Eddie DUNBAR. 10 with honors. He hadn't won in two years, since the 2024 Vuelta stage (August 28, 11th stage: finish in Padron), but today he takes back everything with interest, after difficult moments, complicated times, full of setbacks and injuries. Today the 30-year-old Irish rider from Pinarello Q36.5 takes back in part what he deserved to take even before. He wins one of the toughest stages of this Vuelta and does so with great authority. With absolute clarity. He wins because he has legs, but also plenty of head. He races in the breakaway, entering the day's escape. It's no coincidence that he also takes home the combativity award.

Santiago BUITRAGO. 8. The Colombian from Bahrain wants the victory, but comes close: another second place, which leaves him with a bitter taste and perhaps also with sore legs. He arrives exhausted, but gives everything and cannot be reproached for anything.

Thomas GLOAG. 8. Great performance also from this 24-year-old British rider, who highlights the day for Pinarello Q36.5. Two riders in the top three, three in the top ten: the mark of a great team.

Felix GALL. 6.5. It's the Austrian who wins the small battle among the red jersey group. A small pinprick, even though many arrive completely spent.

Primoz ROGLIC. 6.5. He moves in the finale, with a few small accelerations. Is he testing? Perhaps.

Enric MAS. 6.5. He does the bare minimum to control his direct rivals with great authority. He has the race in his grip, but has no desire to land heavy blows.

Jakob OMRZEL. 5. The Slovenian also tries to put pressure on Onley: he makes a nice acceleration, but after a hard and tiring day, he bounces back and pays the price. Instead of gaining, he loses precious seconds. Now his gap from the white jersey is 1'03".

Mattias SKJELMOSE. 5. The Lidl-Trek Dane has a rough day, even though he manages it in the end. He slips one position, now he's 9th. The top ten is at risk.

Kevin VERMAERKE. 7.5. The American from UAE Team Emirates – XRG enters the day's breakaway in good company. With him Pablo Castrillo (Movistar Team), Marcel Camprubí, Eddie Dunbar and Thomas Gloag (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), Santiago Buitrago and Pau Miquel (Bahrain - Victorious), Guillaume Martin, Rudy Molard and Bastien Tronchon (Groupama - FDJ United), Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility), Sergio Samitier (Cofidis), Darren Van Bekkum (XDS Astana Team), Chris Hamilton (Team Picnic PostNL), Urko Berrade and Mats Wenzel (Equipo Kern Pharma). These riders race for the stage, while Mas and Roglic think about the Vuelta behind them: different race, different objectives.

Paul DOUBLE. 39. The Jayco Alula rider crashes and is forced to abandon the race. This morning, Kazakh rider Yevgeniy Fedorov from XDS Astana did not start: the number of retirements at the Vuelta thus rises to 39.