Kruijswijk fourth in strong time trial Ruta del Sol
Steven Kruijswijk has finished fourth in the third stage of the Ruta del Sol. In the tough time trial over sixteen kilometres to La Guardia de Jaen, the Dutchman finished nine seconds behind stage winner Tim Wellens. He came short one tenth of a second for the podium. In the overall standings Kruijswijk moved up to fourth place, eighteen seconds behind Wellens.
“I think I can be happy with this result”, Kruijswijk said. “You always hope for more, but I’ve given my all. The feeling was good. It was a very difficult course with lots of climbing and long wide descents. Tomorrow will be another very difficult stage during which anything can happen.”
Sports director Frans Maassen had witnessed an excellent final climb by his team leader. “Steven rode a great time trial and he rode a very strong final climb. All the GC guys finished within seconds of each other today. Many things can still happen regarding the overall standings. Tomorrow will be a short, but tough stage with two major climbs. I expect the GC guys to attack each other all the way. We are looking forward to it.”
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol - Stage 3
Stage 3 (ITT)
Result
1
Tim Wellens
Lotto Soudal
00:22:25
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+0:02
3
Ion Izagirre
Astana Pro Team
+0:09
4
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
24
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:18
97
Sepp Kuss
Team Jumbo-Visma
+3:09
98
Daan Olivier
Team Jumbo-Visma
+3:10
100
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
101
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
123
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo-Visma
+4:21
Rankings
1
Tim Wellens
Lotto Soudal
10:42:05
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+0:07
3
Ion Izagirre
Astana Pro Team
+0:14
4
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:18
13
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:27
67
Sepp Kuss
Team Jumbo-Visma
+5:32
74
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
+6:37
77
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+6:52
92
Daan Olivier
Team Jumbo-Visma
+10:20
125
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo-Visma
+31:53
