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UAE Win Vuelta Team Time Trial as Vingegaard Reclaims Red

The rare 24.1 km test in Figueres left only seconds between the main contenders.

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Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 3 - San Maurizio Canavese to Ceres - San Maurizio Canavese, Italy - August 25, 2025 Team Visma | Lease A Bike's Jonas Vingegaard on the podium wearing the red jersey after stage 3 REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo
Mikkel Bjerg and UAE Team Emirates won the fifth-stage team time-trial in Figueres

Overview

  • UAE Team Emirates-XRG set 25:26 to win the stage, with Visma-Lease a Bike eight seconds slower and Lidl-Trek a further second back.
  • Jonas Vingegaard moved back into the overall lead, eight seconds ahead of UAE's Juan Ayuso, Joao Almeida and Marc Soler.
  • Giulio Ciccone sits nine seconds off the lead, and David Gaudu dropped to 16 seconds back after Groupama-FDJ placed ninth on the day.
  • Teams were timed on the fourth rider across the line on the high-speed course that averaged nearly 57 km/h.
  • Israel-Premier Tech were briefly halted by protesters carrying Palestinian flags and finished 19th, 54 seconds down on UAE.