Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a bike) took the stage 3 victory at the Volta ao Algarve, winning the bunch sprint to the finish line in Tavira.
Van Aert started his sprint from third position back and passed a fading Gerben Thijssen (Intermarché-Wanty) to take the day’s win ahead of Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) and Marius Mayrhofer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), while Thijssen finished fourth.
“It’s always important to take a win at the beginning of the season. It’s good for the confidence and especially in a sprint. It was not easy and I’m happy,” Van Aert said.
“It was a bit chaotic getting to the front because it was a wide leading into the finishing straight. I had to gamble a little bit and come from the back. I found a good position in the last corner and, with the uphill and headwind it was good to come from the back.”
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