Overview
- Juan Ayuso attacked with 11 kilometers remaining on the 188km Andorra la Vella–Cerler stage to take his first individual Vuelta victory by 1:15 over Marco Frigo, with Raúl García Pierna third.
- Torstein Traen retained the red jersey for Bahrain Victorious by finishing with the main GC group and now leads Jonas Vingegaard by 2 minutes 33 seconds.
- Jonas Vingegaard moved from fifth to second overall without cutting into Traen’s advantage, as key contenders including João Almeida finished together.
- UAE Team Emirates-XRG has won three consecutive stages — the stage 5 team time trial, Jay Vine’s rain-hit stage 6, and Ayuso’s stage 7 — with Vine extending his King of the Mountains lead.
- Stage 8 is a flat 163.5km route from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza, offering a likely sprint finish and a breather for the general classification riders.