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LA MOLINA, Spain (AP) Daniel Martin of Ireland was the first up the mountain to win the third stage of the Tour of Catalonia and take the overall lead on Wednesday.
Martin, who won the weeklong race in 2013, beat Alberto Contador to the finish line of the 172.1-kilometer (106.9-mile) ride from Girona finishing at the La Molina summit in the Pyrenees Mountains in just over five hours.
Overnight leader Nacer Bouhanni withdrew from the race midway through the stage due to illness after having won the first two stages on the flat.
Thursday's fourth stage stays in the mountains with a 172.2-kilometer (107-mile) ride from Baga to Porte Aine.
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