Jonas Vingegaard all but guarantees Vuelta triumph with stage 20 win

Leader takes 1:16 advantage into Sunday’s final stage

Rival João Almeida trails in fifth in penultimate stage

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard set himself up to win the 2025 Vuelta a España when he increased his overall lead with victory on Saturday’s penultimate stage, leaving his closest rival João Almeida in his wake in the final kilometre.

After almost three weeks of racing, the Vuelta, and stage 20’s 165.6km ride from Robledo de Chavela, all came down to the last gruelling kilometres to the summit finish at Bola del Mundo, and Visma-Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard went for glory rather than simply defending his red jersey.

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