Saturday, September 16: Stage 20, Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama, 207.8 km
Stage 20 map & profile | Stage 20 photos
Wout Poels just beats Remco Evenepoel for the stage win. Photo: Sprint Cycling
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Weather at the finish city of Guadarrama at 2:00 PM, local time: 18C (64F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is a 9% chance of rain.
Rated ascents:
The race: Here's the race organizer's stage 20 summary.
There are ways to beat Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in breakaways and Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) showed it on stage 20 of La Vuelta 23. The Dutch climber narrowly edged the Belgian after a gruelling day of racing in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Already a conqueror of the Angliru (2011), Poels takes his second stage win in the Spanish Grand Tour, two months after he raised his arms in the Tour de France as well. The GC contenders battled on the final climb of La Vuelta 23, the Alto de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, but Sep Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) controlled his rivals to all but seal the overall victory on the eve of the final stage in Madrid. He is set to be the first winner of a Grand Tour from the USA since Chris Horner claimed La Vuelta 13.
The race:
The last big battle! On the eve of a fast finish in Madrid, the peloton of La Vuelta 23 face more than 4,000m of elevation in the Sierra de Guadarrama, with ten categorised climbs packed in 207.8km of racing to try and turn the race upside down.
An impressive breakaway
Attackers are inspired from the start and a big battle ensues on the first ascent of the day, Collado del Portazgo (summit at km 12.8). Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) leads the way to the summit ahead of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and 29 more attackers, including former La Vuelta stage winners like Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny), Hugh Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost), Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich).
Dylan van Baarle and Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma) set the pace in the bunch, as they have for most of La Vuelta 23. The attackers work well together and the gap is up to 6 minutes as they enter the last 100 kilometres.
Evenepoel’s teammates control
The breakaway riders start attacking each other on the second ascent of the Alto de Santa Maria, with a bit more than 70 kilometres to go. But with three teammates at the front (Cattaneo, Knox and Vervaeke), Evenepoel controls the situation towards the last two ascents of the day, inside the last 35 kilometres. Meanwhile, the gap to the bunch increases to over 10 minutes.
On the final and steepest ascent of the day, the Alto de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (4.6km at 6.6%), Wout Poels puts the hammer down. The Dutch rider leads the way to the summit, followed by Evenepoel, Marc Soler, Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) and Pelayo Sanchez (Burgos-BH).
Poels and Kuss celebrate
After a speedy downhill, the five of them work together on the flat. Poels surprises his rivals as he launches the sprint from far away. Evenepoel almost gets back to him but the Dutch climber resists the Belgian star on the line.
Jonas Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss & Primoz Roglic finish together. Photo: Sprint Cycling
In the GC group, Enric Mas (Movistar) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) attack. Primoz Roglic controls for Jumbo-Visma. The Slovenian star, a 3-time winner of La Vuelta, crosses the line alongside Jonas Vingegaard and Sepp Kuss as the trio already celebrates their accomplishments in La Vuelta 23 on the eve of the final stage in Madrid.
Complete results:
207.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.632 km/hr
1 | WOUT POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4hr 59min 29sec |
2 | REMCO EVENEPOEL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
3 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
4 | LENNERT VAN EETVELT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
5 | MARC SOLER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | @ 4sec |
6 | RUI COSTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 26'' |
7 | ANTONIO TIBERI | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
8 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
9 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
10 | EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
11 | LENNY MARTINEZ | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
12 | WILCO KELDERMAN | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 25'' |
13 | GERAINT THOMAS | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
14 | MATTIA CATTANEO | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
15 | NICOLAS PRODHOMME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 1' 48'' |
16 | LOUIS VERVAEKE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
17 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
18 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 1' 59'' |
19 | FERNANDO BARCELO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 2' 02'' |
20 | HUGH JOHN CARTHY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3' 37'' |
21 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 6' 19'' |
22 | ELIE GESBERT | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 44'' |
23 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 7' 51'' |
24 | JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 9' 15'' |
25 | JIMMY JANSSENS | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 9' 17'' |
26 | JAMES KNOX | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 9' 51'' |
27 | JUAN AYUSO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 10' 21'' |
28 | ENRIC MAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
29 | MIKEL LANDA | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
30 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
31 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
32 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
33 | JOAO ALMEIDA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 10' 25'' |
34 | PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ | JUMBO-VISMA | 10' 37'' |
