Stage 16 of La Vuelta 25 needed to be shortened as a result of protests, however it didn’t stop Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) from taking his 58th skilled victory, and his first within the Spanish Grand Tour. The Colombian icon made the decisive breakaway on the roads of Galicia, the place he proved to be a driving pressure for the attackers, earlier than finally getting the higher of Mikel Landa (Soudal Fast-Step) in a two-man dash.
Closing KM video of Stage 16
Closing
The end was moved to Mos, 8 kilometres earlier than the preliminary arrival in Castro de Herville, as a result of protests within the remaining kilometres of the stage. Already a winner within the Giro, Bernal was additionally main stage 19 of the Tour de France 2019 when it was shortened as a result of climate circumstances. This marks his first success in a world race since a life‑altering crash in January 2022, after returning to profitable methods on the Colombian nationwide championships originally of 2025.
Among the many contenders for the general standings, Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) misplaced virtually a minute, whereas Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retained La Roja.The 155-man peloton dive into the third and remaining week of La Vuelta 25 with a punchy course on the roads of Galicia: 167.9 km of racing from Poio to Mos, with 4 categorised climbs and a few 3,500 metres of elevation. 4 years in the past, the identical end, after an identical course, had turned the race the wrong way up. What do the riders have in retailer this Tuesday?
One other onerous battle for the break
Attackers eye one in every of their final alternatives to shine. And a fierce battle for the break unfolds. After a flurry of assaults and counter-attacks, Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek), Bob Jungels (Ineos Grenadiers), Finlay Pickering (Bahrain Victorious) and Victor Guernalec (Arkéa-B&B Motels) handle to open a correct hole at km 50.
13 chasers bridge the hole to make it a 17-man breakaway with Marc Soler (UAE Group Emirates-XRG), Jefferson Cepeda (Movistar Group), Nico Denz (Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Mikel Landa, Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Fast-Step), Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Sean Quinn (EF Schooling-EasyPost), Clément Braz Afonso, Rudy Molard, Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ), Louis Rouland (Arkéa-B&B Motels), Kevin Vermaeke (Picnic-PostNL) and Jake Stewart (Israel-Premier Tech).
The Bernal present
Visma-Lease a Bike set a better tempo and the hole will increase to 4 minutes en path to the primary climb of the day, Alto de San Antoñino. The battle resumes on the second climb of the day, with Landa distancing his rivals 3 kilometres away from the summit of Alto do Graba. Bernal after which Braz Afonos be part of him earlier than the summit. Braz Afonso and Denz come throughout on the downhill.
Soler drives a powerful chase with Pickering, however they fail to bridge the hole. Denz and Rolland are dropped on the penultimate ascent, Alto de Prado, earlier than the race organisation communicates on Radio Vuelta that the end might be set 8 kilometres earlier than the unique arrival, as a result of protests.
Bernal guidelines the two-man dash towards Landa, whereas Rolland comes third after Braz Afonso’s puncture within the finale. Bahrain Victorious set a powerful tempo within the bunch to defend Torstein Træen’s place of tenth within the general standings and Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) loses 54’’ to his rivals.
Vuelta 2025 Stage 16 Outcomes
La Vuelta 2025 Total Outcomes After Stage 16
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