Holden excels in Spain

Second placeon stage three

Manx cyclist Lizzie Holden has finished in second place on stage three of the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana race in Spain.

Riding for her new team Bizkaia-Durango, Lizzie was in a two woman break but lost out in a sprint for the line to Yarely Salazar.

Holden was 39th on stage two and 74th on the opening stage.

She is 34th in the General Classification up against world-class opposition.