35 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
36 | SEPP KUSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
37 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 11' 26'' |
38 | SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
39 | FABIEN DOUBEY | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
40 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
41 | STEFF CRAS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
42 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
43 | ROMAIN GREGOIRE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
44 | MICHAEL STORER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
45 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
46 | DAMIANO CARUSO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
47 | ANDER OKAMIKA | BURGOS-BH | 12' 22'' |
48 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
49 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
50 | FABIO FELLINE | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
51 | JON BARRENETXEA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
52 | ANDREY ZEITS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
53 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
54 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
55 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
56 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
57 | ATTILA VALTER | JUMBO-VISMA | 12' 25'' |
58 | JOSE MANUEL DIAZ | BURGOS-BH | 13' 19'' |
59 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
60 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
61 | JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 13' 23'' |
62 | JULIUS JOHANSEN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 14' 00'' |
63 | FELIX ENGELHARDT | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
64 | SAMUEL WATSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
65 | KENNY ELISSONDE | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
66 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
67 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 14' 52'' |
68 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
69 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
70 | AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
71 | JONATHAN CAICEDO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
72 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
73 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
74 | DANIEL NAVARRO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
75 | PIETER SERRY | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
76 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 15' 12'' |
77 | MICHEL RIES | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 01'' |
78 | LUKASZ OWSIAN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
79 | JESUS EZQUERRA | BURGOS-BH | 16' 35'' |
80 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
81 | NICO DENZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
82 | OIER LAZKANO | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
83 | CYRIL BARTHE | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
84 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
85 | NELSON OLIVEIRA | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
86 | JULIEN BERNARD | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
87 | BAUKE MOLLEMA | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
88 | JORGE ARCAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
89 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
90 | ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
91 | ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
92 | JONAS KOCH | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
93 | JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
94 | EGAN BERNAL | INEOS GRENADIERS | 16' 42'' |
95 | ROBERT GESINK | JUMBO-VISMA | 18' 05'' |
96 | GEOFFREY SOUPE | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
97 | JETSE BOL | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
98 | HUGO HOFSTETTER | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
99 | LORENZO GERMANI | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
100 | CLÉMENT DAVY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
101 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
102 | SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
103 | OTTO VERGAERDE | LIDL-TREK | 18' 43'' |
104 | SEAN QUINN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 19' 02'' |
105 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
106 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
107 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
108 | MATTEO SOBRERO | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
109 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
110 | JOSE HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
111 | SAMUELE BATTISTELLA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
112 | MICHAL SCHLEGEL | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
113 | DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
114 | PAUL LAPEIRA | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
115 | KEVIN LEDANOIS | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
116 | FINN FISHER-BLACK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
117 | ANDRÉ CARVALHO | COFIDIS | 19' 07'' |
118 | PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 22' 49'' |
119 | ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
120 | DAVID GONZALEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
121 | DYLAN VAN BAARLE | JUMBO-VISMA | 22' 58'' |
122 | MILAN MENTEN | LOTTO DSTNY | 23' 14'' |
123 | MATHIS LE BERRE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
124 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
125 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
126 | TOBIAS BAYER | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
127 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
128 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
129 | LEWIS ASKEY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
130 | BOY VAN POPPEL | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
131 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
132 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
133 | KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
