Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta 2018

A day of plenty of action on the road day three but all quiet on the sanctions front after two days of bidon fines and sidewalk warnings

Jury warns that particular attention will be paid to items of clothing that 'could modify riders' morphology' before stage 4 TT

First rider sets off at 2:51 p.m. local time, with yellow jersey last off at 5:28 p.m.

Polish rider sees opportunities to make up for any time losses later in race

Lotte Kopecky chases for more than 70km and takes settles for second on hilly stage into Poligny

Sigrid Haugset had her eye on stage 3 for weeks, and on Monday she 'showed the world who she is'

A tally of the toll that illness and crashes have taken on the peloton in the fourth edition of the race

'We were expecting a bit more from the stage, but I think at one point there is like a poker game, and nobody wants to play for the other' says DS Nicolas Maire

Belgian star began cramping when closing on eventual stage winner