Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Andrew August blasts to debut pro victory on stage 3 ahead of Ådne Holter

USA’s Andrew ‘AJ’ August clinched his first professional victory, after the 20-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider ambushed the other three riders in a late breakaway to triumph on stage 3 of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

A four-rider attack by August, Uno-X Mobility racer Ådne Holter, Soudal-QuickStep’s Jonathan Vervenne and Florian Vermeersch (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) shot away from the strung-out peloton during the long, sweeping descent off the main challenge of the day, the category 2 Puerto del Tibi.