Caicedo conquers Etna, Almeida takes pink, Thomas and Yates loose time

Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia finished atop Mount Etna was won by Jonathan Caicedo (EF Pro Cycling) who attacked from the remnants of the day's breakaway on the leg-sapping ascent to solo across the finish line

Caicedo conquers Etna, Almeida takes pink, Thomas and Yates loose time

Giovanni Visconti (Vini Zabu-KTM) finished second on the stage, 21 seconds behind, followed by Lotto-Soudal’s Harm Vanhoucke a further nine seconds back. Joao Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) is the new overall leader after a day that saw a massive shake-up in the general classification.

Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang and two-time Giro champion Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo), finished in a small group 51 seconds down on our stage-winner.

However, it was Almeida, who finished second in the opening time-trial, who took the race lead by the slimmest of margins after finishing 11th, just over a minute down on Caicedo. Stage winnerJonathan Caicedo is now second overall on the same time as Almeida, and claimed the king of the mountains jersey.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos) dropped out of GC contention before the climb, losing more than 12 minutes. due to a hard crash in the neutral zone at the start of the stage.

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) was also dropped on the climb, losing over three minutes to Rafal Majka (Bora-hansgrohe), Nibali and Fuglsang, who all finished together, with Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) just behind.

Joao Almeida, a 22-year-old Grand Tour debutant, became the first Portuguese rider in more than three decades to lead the race said  "This is a dream come true. We planned to go in the break and go for it. I felt good in some moments but bad in others and was going to give up hope. Then when Visconti attacked I realised I felt good and attacked myself."

"It’s an immense feeling of joy to win. It’s difficult to describe. I’ve worked hard for this and I have to thank the guys in the team, they helped me so much."

VIDEO: 2020 Giro d'Italia Stage 3 Highlights

2020 Giro d'Italia Stage 3 Top 10

1 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) EF Pro Cycling 4:02:33
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Vini Zabu' KTM 0:00:21
3 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:30
4 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:39
5 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:51
6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
7 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
8 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling
10 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:00:56

2020 Giro d'Italia GC after Stage 3

1 Joao Almeida (Por) Deceuninck-Quickstep 7:44:25
2 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) EF Pro Cycling
3 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren 0:00:37
4 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:42
5 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:53
6 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:55
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling 0:00:59
8 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:11
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:13
10 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:01:15

 
Tag: giro
 
Jan 11 2024 - NEWS: Julian Alaphilippe to skip Tour to focus on the Giro d'Italia
Dec 20 2023 - NEWS: Pogacar signs up to ride the 2024 Giro d'Italia
Oct 18 2023 - NEWS: 6 Must Watch Stages of the 2024 Giro d'Italia
Oct 13 2023 - NEWS: Stelvio, Sterrato and all new climb of Mottolino feature in the 2024 Giro d'Italia
Oct 04 2023 - NEWS: Valverde, Rodriguez and Verona join 400 cyclists at the SOLD OUT Canyon Gravel Girona Ride
Oct 11 2023 - NEWS: 2024 Giro d'Italia to start in Turin
Aug 25 2023 - NEWS: Register Now for the Canyon Gravel Girona Ride Tour
May 28 2023 - NEWS: Mark Cavendish wins final sprint in Rome at the 2023 Giro d'Italia
May 28 2023 - NEWS: Primoz Roglic beasts Mountain Trial to snatch Pink Jersey
May 26 2023 - NEWS: Thomas still in pink jersey as Roglic attacks again
May 25 2023 - NEWS: Geraint Thomas denies Roglic's attacks to keep the Maglia Rosa
May 24 2023 - NEWS: Dainese wins Stage 17 as Thomas keeps Giro d’Italia lead
May 23 2023 - NEWS: Geraint Thomas back in the Maglia Rosa on top of the Monte Bondone
May 22 2023 - NEWS: Mark Cavendish announces his retirement at end of the season
May 21 2023 - NEWS: American McNulty claims his first Grand Tour stage win
Sep 12 2016 - RESULTS: Hundreds Tackled the Gigantic Mt. Palomar in 5th Annual Giro Di San Diego
Sep 09 2014 - RESULTS: Giro di San Diego GranFondo
Nov 12 2013 - RESULTS: Giro d Italia Wraps Up an Amazing Season in Miami
Jun 04 2013 - RESULTS: Giro d'Italia Los Angeles Pasadena
Apr 21 2024 - EVENT: GiroSardegna
May 04 2024 - EVENT: 2024 Giro d'Italia
Jun 30 2024 - EVENT: Dreiländergiro
Jul 13 2024 - EVENT: Bodensee Gravel Giro
Jul 21 2024 - EVENT: Giro D'Cucinetta
Jul 22 2024 - EVENT: Giro delle Dolomiti
Aug 24 2024 - EVENT: Ride Across Girona
Sep 21 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Ride Girona
Oct 03 2024 - EVENT: Sparkassen Münsterland Giro