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Catalunya Gallery: Gallant De Gendt rides to stage 3 win and GC lead

After a long day in the break and a bold solo attack, Thomas De Gendt emerges with the overall lead at Volta a Catalunya

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2018 — Race leader Alejandro Valverde readied for stage 3 after winning Tuesday’s stage in a sprint. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Pablo Torres (Burgos-BH) led the early breakaway move. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Although the weather was pleasant in the valleys, snow in the mountains forced organizers to shorten the stage to 153km and cut out the summit finish to Vallter 2000. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Thomas De Gendt put his breakaway companions under pressure, riding away to take KOM points on the day’s Cat. 1 climb. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Winner Anacona rode tempo at the front for the Movistar team. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Luxembourg champion Bob Jungels stayed out of the wind, sitting in the peloton. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Mitchelton-Scott’s Jack Haig whipped up the pace as the peloton rode into the final climb of the stage. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Nairo Quintana rode in the peloton, knowing Thursday’s uphill finish to La Molina would be his best opportunity to gain time in the overall. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — With Mitchelton-Scott and Movistar on the front, the peloton’s size dwindled. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — De Gendt made his winning despite a headwind in the final kilometers of stage 3 at Volta a Catalunya. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — De Gendt celebrated a big win in the fading afternoon light. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Behind De Gendt, a few GC favorites tried to get away: Simon Yates, Mathias Frank, Thibaut Pinot, and Nairo Quintana. However, their move didn’t stick. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — Simon Yates sprinted to second place out of the diminished peloton. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — De Gendt took the overall lead with his win on Wednesday. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

2018 — He also took the king of the mountains jersey. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images

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