Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) was crowned champion of the 2025 Vuelta a España on Sunday, but not in the manner he would have wanted, although in was in the manner many expected.
Pro-Palestine protesters made their way onto the course as the peloton arrived in Madrid for the closing laps of the Spanish capital, and effectively brought the stage to its knees.
The general classification times were effectively set in stone anyway, and there was no real jeopardy as Vingegaard rode a special Cervélo and posed for champagne photos with teammates before the stage hit the Spanish capital. But the stoppage of the race officially declared him as the winner of this Vuelta – his first here, and his third Grand Tour in total after two Tour de France titles.
João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is the runner-up at a deficit of 1:16, with Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) rounding out the GC podium at 3:11.
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