How Did UAE Throw Away GC Seconds In Stage 19 Vuelta a España 2025?
Sep 12, 2025
Stage 19 of the Vuelta a España 2025 delivered unexpected drama when UAE Team Emirates miscalculated an intermediate sprint, costing João Almeida four bonus seconds in his fight for the overall. Almeida’s teammate Mikkel Bjerg admitted after the stage that the squad was caught off guard and failed to react in time. At the finish, Ben Turner, Eddie Planckaert and Julien Bernard also weighed in.