134 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
135 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
136 | FILIPPO GANNA | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
137 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 23' 25'' |
138 | MATEVŽ GOVEKAR | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
139 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 23' 59'' |
140 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
141 | DAVID MAX POOLE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
142 | SEAN FLYNN | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
143 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
144 | JACOPO MOSCA | LIDL-TREK | 27' 03'' |
145 | EDWARD THEUNS | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
146 | JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 27' 05'' |
147 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
148 | JAN MAAS | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 31' 52'' |
GC after stage 20:
3,032.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.768 km/hr
1 | SEPP KUSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 74hr 23min 42sec |
2 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | @ 17sec |
3 | PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 08'' |
4 | JUAN AYUSO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 3' 44'' |
5 | MIKEL LANDA | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4' 03'' |
6 | ENRIC MAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | 4' 14'' |
7 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV | BORA-HANSGROHE | 8' 19'' |
8 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 8' 26'' |
9 | JOAO ALMEIDA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 10' 08'' |
10 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 12' 04'' |
11 | STEFF CRAS | TOTALENERGIES | 14' 30'' |
12 | REMCO EVENEPOEL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 17' 10'' |
13 | MARC SOLER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 22' 26'' |
14 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 22' 39'' |
15 | WOUT POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 00'' |
16 | EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO | MOVISTAR TEAM | 35' 15'' |
17 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ | LIDL-TREK | 35' 22'' |
18 | ANTONIO TIBERI | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 50' 13'' |
19 | DAMIANO CARUSO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 54' 13'' |
20 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 59' 00'' |
21 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 59' 02'' |
22 | ATTILA VALTER | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 05' 42'' |
23 | HUGH JOHN CARTHY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1H 16' 25'' |
24 | LENNY MARTINEZ | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1H 21' 18'' |
25 | WILCO KELDERMAN | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 24' 38'' |
26 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 1H 26' 15'' |
27 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 28' 13'' |
28 | NICOLAS PRODHOMME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 1H 29' 05'' |
29 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1H 33' 14'' |
30 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 38' 32'' |
31 | GERAINT THOMAS | INEOS GRENADIERS | 1H 47' 15'' |
32 | LENNERT VAN EETVELT | LOTTO DSTNY | 1H 48' 52'' |
33 | LOUIS VERVAEKE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1H 49' 29'' |
34 | MATTIA CATTANEO | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1H 52' 08'' |
35 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 52' 28'' |
36 | FINN FISHER-BLACK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 55' 26'' |
37 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 1H 56' 27'' |
38 | FABIEN DOUBEY | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 56' 34'' |
39 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 57' 16'' |
40 | DANIEL NAVARRO | BURGOS-BH | 1H 57' 28'' |
41 | RUI COSTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 59' 46'' |
42 | ROMAIN GREGOIRE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2H 01' 38'' |
43 | SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2H 08' 31'' |
44 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 09' 29'' |
45 | MICHAEL STORER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2H 13' 09'' |
46 | JONATHAN CAICEDO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 13' 43'' |
47 | ANDREY ZEITS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 14' 13'' |
48 | DAVID MAX POOLE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 2H 14' 51'' |
49 | FERNANDO BARCELO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 2H 17' 26'' |
50 | KENNY ELISSONDE | LIDL-TREK | 2H 18' 13'' |
51 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 19' 33'' |
52 | ROBERT GESINK | JUMBO-VISMA | 2H 19' 43'' |
53 | EGAN BERNAL | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2H 19' 47'' |
54 | NELSON OLIVEIRA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 20' 10'' |
55 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 2H 21' 16'' |
56 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 23' 54'' |
57 | JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 24' 07'' |
58 | JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2H 27' 18'' |
59 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2H 27' 46'' |
60 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2H 28' 44'' |
61 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 35' 32'' |
62 | MICHEL RIES | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 35' 58'' |
63 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 2H 36' 03'' |
64 | ANDER OKAMIKA | BURGOS-BH | 2H 36' 34'' |
65 | JOSE MANUEL DIAZ | BURGOS-BH | 2H 37' 04'' |
66 | JAMES KNOX | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2H 37' 10'' |
67 | ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON | LOTTO DSTNY | 2H 37' 34'' |
68 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 41' 14'' |
69 | JULIEN BERNARD | LIDL-TREK | 2H 41' 51'' |
70 | FELIX ENGELHARDT | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 2H 44' 20'' |
71 | ELIE GESBERT | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 47' 14'' |
72 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2H 47' 22'' |
