Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espaa was cancelled on Monday 24 August after a hailstorm struck the peloton on the final climb to Font Romeu, leaving the race without a winner for the day.The stage was abandoned around 15km from the summit finish, with riders pulling to the roadside to shelter as hailstones covered the road. Race leader Tadej Pogaar slowed the reduced peloton and directed riders off the course to a building where they took shelter, and the organisation called the stage off within ten minutes.For the security of the riders, stage three has been cancelled due to hail and severe weather, the organisers said in a statement. There will be no winner and no podium ceremony.All 183 riders are classified as non-finishers for the stage and the general classification is unchanged. Pogaar keeps the red jersey, nine seconds ahead of Wout van Aert and ten ahead of Matthew Brennan, who also holds the young rider classification. Pogaar leads the points classification on 42 and Koen Bouwman the mountains on six.The race continues on Tuesday with stage 4.Irish RidersBoth Irish riders are classified as non-finishers along with the rest of the field. Eddie Dunbar (Pinarello Q36.5) remains 84th overall at 1:32 and Darren Rafferty (EF Education-EasyPost) 168th at 4:49, with Rafferty 59th in the young rider classification.IRLIrish Riders after stage 3Mon 24 August 2026 stage cancelled overall unchanged84Eddie DUNBARPinarello Q36.5 overall+1:32168Darren RAFFERTYEF Education EasyPost overall 59th young rider+4:49Classifications After Stage 3General Classification show all 183GCGeneral ClassificationVuelta A Espana 2026 24 August 2026 Gruissan Aude Font Romeu 174 km 183 riders1 (-)Tadej PogaarUAE Team Emirates XRG4:58:402 (-)Aert Wout vanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:093 (-)Matthew BrennanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:104 (-)Lo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:125 (-)Finn Fisher-BlackRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:146 (-)Stefan KngTudor Pro Cycling Team0:187 (-)Jay VineUAE Team Emirates XRG0:188 (-)PrimoRed Bull BORA hansgrohe RogliLidl Trek0:209 (-)MadsLidl Trek PedersenRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:2610 (-)Jordan LabrosseDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:2711 (-)Orluis AularMovistar Team0:2712 (-)Christophe LaporteTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:2813 (-)Ethan HayterSoudal Quick-Step0:2914 (-)Axel LauranceNetcompany INEOS0:3015 (-)Ramses DebruyneAlpecin Premier Tech0:3116 (-)Pablo TorresUAE Team Emirates XRG0:3117 (-)Carlos RodrguezNetcompany INEOS0:3118 (-)den Bossche Fabio VanSoudal Quick-Step0:3219 (-)Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility JohannessenTudor Pro Cycling Team0:3220 (-)MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team BrennerUno-X Mobility0:3221 (-)Mattias SkjelmoseLidl Trek0:3322 (-)Bastien TronchonGroupama FDJ United0:3523 (-)Andreas KronUno-X Mobility0:3524 (-)Enric MasMovistar Team0:3725 (-)Richard CarapazEF Education EasyPost0:3726 (-)Joo AlmeidaUAE Team Emirates XRG0:4027 (-)Harold TejadaXDS Astana Team0:4028 (-)Ivn RomeoMovistar Team0:4029 (-)Ben TulettTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:4030 (-)Will BartaTudor Pro Cycling Team0:4031 (-)Carlos CanalMovistar Team0:4132 (-)Santiago BuitragoBahrain Victorious0:4233 (-)Luke TuckwellRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:4334 (-)Pau MiquelBahrain Victorious0:4535 (-)Clment BerthetGroupama FDJ United0:4736 (-)Victor LangellottiXDS Astana Team0:4837 (-)Enzo PaleniGroupama FDJ United0:4938 (-)Sepp KussTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:4939 (-)David GonzlezPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:5140 (-)Hugo HofstetterNSN Cycling Team0:5241 (-)Gijs LeemreizeTeam