'Everything is going to plan' – Visma-Lease a Bike unfazed by Vingegaard's narrow lead on Almeida before Vuelta a España final week

CABEZON DE LA SAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 05: Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Red Leader Jersey prior to the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 13 a 203.7km stage from Cabezon de la Sal to L'Angliru 1556m / #UCIWT / on September 05, 2025 in Cabezon de la Sal, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Despite Jonas Vingegaard only leading João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) by less than a minute heading into the final week of the 2025 Vuelta a España, his Visma-Lease a Bike are unconcerned and focused on the final week of racing.

Just 48 seconds separate Vingegaard and Almeida and the Portuguese rider has emerged as the key contender and Visma's biggest rival after defeating him atop the Alto de Angliru and continuing to impress as other rivals fade away.