Vuelta a Espana 2025 GC Update: Stunning stage 3 success sees David Gaudu tied for time with Red Jersey Jonas Vingegaard
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Three days into the 2025 Vuelta a Espana and the general classification is already beginning to take shape. Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) remains in control, leading the race with a total time of 10:55:36. The Dane has yet to put real daylight between himself and the rest of the contenders though, and he now has company at the top of the GC standings.
The most notable mover after Stage 3 is David Gaudu. The Frenchman has risen to second overall, drawing level on time with Vingegaard. For Groupama - FDJ, this is an encouraging start — Gaudu has long threatened to make the leap into Grand Tour contention, and sitting shoulder to shoulder with the race leader after the opening block suggests he may be ready to take that step.
Giulio Ciccone slipped one place to third, now eight seconds down. The Italian remains very much in touch and will view this as a manageable gap given the terrain still to come. Just behind, Egan Bernal sits fourth at +14. The Colombian looks quietly assured, and with INEOS Grenadiers committed to supporting him, his position is strong.
From fifth to ninth the standings are understandably still remarkably tight, with Tom Pidcock, Jai Hindley, Santiago Buitrago, Matteo Jorgenson, and Juan Ayuso all tied at +16. That cluster highlights just how evenly balanced the GC fight is at this early stage — any one of them could rise or fall significantly with the first true mountain top finish.
Rounding out the top ten is Valentin Paret-Peintre, climbing three spots into tenth at +16. For Soudal - Quick-Step, his presence adds another GC card to play.
Vuelta a Espana 2025 GC Update After Stage 3
| 1 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:55:36 |
| 2 | Gaudu David | Groupama-FDJ | + 00 |
| 3 | Ciccone Giulio | Lidl-Trek | + 08 |
| 4 | Bernal Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 14 |
| 5 | Pidcock Tom | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 16 |
| 6 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 16 |
| 7 | Buitrago Santiago | Bahrain Victorious | + 16 |
| 8 | Jorgenson Matteo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 16 |
| 9 | Ayuso Juan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 16 |
| 10 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16 |
| 11 | Almeida João | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 16 |
| 12 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 16 |
| 13 | O'Connor Ben | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 16 |
| 14 | Cepeda Jefferson | Movistar Team | + 16 |
| 15 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16 |
| 16 | Soler Marc | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 16 |
| 17 | Pellizzari Giulio | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 16 |
| 18 | Langellotti Victor | INEOS Grenadiers | + 16 |
| 19 | Riccitello Matthew | Israel-Premier Tech | + 16 |
| 20 | Landa Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16 |
| 21 | Frigo Marco | Israel-Premier Tech | + 16 |
| 22 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | + 16 |
| 23 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | + 16 |
| 24 | López Martin | XDS Astana Team | + 16 |
| 25 | Gall Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 16 |
| 26 | Chumil Sergio | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 35 |
| 27 | Vermaerke Kevin | Team Picnic PostNL | + 35 |
| 28 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain Victorious | + 35 |
| 29 | Træen Torstein | Bahrain Victorious | + 35 |
| 30 | Rodriguez Cristian | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 35 |
| 31 | Hirt Jan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 42 |
| 32 | Fisher-Black Finn | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 44 |
| 33 | Romo Javier | Movistar Team | + 44 |
| 34 | Silva Thomas | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 47 |
| 35 | Tulett Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 47 |
| 36 | Meintjes Louis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 47 |
| 37 | Aleotti Giovanni | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 47 |
| 38 | Bisiaux Léo | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 47 |
| 39 | Balderstone Abel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 47 |
| 40 | Aparicio Mario | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 47 |
| 41 | Carr Simon | Cofidis | + 47 |
| 42 | Armirail Bruno | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 53 |
| 43 | Vervaeke Louis | Soudal Quick-Step | + 53 |
| 44 | Beloki Markel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:03 |
| 45 | Sobrero Matteo | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:10 |
| 46 | Ryan Archie | EF Education-EasyPost | + 01:12 |
| 47 | Aular Orluis | Movistar Team | + 01:20 |
| 48 | García Raúl | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 01:22 |
| 49 | Molard Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:24 |
| 50 | Conci Nicola | XDS Astana Team | + 01:24 |
| 51 | Molenaar Alex | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 01:24 |
| 52 | Schachmann Max | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:24 |
| 53 | Samitier Sergio | Cofidis | + 01:24 |
| 54 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | + 01:24 |
| 55 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 01:28 |
| 56 | De Pestel Sander | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 01:34 |
| 57 | Poels Wout | XDS Astana Team | + 01:35 |
| 58 | Bonneu Kamiel | Intermarché-Wanty | + 01:37 |
| 59 | Guardeño Jaume | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 01:44 |
| 60 | Kwiatkowski Michal | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:53 |
| 61 | Faura José Luis | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 01:55 |
| 62 | Howson Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 02:05 |
| 63 | Bagioli Andrea | Lidl-Trek | + 02:05 |
| 64 | Nerurkar Lukas | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:07 |