Picnic PostNL0:5242 (-)Milan VaderPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:5343 (-)Oscar OnleyNetcompany INEOS0:5444 (-)Lavik Fredrik DversnesUno-X Mobility0:5645 (-)Guillaume MartinGroupama FDJ United0:5646 (-)Jrgen NordhagenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:5747 (-)Francesco BusattoAlpecin Premier Tech0:5848 (-)Bryan CoquardCofidis0:5849 (-)Filippo ZanaSoudal Quick-Step0:5850 (-)Pavel SivakovUAE Team Emirates XRG0:5951 (-)Vito BraetLotto Intermarch0:5952 (-)Gregor MhlbergerDecathlon CMA CGM Team1:0153 (-)Jakob OmrzelBahrain Victorious1:0254 (-)Alessandro CoviTeam Jayco AlUla1:0355 (-)Jack HaigNetcompany INEOS1:0356 (-)Rasmus TillerUno-X Mobility1:0557 (-)Paul DoubleTeam Jayco AlUla1:0558 (-)Rudy MolardGroupama FDJ United1:0659 (-)Valentin MadouasGroupama FDJ United1:0760 (-)Mario AparicioBurgos Burpellet BH1:0761 (-)Clment AllenoBurgos Burpellet BH1:0862 (-)Matthew RiccitelloDecathlon CMA CGM Team1:0863 (-)Felix GallDecathlon CMA CGM Team1:0864 (-)Rmy RochasGroupama FDJ United1:0965 (-)Urko BerradeEquipo Kern Pharma1:0966 (-)Lars CrapsLotto Intermarch1:1267 (-)George BennettNSN Cycling Team1:1268 (-)Rudy PorterTeam Jayco AlUla1:1369 (-)Henri-Franois Renard-HaquinTeam Picnic PostNL1:1370 (-)Alessandro RomeleXDS Astana Team1:1371 (-)la Cruz David dePinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:1472 (-)Simon DalbyUno-X Mobility1:1573 (-)Gianmarco GarofoliSoudal Quick-Step1:1674 (-)Cian UijtdebroeksMovistar Team1:1675 (-)Thomas GloagPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:1676 (-)Alberto DaineseSoudal Quick-Step1:1777 (-)Jarno WidarLotto Intermarch1:1778 (-)Walter CalzoniPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:1979 (-)Ibon RuizEquipo Kern Pharma1:2280 (-)Cristin RodrguezXDS Astana Team1:2281 (-)Boven Luca VanLotto Intermarch1:2482 (-)Finlay PickeringTeam Jayco AlUla1:2583 (-)Mauri VansevenantSoudal Quick-Step1:3284 (-)Eddie DunbarPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:3285 (-)Larry WarbasseTudor Pro Cycling Team1:3786 (-)Andreas LeknessundUno-X Mobility1:4187 (-)Mats WenzelEquipo Kern Pharma1:4288 (-)Julien BernardLidl Trek1:4389 (-)Sylvain MoniquetCofidis1:4590 (-)Juan Felipe RodriguezEF Education EasyPost1:4891 (-)Joshua TarlingNetcompany INEOS1:4992 (-)Alexis RenardCofidis1:5093 (-)Oscar ChamberlainDecathlon CMA CGM Team1:5494 (-)Henok MulubrhanXDS Astana Team1:5695 (-)Csar MacasBurgos Burpellet BH1:5796 (-)Ivo OliveiraUAE Team Emirates XRG1:5997 (-)Emanuel BuchmannCofidis2:0098 (-)Lorenzo FortunatoXDS Astana Team2:0099 (-)Lorenzo RotaLotto Intermarch2:02100 (-)Pestel Sander DeDecathlon CMA CGM Team2:03101 (-)Ben TurnerNetcompany INEOS2:06102 (-)Vincenzo AlbaneseEF Education EasyPost2:08103 (-)Jasha StterlinTeam Jayco AlUla2:10104 (-)Thibau NysLidl Trek2:12105 (-)Gianni VermeerschRed Bull BORA hansgrohe2:14106 (-)Fabian WeissTudor Pro Cycling Team2:18107 (-)Pablo CastrilloMovistar Team2:19108 (-)James ShawEF Education EasyPost2:23109 (-)Jos Luis FauraBurgos Burpellet BH2:25110 (-)Kaden GrovesAlpecin Premier Tech2:27111 (-)Tricht Floris VanNSN Cycling Team2:29112 (-)Michael GoglAlpecin Premier Tech2:30113 (-)Jordi MeeusRed Bull BORA hansgrohe2:30114 (-)Ivn Ramiro SosaEquipo Kern Pharma2:32115 (-)Gac Olivier LeGroupama FDJ United2:33116 (-)Embret Svestad-BrdsengNetcompany INEOS2:33117 (-)Marc BrustengaEquipo Kern Pharma2:33118 (-)Markel BelokiEF Education EasyPost2:35119 (-)Vylder Lindsay DeAlpecin Premier Tech2:35120 (-)Roland ThalmannTudor Pro Cycling Team2:37121 (-)Mattia GaffuriTeam Picnic PostNL2:38122 (-)Yevgeniy FedorovXDS Astana Team2:39123 (-)Callum ScotsonDecathlon CMA CGM Team2:41124 (-)Roman ErmakovBahrain Victorious2:41125 (-)Timo RoosenTeam Picnic PostNL2:43126 (-)Matev GovekarBahrain Victorious2:44127 (-)Hannes WilkschTudor Pro Cycling Team2:44128 (-)Jong Timo deTeam Picnic