Vuelta Asturias: Alessandro Covi wins stage 3

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BRISIGHELLA AL CESENA ITALY MARCH 28 Alessandro Covi of Italy and UAE Team Emirates XRG crosses the finish line during the 39th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025 Stage 4 a 1504km stage from Brisighella to Brisighella al Cesena on March 28 2025 in Brisighella Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) scored the win on stage 3 (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) took the victory on stage 3 of the Vuelta Asturias, prevailing in a sprint from a reduced group in Vegadeo.

The Italian beat out Jordi López (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Iván García Cortina (Movistar) to the line at the end of the 165.5km stage, a challenging day but one which saw its final climb come 50km from the finish.

Dani Ostanek
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