| 65 | Rolland Brieuc | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:12 |
| 66 | Braz Afonso Clément | Groupama-FDJ | + 02:21 |
| 67 | Masnada Fausto | XDS Astana Team | + 02:21 |
| 68 | de la Cruz David | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 02:24 |
| 69 | Herrada Jesus | Cofidis | + 02:28 |
| 70 | Rivera Brandon | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02:31 |
| 71 | Garofoli Gianmarco | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:32 |
| 72 | Vansevenant Mauri | Soudal Quick-Step | + 02:45 |
| 73 | Bernard Julien | Lidl-Trek | + 02:55 |
| 74 | Canal Carlos | Movistar Team | + 02:58 |
| 75 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:59 |
| 76 | Bennett George | Israel-Premier Tech | + 03:13 |
| 77 | Staune-Mittet Johannes | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 04:01 |
| 78 | Zwiehoff Ben | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 04:07 |
| 79 | Scotson Callum | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 04:17 |
| 80 | Ourselin Paul | Cofidis | + 04:20 |
| 81 | Buchmann Emanuel | Cofidis | + 04:52 |
| 82 | Sheffield Magnus | INEOS Grenadiers | + 04:55 |
| 83 | Pickering Finlay | Bahrain Victorious | + 05:09 |
| 84 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 05:11 |
| 85 | Craps Lars | Lotto | + 05:22 |
| 86 | Verre Alessandro | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 05:37 |
| 87 | Labrosse Jordan | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 05:40 |
| 88 | Barceló Fernando | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 05:40 |
| 89 | Côté Pier-André | Israel-Premier Tech | + 05:51 |
| 90 | Hamilton Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | + 06:09 |
| 91 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl-Trek | + 06:11 |
| 92 | De Pooter Dries | Intermarché-Wanty | + 06:18 |
| 93 | Gruel Thibaud | Groupama-FDJ | + 06:19 |
| 94 | Küng Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | + 06:21 |
| 95 | Peters Nans | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 06:29 |
| 96 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | + 06:52 |
| 97 | Fagundez Eric | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 07:01 |
| 98 | Ermakov Roman | Bahrain Victorious | + 07:16 |
| 99 | Haig Jack | Bahrain Victorious | + 07:16 |
| 100 | Heßmann Michel | Movistar Team | + 07:22 |
| 101 | Jungels Bob | INEOS Grenadiers | + 07:56 |
| 102 | de la Calle Hugo | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 08:05 |
| 103 | Gamper Patrick | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 08:19 |
| 104 | Gregaard Jonas | Lotto | + 08:21 |
| 105 | Campenaerts Victor | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 08:26 |
| 106 | Lozouet Léandre | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 08:31 |
| 107 | Großschartner Felix | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 08:36 |
| 108 | Leemreize Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | + 08:49 |
| 109 | Cavagna Remi | Groupama-FDJ | + 09:26 |
| 110 | Koerdt Bjoern | Team Picnic PostNL | + 09:27 |
| 111 | Rickaert Jonas | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 09:46 |
| 112 | O'Brien Kelland | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 09:48 |
| 113 | Quinn Sean | EF Education-EasyPost | + 09:49 |
| 114 | Camprubí Marcel | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 09:55 |
| 115 | García Cortina Iván | Movistar Team | + 10:07 |
| 116 | Sepulveda Eduardo | Lotto | + 10:11 |
| 117 | Coquard Bryan | Cofidis | + 10:20 |
| 118 | Thierry Pierre | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 10:21 |
| 119 | González David | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 10:43 |
| 120 | Christen Fabio | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 10:43 |
| 121 | Buratti Nicolò | Bahrain Victorious | + 10:53 |
| 122 | Bou Joan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 10:55 |
| 123 | Van Boven Luca | Intermarché-Wanty | + 11:19 |
| 124 | Planckaert Edward | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 11:27 |
| 125 | Livyns Arjen | Lotto | + 11:27 |
| 126 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 11:27 |
| 127 | Glivar Gal | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 11:29 |
| 128 | Ganna Filippo | INEOS Grenadiers | + 11:38 |
| 129 | Chaves Esteban | EF Education-EasyPost | + 11:39 |
| 130 | Vernon Ethan | Israel-Premier Tech | + 11:58 |
| 131 | Dunbar Edward | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 12:00 |
| 132 | van Baarle Dylan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 12:06 |
| 133 | Verona Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 12:08 |
| 134 | Bayer Tobias | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 12:11 |
| 135 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 12:19 |
| 136 | Turner Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | + 12:20 |
| 137 | Otruba Jakub | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 12:37 |
| 138 | Raisberg Nadav | Israel-Premier Tech | + 12:42 |
| 139 | Stewart Jake | Israel-Premier Tech | + 12:45 |
| 140 | Mihkels Madis | EF Education-EasyPost | + 12:46 |
| 141 | Segaert Alec | Lotto | + 13:01 |
| 142 | Nicolau Joel | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 13:09 |
| 143 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 13:11 |
| 144 | Kragh Andersen Søren | Lidl-Trek | + 13:22 |
| 145 | Paasschens Mathijs | Bahrain Victorious | + 14:54 |
| 146 | Denz Nico | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 15:48 |
| 147 | De Buyst Jasper | Lotto | + 16:32 |
| 148 | Juul-Jensen Christopher | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 16:55 |
| 149 | Vinokurov Nicolas | XDS Astana Team | + 17:21 |
| 150 | Bjerg Mikkel | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 17:27 |
| 151 | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 17:49 |
| 152 | Ghebreigzabhier Amanuel | Lidl-Trek | + 17:57 |
| 153 | van Dijke Tim | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 27:29 |
| 154 | Azparren Xabier | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 30:23 |
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