In a blistering finish, Chilean Catalina Soto (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) repeated her victory from the opening day, this time in the third road stage, after covering 89.4 kilometers between the towns of Santa Tecla and La Libertad.
The star of the day was Chilean Catalina Soto Campos, of the Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi team, who completed the stage in 2:28:13 to claim the win. The European team’s dominance was further solidified by the second-place finish of Uzbek Yanina Kuskova, while third place went to China’s Zhou Qiuying, of the XDS China Women Cycling Team.
After crossing the finish line, Soto emphasized the teamwork that allowed her to achieve her second individual victory and the third for her team in the competition. “I’m proud, happy, and grateful to my teammates for helping me achieve my second personal victory and the team’s third in this Tour El Salvador. We’ve done a great job,” said the South American cyclist.
Spaniard Ainara Albert Bosch, of the Roland Cogeas team, continues to accumulate points after finishing fifth in Stage 3 and leads the overall standings. Italian Giorgia Vettorello, also from the Roland Cogeas team, moved into second place, while Spaniard Naia Amondarain, of Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi, holds third.
The Salvadoran race will conclude with its final, fourth stage this Wednesday, another rolling 94.1-kilometer route around the capital city of Santa Ana, the coffee-growing department, where we will find out who will succeed Swiss rider Elena Hartmann, last year’s champion.
Ranking General Individual
| 1 | Ainara Albert | Roland Cogeas Cycling Team | 7:03:04 |
| 2 | Giorgia Vettorello | Roland Cogeas Cycling Team | 0:04 |
| 3 | Naia Amondarain | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |
| 4 | Anastasiya Samsonova | Roland Cogeas Cycling Team | 0:06 |
| 5 | Paula Patiño | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | 0:09 |
| 6 | Yelizaveta Sklyarova | ODL Team – Kiwi Atlantico – Craega | ,, |
| 7 | Idoia Eraso | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |
| 8 | Jessica Marcela Parra | Pato Bike BMC Team | 0:10 |
| 9 | Yuliia Biriukova | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | 0:12 |
| 10 | Yanina Kuskova | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | 0:15 |
Tour El Salvador (2.1)
Results Stage 3 | San Salvador – Bulevar Claudia Lars (89,4 km)
| 1 | Catalina Soto | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | 2:28:13 |
| 2 | Yanina Kuskova | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |
| 3 | Qiuying Zhou | XDS China Women Cycling Team | ,, |
| 4 | Paula Patiño | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |
| 5 | Ainara Albert | Roland Cogeas Cycling Team | ,, |
| 6 | Irene Cagnazzo | Vini Fantini – BePink | ,, |
| 7 | Yelizaveta Sklyarova | ODL Team – Kiwi Atlantico – Craega | ,, |
| 8 | Idoia Eraso | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |
| 9 | Anastasiya Samsonova | Roland Cogeas Cycling Team | ,, |
| 10 | Yuliia Biriukova | Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi | ,, |