Domenico Pozzovivo wins Volta a Catalunya stage three

Pierre Rolland moves into overall lead as Pozzovivo breaks to win from elite group

Domenica Pozzovivo wins stage three of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya

(Image credit: Watson)

Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r-La Mondiale) attacked an elite group of GC contenders in the final 2km of stage three of the Volta a Catalunya to take victory on the day and move to fourth in the overall standings.

A group containing Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Richie Porte (Team Sky), Fabio Aru (Astana) and Rigoberto Uran (Etixx - Quick-Step) as well as Pozzovivo, managed to break away on the final category one climb of the Alt Dels Angels, and were later joined by Andrew Talansky and Daniel Martin of Cannondale-Garmin.

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Richard Windsor

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Richard is digital editor of Cycling Weekly. Joining the team in 2013, Richard became editor of the website in 2014 and coordinates site content and strategy, leading the news team in coverage of the world's biggest races and working with the tech editor to deliver comprehensive buying guides, reviews, and the latest product news.


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