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Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) moved into the overall lead of the Vuelta a Burgos after he won stage 3 in a four-up sprint in Villarcayo. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) took second place ahead of Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Damien Howson (Q36.5).
The winning move took shape over the tough climb of Picón Blanco, where UAE Team Emirates took up the pace-making and isolated Roglič, dropping overnight leader Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma) in the process.
At one point on the upper reaches of the climb, Roglič had only the UAE trio of Yates, Jay Vine and George Bennett for company, but he never appeared unduly troubled by their forcing on the ascent.
Only Roglič and Howson could follow when Yates accelerated near the summit with 35km to race, and they were joined on the long descent by Vlasov. Vine had also been chasing back on in the company of Vlasov, but the Australian’s hopes were ended by a crash on the descent.
Yates won the bonus sprint with 9km to go, but the short climb of the Alto de Bocos with 7km to go failed to break up the front group.
Yates opened his effort from distance in the finishing straight, but the Roglič calmly hunted him down to claim his 10th win of the season and lay down another marker ahead of the Vuelta a España.
With two days of the Vuelta a Burgos remaining, Roglič is 34 seconds clear of Vlasov in the overall standings with Yates third at 40 seconds.
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