Ireland's Nicolas Roche is in 3rd place overall after today's third stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

The Team Saxo-Tinkhoff rider won Stage 2 yesterday.

Today's stage was won by 41-year-old American Chris Horner for the Radioshack Leopard team after a dramatic day's action that saw the riders having to battle the strong coastal winds.

Horner now holds the out-right lead by just 6 minutes from Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, with Roche just 14 seconds off the lead after finishing in 9th place today.

Dan Martin finished 5th today, which has seen him move up to 33rd overall.