Overview

• The Dane attacked in the final kilometer on the Bola del Mundo to take his third stage and lock up the red jersey.
• He leads João Almeida by 1 minute 16 seconds with Thomas Pidcock third at 3:11 entering a largely ceremonial finish into Madrid.
• Saturday’s mountain stage was halted about 20 km from the line by pro-Palestine activists before the peloton squeezed through.
• Organizers cut Sunday’s finale by five kilometers and mobilized over 1,000 police plus 400 Guardia Civil officers in the capital.
• Israel–Premier Tech dropped the word “Israel” from its name during the race, while Italy celebrated Giulio Pellizzari’s breakthrough stage win and sixth overall and Filippo Ganna’s time-trial victory.