Jasper Philipsen edged a bunch sprint to claim a Vuelta a España 2025 Stage 19 victory Friday, racking up his third win of the race.

General Classification leader Jonas Vingegaard extended his lead on Joao Almeida by four seconds to 44 seconds overall as he claimed a bonus on the intermediate sprint.

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After an individual time trial Thursday that was shortened for security reasons, riders traveled a flat 162 kilometers from Rueda to Guijuelo, past vineyards and quiet countryside.

Cycling's third Grand Tour has been heavily affected by pro-Palestinian protests, mainly targeting the Israel-Premier Tech team, but this was a calm day's racing.

Jakub Otruba and Victor Guernalec formed the day's two-man break, with the peloton letting them go during a relaxed start.

Otruba dropped Guernalec and pushed on alone, into a headwind, around four minutes ahead of the peloton.

Vingegaard grabbed a four bonus seconds in the intermediate sprint, edging Mads Pedersen, with UAE Team Emirates, and Almeida, both caught on their heels.

With around 50km remaining, Otruba was swallowed by the peloton, which traveled in unison toward Guijuelo, jostling for position ahead of the expected bunch-sprint finale.

Pedersen went early, but Belgian Philipsen held him off comfortably to complete a Vuelta hat trick, following the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider's triumphs on Stage 1 and Stage 8. Orluis Aular came in third behind Pedersen.

"It was a final kilometer all-out... I was suffering on the wheel, but then I saw the finish line, so I pushed through," Philipsen said. "Of course, we'll try to keep the winning flow going... we hope to repeat it on Sunday because it's been a tough three weeks."

Despite being pipped by Philipsen, Danish rider Pedersen is virtually guaranteed victory in the points battle, leading Vingegaard by 100 with two stages remaining.

On Saturday, riders face the daunting final mountain stage, running 166 kilometers from Robledo de Chavela to Bola del Mundo, where the GC battle between Vingegaard and Almeida will be resolved.

"I've seen the finish there on television, it looks super steep, it looks brutal to be honest," Vingegaard said.

The race concludes Sunday with a flat run into Madrid, with security ramped up because of large anticipated pro-Palestinian protests.

Vuelta a España 2025 Stage 19 Results – Top 25

1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – 03h 50' 35'' (B:10)
2. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) – 03h 50' 35'' (B:6)
3. Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria (Movistar Team) – 03h 50' 35'' (B:4)
4. Jenthe Biermans (Arkea-B&B Hotels) – 03h 50' 35''
5. Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) – 03h 50' 35''
6. Arne Marit (Intermarché - Wanty) – 03h 50' 35''
7. Fabio Christen (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 03h 50' 35''
8. Ethan Vernon (Israel - Premier Tech) – 03h 50' 35''
9. Thomas Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) – 03h 50' 35''
10. Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 03h 50' 35''
11. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) – 03h 50' 35''
12. Hugo Artz (Intermarché - Wanty) – 03h 50' 35''
13. David Gonzalez Lopez (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 03h 50' 35''
14. Héctor de la Calle Arango (Burgos-BH) – 03h 50' 35''
15. Stanisław Aniołkowski (Cofidis) – 03h 50' 35''
16. Gustavo Silva Coussan (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 03h 50' 35''
17. Nikita Vinokurov (XDS Astana Team) – 03h 50' 35''
18. Paul Eddy (Team Picnic PostNL) – 03h 50' 35''
19. Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 03h 50' 35''
20. Edward Planckaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – 03h 50' 35''
21. Joel Nicolau Beltran (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 03h 50' 35''
22. Gil Gelders (Soudal Quick-Step) – 03h 50' 35''
23. Kelland O’Brien (Team Jayco AlUla) – 03h 50' 35''
24. Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) – 03h 50' 35''
25. Alex Balderstone Roumens (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 03h 50' 35''

Vuelta a España 2025 Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 19

1. Jonas Vingegaard Hansen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 68h 57' 44''
2. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 68h 58' 28''
3. Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 69h 00' 27''
4. Jai Hindley (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 69h 01' 06''
5. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 69h 02' 07''
6. Matthew Riccitello (Israel - Premier Tech) – 69h 03' 05''
7. Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 69h 03' 08''
8. Sepp Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 69h 05' 14''
9. Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) – 69h 05' 30''
10. Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 69h 08' 05''
11. Julien Lecerf (Soudal Quick-Step) – 69h 10' 12''
12. Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) – 69h 13' 33''
13. Alex Balderstone Roumens (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 69h 22' 35''
14. Joan Guardeño Roma (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 69h 24' 08''
15. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) – 69h 32' 07''
16. Louis Meintjes (Intermarché - Wanty) – 69h 33' 48''
17. Kevin Vermaerke (Team Picnic PostNL) – 69h 37' 54''
18. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – 69h 39' 09''
19. Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 69h 39' 50''
20. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) – 69h 44' 40''
21. Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco AlUla) – 69h 49' 59''
22. Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 69h 50' 36''
23. Henry Lopez Granizo (XDS Astana Team) – 69h 51' 14''
24. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) – 69h 52' 35''
25. Ben Tulett (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 69h 58' 02''

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