Tadej Pogacar boosts Volta ao Algarve lead as Stefan Küng wins stage three time trial

The 20-year-old Slovenian extended his overall lead to 31 seconds over Enric Mas in second place

Tadej Pogacar at the 2019 Volta ao Algarve stage three (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) continued to impress following his summit finish stage win on Thursday at the Volta ao Algarve, extending his overall lead in the race after finishing fifth on the stage three individual time trial.

Swiss champion Stefan Küng took the stage; his first victory of the season for new team Groupama-FDJ, finishing two seconds ahead of Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) and five seconds ahead of Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck - Quick-Step).

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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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