(ANSA) - Rome, August 21 - Vincenzo Nibali won Monday's hilly
third stage of the Vuelta by sprinting away over the last 400
yards and coming in ahead of Spain's David de la Cruz in second
and four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome of Britain in
third, who became overall leader.
Froome now leads De la Cruz by two seconds in the battle for
the red jersey, with BMC duo Nicolas Roche and Tejay Van
Garderen also two seconds adrift.
Nibali is 10 seconds back in fifth place in the general
classification.
Froome is bidding to become the third man to do a Tour-Vuelta
double.
Vuelta: Nibali wins third stage (2)
Italian 5th in GC behind new leader Froome