Costa Rican Jason Huertas, from the ManzaTé-La Selva-Scott team, won yesterday's third stage of the XLV Vuelta Internacional a Chiriquí 'Copa Telca'. 'This time the race was faster, but we knew how to handle it to achieve the goal,' said Huertas. He covered the 82-kilometer stage in 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 41 seconds, averaging 46.55 km/h. In second place was Dominican Alberto Ramos, and rounding out the podium was Joseph Ramírez from Colono Bikestation Kolbi, who finished with the same time as the winner. The stage was held in high temperatures, which saw Costa Rican 'tico' Pablo Mudarra from Colono Bikestation Kolbi take the leader's jersey in the general individual classification with a time of 6 hours, 57 minutes, and 18 seconds. The best national rider in the classification is Bolívar Espinosa from Senafront Rali, who remains in ninth place, 40 seconds behind the leader. In the Master category, the leader is Chiriquí's Fernando Ureña from Fundación Caminos de Omar, while in the Junior category, Emanuel Viane from Rali Far Express is in front. In the team classification, Colono Bikestation Kolbi is in first place. Today, Monday, the fourth stage will be run, covering 144.6 kilometers between David-Paso Canoas-Finca Blanco-Paso Canoas and Solano.