Overview

• French rider Léo Bisiaux launched a surprise attack inside the final kilometer of stage three to notch his first professional victory and claim the race lead
• Del Toro overcame scrapes and muscle pain from his opening-day crash to finish fourth on Wednesday’s mountain stage and vault into third overall
• He trails Bisiaux by just 26 seconds with two stages remaining and remains firmly in contention for the Vuelta a Burgos title
• In stage two, Del Toro rode conservatively to limit time losses, ending 12 seconds behind the then-leader as part of a focused recovery strategy
• UAE Team Emirates’ under-25 Grand Tour rule steered the 21-year-old into this five-day race after his breakthrough Giro d’Italia runner-up result