo-Visma), same time
- Sepp Kuss (USA / Jumbo-Visma), same time
- Mike Teunissen (NED / Jumbo-Visma), same time
Stage-by-stage winners of the 2022 Vuelta a España
- Stage 1: 19 August, Utrecht to Utrecht (team time trial, 23.3km) – Won by Jumbo-Visma, Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall leader's red jersey
- Stage 2: 20 August, 's-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht (175.1km) – Won by Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
- Stage 3: 21 August, Breda to Breda (193.5km) – Won by Sam Bennett, Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) takes overall lead
- Rest Day 1: 22 August (transfer day)
- Stage 4: 23 August, Vitoria-Gasteiz to Laguardia (152.5km)
- Stage 5: 24 August, Irún to Bilbao (187.2km)
- Stage 6: 25 August, Bilbao to Ascensión al Pico Jano, San Miguel de Aguayo (181.2km)
- Stage 7: 26 August, Camargo to Cistierna (190km)
- Stage 8: 27 August, La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana to Colláu Fancuaya, Yernes y Tameza (153.4km)
- Stage 9: 28 August, Villaviciosa to Les Praeres, Nava (171.4km)
- Rest Day 2: 29 August
- Stage 10: 30 August, Elche to Alicante (time trial, 30.9km)
- Stage 11: 31 August, ElPozo Alimentación, Alhama de Murcia to Cabo de Gata (191.2km)
- Stage 12: 1 September, Salobreña to Peñas Blancas, Estepona (192.7km)
- Stage 13: 2 September, Ronda to Montilla (168.4km)
- Stage 14: 3 September, Montoro to Sierra de la Pandera (160.3km)
- Stage 15: 4 September, Martos to Sierra Nevada, Alto Hoya de la Mora, Monachil (152.6km)
- Rest Day 3: 5 September
- Stage 16: 6 September, Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares (189.4km)
- Stage 17: 7 September, Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudía (162.3km)
- Stage 18: 8 September, Trujillo to Alto de Piornal (192km)
- Stage 19: 9 September, Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina (138.3km)
- Stage 20: 10 September, Moralzarzal to Puerto de Navacerrada (181km)
- Stage 21: 11 September, Las Rozas to Madrid, Paisaje de la Luz (96.7km)