The Danish dominance continues unabated at the O Gran Camiño, with Magnus Cort Nielsen today delivering the ninth stage victory out of thirteen disputed for the Scandinavian nation. On this occasion, the 1993 rider from Rønne imposed himself in the sprint ahead of Marcellusi and Canal, a scenario that ten kilometers earlier did not seem so straightforward, given that the former EF rider had not been able to keep up with Derek Gee and the other attackers who were later caught on the road.

"Today the course was much harder and my legs were not the same as yesterday, but once we regrouped in the last six, seven kilometers, I understood that the slightly uphill finish with an already reduced group was perfect for me," Cort said after the finish line.

"In the end, it couldn't have gone better: I got my second victory and in the yellow jersey. It's not something that happens often, but the guys really did an extraordinary job for me today, bringing me back to the front after the last climb and perfectly positioning me at the head of the group for the sprint. I'm in their debt. They really had good legs," Cort continued, who never lost confidence in winning despite Gee's attack.

"When I saw the six guys going away, I didn't think it was over. When I could no longer follow them, I thought they wouldn't drop me by much, and indeed at the top I had a 10-15 second deficit, a gap I knew we could close," clarified the Uno-X rider, now called to defend his general classification leadership tomorrow against the clock.

"The time trial? It will be difficult, but obviously I'll give my maximum to try to defend the jersey," Cort concluded, increasingly comfortable on the roads of the Iberian race.