Overview

• The Visma–Lease a Bike leader attacked alone with about 10 kilometers remaining on the 13.2 km category-one climb to the Valdezcaray ski resort.
• Torstein Træen finished 17th on the day at 1:46, leaving him 37 seconds ahead overall heading into the break.
• Tom Pidcock and João Almeida crossed 24 seconds back, with Almeida third in the general classification at 1:15 and Pidcock up to fourth.
• The 195.5 km stage from Alfaro to Valdezcaray delivered the first major gaps among contenders after a late catch of the breakaway.
• Monday is the first rest day before a largely flat 175 km Stage 10 from Sendaviva to Larra-Belagua, as attention focuses on Vingegaard with Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič not racing this Vuelta.