
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) had his first Vuelta a España title confirmed after the final stage in Madrid was cancelled due to protests. A day earlier, he had won solo on Bola del Mundo to increasine his lead to 1:16 over João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), with Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) in third place.
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) controlled the battle for the KOM jersey from the first week to the last, winning two stages in the race and claiming the mountains classification by five points over Vingegaard.