Overview
- Jasper Philipsen won the 162 km Rueda–Guijuelo stage in a bunch sprint, beating Mads Pedersen and Orluis Aular for his third victory of this Vuelta.
- Jonas Vingegaard seized four bonus seconds at the Salamanca intermediate sprint, opening a 44-second advantage over João Almeida.
- Tom Pidcock sits third overall at 2 minutes 43 seconds, with Jai Hindley fourth and 49 seconds off the podium.
- Jay Vine leads the King of the Mountains classification by 20 points over Vingegaard ahead of the decisive mountain stage.
- An earlier time trial was shortened for security due to protest-related concerns, though stage 19 proceeded without incident.