Overview

• Groves wins his third stage of this year's Vuelta with a final sprint in wet conditions.
• Ben O'Connor keeps a narrow five-second lead over Primoz Roglic in the overall standings.
• The race saw a mass sprint finish, with Pavel Bittner and Vito Braet taking second and third.
• Wout van Aert withdraws due to a deep knee wound after a crash in Stage 16.
• Stage 18 features a challenging mid-mountain route with a category-one climb.