Overview

• Juan Ayuso claimed the mountain stage to Cerler from a breakaway, finishing 1:15 ahead of Marco Frigo and regaining roughly two and a half minutes.
• Torstein Traeen defended the red jersey by finishing with the favorites and now leads Vingegaard by 2:33 in the general classification.
• The Pal/Andorra summit finish on stage 6 was won solo by Jay Vine as a 10‑man escape gained large time gaps, elevating Traeen into the overall lead.
• UAE Team Emirates‑XRG won the stage‑5 team time trial, Visma‑Lease a Bike was second, and Vingegaard briefly took red by eight seconds over Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida.
• Protesters with Palestinian flags briefly blocked Israel‑Premier Tech during the team time trial, contributing to a 19th‑place finish at 54 seconds, which sport director Daryl Impey described as a shock and a safety risk.