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The third stage of La Vuelta 2022 was a flat 193.5km route that started and ended in Breda, Netherlands. The stage was expected to end in a bunch sprint, and it did not disappoint. The winner of the stage was Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), who claimed his second consecutive victory in the race. The Irishman beat Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Dan McLay (Arkea-Samsic) in a close finish, after his team delivered him perfectly to the final straight. Bennett also consolidated his lead in the points classification, wearing the green jersey. The stage was largely uneventful, except for a crash that involved one of the general classification contenders, Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers). The Ecuadorian Olympic road race champion fell with about 18km to go, but he was able to rejoin the peloton with the help of his teammates. He did not lose any time and remained in contention for the overall victory. The leader of the race changed again, as Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) took over the red jersey from his teammate Mike Teunissen. Affini was part of the Jumbo-Visma squad that won the opening team time trial, and he was the best placed rider of his team after stage 3. He leads by 10 seconds over Sam Oomen (Jumbo-Visma) and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who are second and third respectively.

The second stage of La Vuelta 2022 was a flat race of 175.1 kilometers from 's Hertogenbosch to Utrecht, in the Netherlands. The stage included a short climb on the Amerongse Berg, but it was not enough to prevent a bunch sprint in Utrecht's Science Park. The winner of the stage was Sam Bennett from BORA - hansgrohe, who beat Mads Pedersen from Trek - Segafredo and Tim Merlier from Alpecin-Deceuninck in a close finish. Bennett also took the leader's red jersey, as he was 12 seconds faster than the previous leader, Edoardo Affini from Jumbo-Visma, who won the team time trial on stage 1. This was Bennett's first stage win in La Vuelta, and his fourth Grand Tour stage win of his career.

The cycling race La Vuelta 2022 stage 1 was a team time trial of 23.3 km that started and ended in Utrecht, Netherlands. The stage was held on August 19, 2022 and was the first of 21 stages in the race. The stage was won by Jumbo-Visma, who completed the course in 24 minutes and 40 seconds, with an average speed of 56.676 km/h. The second place went to INEOS Grenadiers, who finished 13 seconds behind the winners. The third place was taken by Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team, who crossed the line 14 seconds after Jumbo-Visma. The first individual leader of the race was Robert Gesink, who was the first rider of Jumbo-Visma to cross the finish line. He wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification. The other jerseys were awarded to Ethan Hayter (green jersey for points classification), Julius van den Berg (blue polka dot jersey for mountains classification), and Remco Evenepoel (white jersey for young rider classification). The team classification was led by Jumbo-Visma as well.