Jonas Vingegaard All But Guarantees Vuelta Triumph With Stage 20 Win

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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard group himself up to triumph nan 2025 Vuelta a España erstwhile he accrued his wide lead pinch triumph connected Saturday’s penultimate stage, leaving his closest rival João Almeida successful his aftermath successful nan last kilometre.

After almost 3 weeks of racing, nan Vuelta, and shape 20’s 165.6km thrust from Robledo de Chavela, each came down to nan past gruelling kilometres to nan acme decorativeness astatine Bola del Mundo, and Visma-Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard went for glory alternatively than simply defending his reddish jersey.

Portugal’s Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) began nan time 44 seconds down nan Dane but did not person nan legs to situation and trailed successful 5th connected nan stage, 22 seconds down Vingegaard, who holds a 1min 16sec lead going into Sunday’s last shape to Madrid.

Vingegaard’s teammate, and 2023 winner, Sepp Kuss was 2nd connected nan stage, 11 seconds down nan winner, pinch Australian Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) successful third.