Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Ineos) finished an impressive third in Sunday's 15th stage of the Vuelta a España, but the British climber later admitted that to beat final stage winner Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), a more aggressive He admitted that he needed to be more aggressive in his riding.

Geoghegan Hart was one of 17 riders in the day's main group, which also included Ineos' teammate Vasil Kiryienka, who also rode strongly all day.

"I felt okay out there. I was really happy to have Kiryienka by my side and we had a clear plan for how the stage was going to go," Geoghegan Hart said on the Team Ineos website.

Cusu went clear on the final climb to the finish in Santuario del Acebo with just under 7km to go, and Geoghegan Hart took the chase mantle, but the American still had a 30 second advantage with 3km to go.

Geoghegan Hart, competing in his second Grand Tour this season after crashing at the Giro d'Italia in May, said, "In hindsight, I would have raced differently on the last climb.

The 24-year-old third-year pro did his best to close the gap in the final kilometers, but it was too late and Geoghegan Hart was overtaken by Ruben Greiro of Katusha-Alpecin in the sprint for second place, finishing 40 seconds behind Cus. 'I should have been more aggressive and set up at the bottom of the climb,' he said. I should have been more aggressive and made a move at the bottom of the climb, but this is bike racing. But this is bike racing.