Overview

• Jay Vine soloed to victory at El Ferial Larra Belagua for his third win of this Vuelta and he holds the mountains jersey.
• Jonas Vingegaard finished with the favorites to reclaim the overall lead, now 26 seconds ahead of Torstein Træen and 38 seconds ahead of Almeida.
• Former leader Træen was dropped on the final climb and ceded the red jersey after losing time.
• Almeida attacked on the 9.4-kilometre ascent averaging 6.1% but could not shake Vingegaard.
• Wednesday’s stage covers 157.4 kilometres in and around Bilbao with seven categorized climbs, none in the top two categories.