Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche both survived the intense heat, the gruelling terrain and a flurry of late attacks to preserve third and fourth overall, respectively, at the Vuelta A Espana yesterday.

Ireland’s Dan Martin moved up to third overall at the Vuelta A Espana yesterday after finishing in second place on another punishing day in the saddle.

The mayor of a small Spanish town who admitted taking part in Robin Hood-style looting of supermarkets today joined a protest march calling for more government aid for the unemployed.