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Matilda Price

Vuelta a España stage 16: Egan Bernal wins abbreviated race with unusual finish as last climb eliminated due to protesters

CASTRO DE ERVILLE, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 09: Stage winner Egan Bernal of Colombia and Team INEOS Grenadiers (R) competes ahead of Mikel Landa of Spain and Team Soudal Quick-Step (L) during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 16 a 167.9km stage from Poio to Mos. Castro de Herville on September 09, 2025 in Castro de Erville, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Colombia's Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) sprinted to victory on the improvised finish line of stage 16 of the Vuelta a España, beating Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) in a two-up sprint as the stage was truncated due to protests.

The stage was cut short, with the final climb removed, after pro-Palestine protesters blocked the road in the final 4km. The organisers instead took the times and the stage winner at 8km from the finish, with the change announced over race radio within the final 20km, and the gantry marking the start of the final climb now acting as the finish line.

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