Overview

• Stage 16 was ended eight kilometers early at Mos after a mass blockade, with Egan Bernal declared the winner and reports of a felled tree and scattered tacks on the route.
• Organizers reiterated there is no Plan B and aim to finish in Madrid, as authorities prepare an expanded deployment of about 1,100 Policía Nacional officers and roughly 400 Guardia Civil.
• Stage 17 concluded without major incidents after access near the summit finish was restricted, following a rider vote to keep racing but reconvene if safety is threatened.
• La Vuelta cut today’s Valladolid individual time trial from over 27 kilometers to 12.2 kilometers and re-routed it through the city center to limit exposure and ease control.
• Protests target the Israel‑Premier Tech team, which remains in the race under UCI rules; accounts differ on whether there were arrests during the Mos blockade.