2025 Vuelta a España Stage 10 Results & Recap
Stage 10 of the 2025 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Vine Victorious, Vingegaard Back in Red
Stage 10 of La Vuelta 2025 delivered high drama on the slopes of Larra-Belagua. The 175.3-kilometre stage, featuring over 3,000 metres of climbing and a summit finish on the Spanish-French border, was marked by aggressive racing, a high-speed early battle for the breakaway, and a decisive reshuffling of the general classification.
After a fierce start at over 50 km/h, attacks finally succeeded, and a large breakaway formed, including Pablo Castrillo (Movistar), Javier Romo (Movistar), and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates XRG). Despite a protest briefly blocking the road and a crash involving Simone Petilli (Intermarché-Wanty), the race continued strongly, with Bahrain Victorious and UAE Team Emirates carefully controlling the gap.
Vine, who had already won a stage earlier in the race, launched an attack with 8 km remaining. He first joined Castrillo and Julien Bernard before pulling away on the final climbs. With 2 km to go, Vine had completely dropped his companions, powering solo to the finish for his second stage win of this Vuelta and his fourth career victory at the Spanish Grand Tour. Castrillo maintained his second-place finish at 35 seconds, while Romo completed the podium at just over a minute behind.
Behind the break, the general classification experienced significant movement. Red jersey wearer Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) faltered on the final climb, losing over two minutes. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) took advantage by staying sharp with João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) before claiming the race lead. The Dane now leads the standings, 26 seconds ahead of Træen, with Almeida and Pidcock also close behind.
With Vine confirming himself as the breakaway king and Vingegaard back in red, the rest day behind and the mountains ahead promise even fiercer battles in the Basque Country.
After the drama of Larra-Belagua, the peloton heads into the Basque Country for a stage tailor-made for fireworks. The 157.4-kilometre loop around Bilbao features a relentless series of short, steep climbs that will test tired legs coming out of the rest day.
The constant up-and-down terrain leaves little room for recovery and could invite both opportunistic breakaway riders and explosive general classification contenders to make their moves. With the finish back in Bilbao, expect a high-tempo battle where positioning and timing matter as much as raw strength.
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