MADRID: Italy’s Oscar Gatto won the third stage of the Tour of Andalusia in a sprint finish on Friday as British Sky rider Ben Swift took the overall lead. Tinkoff rider Gatto beat Swift and Dutchman Raymond Kreder to the line at the end of the 157.9km ride from Monachil to Padul. Swift seized the lead in the general classification from France’s Nacer Bouhanni,

who was left adrift on the second climb of the Alto del Valle, 19km from the finish, and was unable to recover. Bouhanni had taken red the jersey after winning Thursday’s second stage.