Egan Bernal continued his momentum at the Vuelta a Espana with a strong eighth place finish on stage three.
The Colombian champion dug deep inside the final kilometre to shut down some key gaps to the leaders, ensuring he finished within a select lead group on the fourth-category climb into Ceres.
A rapid pace throughout the short 134.6km test meant it was a fast leadout onto the final inclines and switchbacks. Filippo Ganna hit out early but would fade back through the group, while Victor Langellotti came home 21st, finishing on the same time as stage victor David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ).
The result ensured that Bernal retained fourth place overall, now sitting 14 seconds back on continued leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike).
The Grenadiers were able to sit within the bunch for much of the day, with the early four-man break never given much of an advantage by Lidl-Trek.