73 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 47' 30'' |
74 | JON BARRENETXEA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 2H 49' 17'' |
75 | LUKASZ OWSIAN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 49' 48'' |
76 | SEAN QUINN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 49' 56'' |
77 | ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 2H 50' 05'' |
78 | FABIO FELLINE | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 50' 44'' |
79 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 51' 33'' |
80 | BAUKE MOLLEMA | LIDL-TREK | 2H 52' 14'' |
81 | OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 56' 33'' |
82 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 2H 56' 37'' |
83 | AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER | LIDL-TREK | 2H 56' 59'' |
84 | JORGE ARCAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 58' 53'' |
85 | DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 00' 04'' |
86 | LORENZO GERMANI | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 01' 05'' |
87 | MATTEO SOBRERO | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 3H 01' 49'' |
88 | DYLAN VAN BAARLE | JUMBO-VISMA | 3H 02' 37'' |
89 | JESUS EZQUERRA | BURGOS-BH | 3H 05' 57'' |
90 | MATHIS LE BERRE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3H 11' 49'' |
91 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 3H 12' 40'' |
92 | JACOPO MOSCA | LIDL-TREK | 3H 13' 38'' |
93 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 14' 17'' |
94 | JONAS KOCH | BORA-HANSGROHE | 3H 16' 34'' |
95 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 3H 17' 26'' |
96 | PIETER SERRY | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3H 18' 17'' |
97 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 19' 29'' |
98 | JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 3H 19' 39'' |
99 | JULIUS JOHANSEN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 20' 41'' |
100 | NICO DENZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 3H 20' 42'' |
101 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 26' 02'' |
102 | GEOFFREY SOUPE | TOTALENERGIES | 3H 26' 04'' |
103 | KEVIN LEDANOIS | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3H 28' 03'' |
104 | FILIPPO GANNA | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3H 29' 55'' |
105 | LEWIS ASKEY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 34' 33'' |
106 | DAVID GONZALEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 3H 35' 38'' |
107 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 3H 36' 00'' |
108 | CYRIL BARTHE | BURGOS-BH | 3H 37' 46'' |
109 | PAUL LAPEIRA | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 3H 38' 15'' |
110 | JETSE BOL | BURGOS-BH | 3H 38' 37'' |
111 | JIMMY JANSSENS | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 40' 20'' |
112 | OTTO VERGAERDE | LIDL-TREK | 3H 42' 07'' |
113 | HUGO HOFSTETTER | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3H 42' 09'' |
114 | MICHAL SCHLEGEL | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | 3H 42' 19'' |
115 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3H 43' 20'' |
116 | SEAN FLYNN | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 3H 43' 29'' |
117 | SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 48' 52'' |
118 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 3H 49' 00'' |
119 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 50' 20'' |
120 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 51' 40'' |
121 | SAMUEL WATSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 54' 23'' |
122 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 3H 54' 35'' |
123 | SAMUELE BATTISTELLA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 3H 55' 19'' |
124 | JAN MAAS | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 3H 55' 43'' |
125 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 56' 30'' |
126 | BOY VAN POPPEL | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 56' 46'' |
127 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 58' 24'' |
128 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 58' 42'' |
129 | EDWARD THEUNS | LIDL-TREK | 3H 58' 46'' |
130 | ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 4H 00' 20'' |
131 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4H 00' 43'' |
132 | JOSE HERRADA | COFIDIS | 4H 01' 10'' |
133 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4H 01' 31'' |
134 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4H 03' 15'' |
135 | MATEVŽ GOVEKAR | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4H 05' 08'' |
136 | ANDRÉ CARVALHO | COFIDIS | 4H 05' 39'' |
137 | CLÉMENT DAVY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 4H 06' 04'' |
138 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4H 06' 45'' |
139 | KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK | INEOS GRENADIERS | 4H 09' 49'' |
140 | TOBIAS BAYER | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4H 10' 36'' |
141 | PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 4H 14' 23'' |
142 | MILAN MENTEN | LOTTO DSTNY | 4H 17' 09'' |
143 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO DSTNY | 4H 21' 33'' |
144 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4H 22' 11'' |
145 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 4H 26' 05'' |
146 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | 4H 26' 51'' |
147 | JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4H 27' 41'' |
148 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4H 33' 21'' |
Stage 20 map & profile:
Stage 20 map
Stage 20 profile. To paraphrse Bette Davis, fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
GC leader Sepp Kuss heads to the start
King of the Mountains Remco Evenepoel
Young rider classification leader Juan Ayuso before the stage start.
The peloton on the Puerto de la Cruz Verde
Roglic, Vingegaard and Kuss on the day's penultimate climb, the Puerto de la Cruz Verde.
Emanuel Buchmann and his Bora-hansgrohe team climb the hill.
Remco Evenepoel descends the Puerto de la Cruz Verde
The peloton headed down the hill.
Wout Poels just barely beats Remco Evenepoel for the stage win.
Vingegaard, Kuss and Roglic come in more than ten minutes later.
Stage winner Wout Poels
Barring extraordinary misfortune in tomorrow's stage, Sepp Kuss has won the 2023 Vuelta a España.