Alexandre Geniez of France held off an attack by the title favorites on a brutal final climb to win the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Monday. Geniez completed the hilly 176.4-kilometer (109.6-mile) ride along the Atlantic coast finishing at the Mirador de Ezaro summit in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 36 seconds. Geniez compared the short, but very steep ascent to a ''little Alpe d'Huez,'' one of the classic mountain climbs of the Tour de France. More...