The fifteenth stage did not create problems for the general classification riders, and Jonas Vingegaard will pass the rest day with a 48-second advantage over Joao Almeida and 2'38" over Tom Pidcock. The Dane had a calm stage and can't wait to enjoy some quiet moments tomorrow, before starting the final decisive week of the Vuelta a España.

"So far, I am satisfied with how the Vuelta is going," Vingegaard said. "I have won two stages and have been wearing the leader's jersey for several days, and things are going as we had planned."

Today the Vuelta arrived in Monforte de Lemos, and in the first part of the race, a large group formed that included Dylan van Baarle and Wilco Kelderman, who set the pace. In the end, the red jersey group crossed the finish line with a thirteen-minute delay, and the stage victory went to Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek.

"Today we deliberately chose not to follow the breakaway. This is because we are focused on what we will have to face in the last week of the race. This might have seemed like an easy day, but it wasn't. Once the breakaway was formed, our guys had to work hard to keep the gap within limits. Wilco and Dylan, in particular, covered many kilometers working at the head of the group."

The victory was decided in a sprint, with Mads Pedersen conquering the stage by leaving Aular and Frigo behind. Tomorrow all teams will be able to rest, and then from Tuesday there will be three very demanding days. First, there will be stages finishing in Mos and Ponferrada, which will have significant gradients, and then there will be the individual time trial in Valladolid.

"The most important thing is that we came out unscathed from this stage and this second week. I can't wait to spend tomorrow's rest day."