Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) wins stage 3 Vuelta a Espana

Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) wins messy finale by beating Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) to win in Alhaurin de la Torre while Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished just behind the Italian pair's to take third place.

The final run in was scary as there was no one team in control of the peloton in the final kilometres.

How it Unfolded

The peloton would descend on Mijas for the start of stage 3 with Kwiatkowski resplendent in red after taking the race lead the previous day. The 178.2km circuitous ride to Alhaurin de la Torre had been billed as one for the sprinters, but with a first category climb and another third category, only time would tell if the sprinters would succeed.

Meanwhile Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) finished safely with pack to keep his red jersey and maintain his 14 second lead over Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) with the rest of the top 10 remaining the same.

Top Ten General Classification Standings

1, Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Team Sky9:10:52,
2, Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar Team0:00:14,
3, Wilco Kelderman (Netherland) Team Sunweb0:00:25,
4, Laurens De Plus (Belgium) Quick-Step Floors0:00:28,
5, Ion Izagirre (Spain) Bahrain-Merida0:00:30,
6, Fabio Felline (Italy) Trek-Segafredo,
7, Emanuel Buchmann (Germany) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:32,
8, Tony Gallopin (France) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:33,
9, Nairo Quintana (Colombia) Movistar Team,
10, Bauke Mollema (Netherland) Trek-Segafredo