Overview

• Organisers cut the Valladolid time trial from 27.2km to 12.2km over protest security concerns, and the stage passed without incident.
• Filippo Ganna won in 13:00, with Jay Vine second by 0.9 seconds and João Almeida third; Jonas Vingegaard finished ninth and now leads Almeida by 40 seconds.
• Tom Pidcock strengthened his hold on third overall by gaining three seconds on Jai Hindley, leaving him 2 minutes 39 seconds off the lead and 39 seconds ahead of the Australian.
• Riders have agreed to neutralise any finish compromised by demonstrations and have not ruled out abandoning the race if disruptions persist, following earlier incidents including a neutralised stage and protest‑related crashes.
• The penultimate mountain stage to the Bola del Mundo provides the final major opportunity to reshape the general classification before the race reaches Madrid.