The third stage of the Volta Ciclista to the Comunitat Valenciana that has been disputed between El Poble Nou de Benitatxell and Calpe, a time trial by teams was damaged by rain and bad weather.
The formation that was the winner was the BMC Racing, set that knows perfectly the layout to be housed in La Sella Golf Resort. His time on the stage was 27 minutes and 25 seconds. The second place was for the team Astana that entered 1 minute and 8 seconds. The third was the French team of AG2R.
Controversial decision before the test
At the beginning of the morning, the weather was very bad with a lot of rain and wind, this caused the direction of the Volta and the technical jury took the decision to cancel the times that were achieved in the stage and that did not count for the general classification.
The weather improved considerably moments before the beginning of the stage, this has come very well to the riders who have not had problems for their safety finishing the stage without having to regret any fall. The fact that the times were canceled has diminished brilliance, since some formations have taken the time trial as a mere training.
Alejandro Valverde continues as leader
When not counting the times, in the goal of Calpe, the Murcian, Alejandro Valverde, was the one who dressed in yellow, since the Movistar team runner came to this stage being the leader of the Volta. Valverde maintains 4 seconds ahead of Luis León Sánchez, who occupies second place. The third classified is Jakob Fuglsang.
Andrés Contreras followed the stage in the Movistar's car
At the beginning of the test the most exciting moment was experienced when the local authorities, the general director of Sports of the Generalitat, representatives of Banco Sabadell and the organizers of the Volta to the Comunitat Valenciana They cut the ribbon along with Andrés Contreras, the cyclist from Xàbia, who was injured in the accident that killed his own father and two companions. Contreras was the guest for the Town hall and the organizers of the Volta so that he could return to vibrate of the sport that he is passionate about and see up close some of the best cyclists in the world like Greg Van Avermaet, Alejandro Valverde, Wout Poels and Jakob Fuglsang.
