Overview

• Jonas Vingegaard added four bonus seconds at the Salamanca intermediate sprint to carry a 44-second advantage over João Almeida into the penultimate-stage summit finish.
• The stage culminates on the Bola del Mundo after a sequence of categorized climbs, with the final three kilometres on cement ramps hitting up to 23% and topping out at 2,253 metres.
• UAE sporting director Joxean Fernández Matxin says Almeida is improving and vows an aggressive final attempt to challenge the leader.
• Visma expects to defend the jersey with strong support from Matteo Jorgenson, Sepp Kuss and Tobias Tulett on the decisive ascent.
• Organizers will close the final 1,000 metres of the climb to spectators to protect local flora and fauna.