PostNL2:47129 (-)Jan HirtNSN Cycling Team2:48130 (-)Marcel CamprubPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team2:48131 (-)Gal GlivarAlpecin Premier Tech2:48132 (-)Paul OurselinCofidis2:51133 (-)Kevin VermaerkeUAE Team Emirates XRG2:53134 (-)Lennard KmnaLidl Trek2:55135 (-)Pello BilbaoBahrain Victorious2:58136 (-)Mikel LandaSoudal Quick-Step2:59137 (-)Xabier Mikel AzparrenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team3:03138 (-)Sergio SamitierCofidis3:05139 (-)Moritz KretschyNSN Cycling Team3:07140 (-)Pau MartNSN Cycling Team3:07141 (-)Jacopo MoscaLidl Trek3:10142 (-)Schuyteneer Steffen DeLotto Intermarch3:11143 (-)Attila ValterBahrain Victorious3:12144 (-)Juan Guillermo MartinezTeam Picnic PostNL3:13145 (-)Norsgaard Mathias SunekrLidl Trek3:14146 (-)Pierna Ral GarcaMovistar Team3:18147 (-)Iigo EloseguiEquipo Kern Pharma3:19148 (-)Nick SchultzNSN Cycling Team3:29149 (-)Frederik WandahlRed Bull BORA hansgrohe3:30150 (-)Callum ThornleyRed Bull BORA hansgrohe3:36151 (-)Jorge ArcasMovistar Team3:38152 (-)Reuben ThompsonLotto Intermarch3:42153 (-)Louis RoulandCofidis3:42154 (-)Georg SteinhauserEF Education EasyPost3:49155 (-)Lucas HamiltonNetcompany INEOS4:07156 (-)Bruno ArmirailTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4:07157 (-)Jess HerradaBurgos Burpellet BH4:09158 (-)Sintmaartensdijk Roel vanLotto Intermarch4:20159 (-)Koen BouwmanTeam Jayco AlUla4:21160 (-)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility4:22161 (-)Patrick KonradLidl Trek4:23162 (-)Gianni MosconRed Bull BORA hansgrohe4:26163 (-)Asbjrn HellemoseTeam Jayco AlUla4:27164 (-)Steven KruijswijkTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4:32165 (-)Alastair MacKellarEF Education EasyPost4:44166 (-)Mathijs PaasschensBahrain Victorious4:47167 (-)Sinuh FernndezBurgos Burpellet BH4:49168 (-)Darren RaffertyEF Education EasyPost4:49169 (-)Hugo HouleAlpecin Premier Tech4:58170 (-)Arthur KluckersTudor Pro Cycling Team5:15171 (-)Valentin Paret-PeintreSoudal Quick-Step5:18172 (-)Diego UriarteEquipo Kern Pharma5:58173 (-)Magnus CortUno-X Mobility6:05174 (-)Domen NovakUAE Team Emirates XRG7:42175 (-)Alexey LutsenkoNSN Cycling Team10:50176 (-)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla10:54177 (-)Oliver PeaceTeam Picnic PostNL11:23178 (-)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team11:34179 (-)Chris HamiltonTeam Picnic PostNL11:55180 (-)Jos Manuel DazBurgos Burpellet BH11:55181 (-)Ivn CoboEquipo Kern Pharma13:17182 (-)Alex KirschCofidis16:45183 (-)Sente SentjensAlpecin Premier Tech17:02Points Classification show all 26PTSPoints ClassificationVuelta A Espana 2026 24 August 2026 Gruissan Aude Font Romeu 174 km 26 riders1 (-)Tadej PogaarUAE Team Emirates XRG42 pts2 (-)Ethan HayterSoudal Quick-Step37 pts3 (-)Matthew BrennanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike30 pts4 (-)Aert Wout vanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike25 pts5 (-)Pau MiquelBahrain Victorious25 pts6 (-)Joshua TarlingNetcompany INEOS25 pts7 (-)Christophe LaporteTeam Visma | Lease a Bike24 pts8 (-)Finn Fisher-BlackRed Bull BORA hansgrohe20 pts9 (-)HugoNSN Cycling Team HofstetterLidl Trek20 pts10 (-)MadsLidl Trek PedersenNSN Cycling Team17 pts11 (-)Bryan CoquardCofidis17 pts12 (-)Lo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM Team15 pts13 (-)Tobias Halland JohannessenUno-X Mobility15 pts14 (-)Callum ThornleyRed Bull BORA hansgrohe13 pts15 (-)Axel LauranceNetcompany INEOS11 pts16 (-)Oscar OnleyNetcompany INEOS9 pts17 (-)Oscar ChamberlainDecathlon CMA CGM Team9 pts18 (-)Orluis AularMovistar Team7 pts19 (-)Ben TulettTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6 pts20 (-)Arthur KluckersTudor Pro Cycling Team6 pts21 (-)Alessandro RomeleXDS Astana Team5 pts22 (-)Stefan KngTudor Pro Cycling Team4 pts23 (-)Vito BraetLotto Intermarch4 pts24 (-)Jay VineUAE Team Emirates