Overview
- Filippo Ganna took the 12.2 km individual time trial in Valladolid ahead of Jay Vine and João Almeida after the stage was cut from roughly 27 km for safety.
- Jonas Vingegaard finished ninth and carries a 40‑second overall lead over Almeida into the final three stages.
- Police ringed the Valladolid course with barriers and arrested two demonstrators after an attempt to breach the protections.
- Organizers have faced repeated disruptions this Vuelta, including road blockages, tacks on the road and a felled tree that forced earlier shortenings or neutralizations.
- Team Israel‑Premier Tech has removed the word “Israel” from its kit as protests target the squad, while former pros Jan Ullrich and Rick Zabel criticized the race’s handling of the unrest.