XRG3 pts25 (-)David GonzlezPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team3 pts26 (-)Ivo OliveiraUAE Team Emirates XRG2 ptsKOMMountains ClassificationVuelta A Espana 2026 24 August 2026 Gruissan Aude Font Romeu 174 km 4 riders1 (-)Koen BouwmanTeam Jayco AlUla6 pts2 (-)Diego UriarteEquipo Kern Pharma4 pts3 (-)Ethan HayterSoudal Quick-Step1 pt4 (-)Sinuh FernndezBurgos Burpellet BH1 ptYoung Rider Classification show all 65YTHYoung Rider ClassificationVuelta A Espana 2026 24 August 2026 Gruissan Aude Font Romeu 174 km 65 riders1 (-)Matthew BrennanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4:58:502 (-)Lo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:023 (-)Finn Fisher-BlackRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:044 (-)Jordan LabrosseDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:175 (-)Axel LauranceNetcompany INEOS0:206 (-)Ramses DebruyneAlpecin Premier Tech0:217 (-)Pablo TorresUAE Team Emirates XRG0:218 (-)Carlos RodrguezNetcompany INEOS0:219 (-)BastienGroupama FDJ United TronchonTudor Pro Cycling Team0:2210 (-)MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team BrennerGroupama FDJ United0:2511 (-)Ivn RomeoMovistar Team0:3012 (-)Ben TulettTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:3013 (-)Carlos CanalMovistar Team0:3114 (-)Luke TuckwellRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:3315 (-)Enzo PaleniGroupama FDJ United0:3916 (-)Oscar OnleyNetcompany INEOS0:4417 (-)Jrgen NordhagenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:4718 (-)Francesco BusattoAlpecin Premier Tech0:4819 (-)Jakob OmrzelBahrain Victorious0:5220 (-)Matthew RiccitelloDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:5821 (-)Lars CrapsLotto Intermarch1:0222 (-)Henri-Franois Renard-HaquinTeam Picnic PostNL1:0323 (-)Alessandro RomeleXDS Astana Team1:0324 (-)Simon DalbyUno-X Mobility1:0525 (-)Gianmarco GarofoliSoudal Quick-Step1:0626 (-)Cian UijtdebroeksMovistar Team1:0627 (-)Thomas GloagPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:0628 (-)Jarno WidarLotto Intermarch1:0729 (-)Walter CalzoniPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:0930 (-)Finlay PickeringTeam Jayco AlUla1:1531 (-)Mats WenzelEquipo Kern Pharma1:3232 (-)Juan Felipe RodriguezEF Education EasyPost1:3833 (-)Joshua TarlingNetcompany INEOS1:3934 (-)Oscar ChamberlainDecathlon CMA CGM Team1:4435 (-)Csar MacasBurgos Burpellet BH1:4736 (-)Thibau NysLidl Trek2:0237 (-)Fabian WeissTudor Pro Cycling Team2:0838 (-)Pablo CastrilloMovistar Team2:0939 (-)Tricht Floris VanNSN Cycling Team2:1940 (-)Embret Svestad-BrdsengNetcompany INEOS2:2341 (-)Markel BelokiEF Education EasyPost2:2542 (-)Roman ErmakovBahrain Victorious2:3143 (-)Hannes WilkschTudor Pro Cycling Team2:3444 (-)Marcel CamprubPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team2:3845 (-)Gal GlivarAlpecin Premier Tech2:3846 (-)Moritz KretschyNSN Cycling Team2:5747 (-)Pau MartNSN Cycling Team2:5748 (-)Schuyteneer Steffen DeLotto Intermarch3:0149 (-)Juan Guillermo MartinezTeam Picnic PostNL3:0350 (-)Pierna Ral GarcaMovistar Team3:0851 (-)Frederik WandahlRed Bull BORA hansgrohe3:2052 (-)Callum ThornleyRed Bull BORA hansgrohe3:2653 (-)Reuben ThompsonLotto Intermarch3:3254 (-)Louis RoulandCofidis3:3255 (-)Georg SteinhauserEF Education EasyPost3:3956 (-)Sintmaartensdijk Roel vanLotto Intermarch4:1057 (-)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility4:1258 (-)Alastair MacKellarEF Education EasyPost4:3459 (-)Darren RaffertyEF Education EasyPost4:3960 (-)Valentin Paret-PeintreSoudal Quick-Step5:0861 (-)Diego UriarteEquipo Kern Pharma5:4862 (-)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla10:4463 (-)Oliver PeaceTeam Picnic PostNL11:1364 (-)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team11:2465 (-)Sente SentjensAlpecin Premier 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