2025 Vuelta a España Stage 13 Results & Recap
Stage 13 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
Almeida conquers Angliru as Vingegaard defends red
Stage 13 of La Vuelta 2025 delivered the spectacle everyone expected when the race returned to the feared Alto de l’Angliru. After 202.7 brutal kilometres and nearly 4,000 metres of climbing, João Almeida of UAE Team Emirates XRG powered to victory on one of cycling’s most legendary summits, outlasting Jonas Vingegaard of Visma | Lease a Bike, who retained his grip on the overall lead.
The day opened fast, with a large breakaway of more than 20 riders establishing itself on the run toward the mountains. Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek swept up maximum points at the intermediate sprint before sliding back, while Bob Jungels, Nicolas Vinokurov and Jefferson Cepeda pushed on over the Alto de la Mozqueta. Their adventure was briefly interrupted when protestors blocked the road near the base of the Angliru, forcing a short neutralization before racing resumed.
As the race entered the final climbs, UAE Team Emirates seized control in the peloton. Jay Vine and later Felix Grossschartner set a punishing tempo that stripped the favourites’ group to its essentials. Antonio Tiberi and Juan Ayuso lost contact, and by the time the riders hit the brutal slopes of the Angliru, only a handful of contenders remained.
With seven kilometres to go, Jungels was caught and quickly dispatched by the favourites. Almeida took over on the steepest ramps, shedding rivals one by one. Sepp Kuss and Jai Hindley were the first to crack, followed by Tom Pidcock, who found himself chasing behind a group containing Felix Gall, Giulio Pellizzari and Matthew Riccitello. On the infamous Cueña les Cabres, where gradients touch 23.5 percent, only Vingegaard could cling to Almeida’s wheel.
The Portuguese rider dug deep in the final kilometre, denying Vingegaard the chance to come around. He claimed his first-ever stage win at the Spanish Grand Tour in a time of 4 hours 54 minutes, with Vingegaard crossing at the same time. Hindley fought back to secure third on the day, half a minute behind, while Kuss arrived just two seconds later in fourth. Gall was next at 52 seconds, followed by Pellizzari at 1:11, with Pidcock and Riccitello close behind at 1:16. Giulio Ciccone and Abel Balderstone rounded out the top ten after losing more than two minutes.
The overall standings shifted, but Vingegaard remained in command. The Dane continues in red, holding a 46-second advantage over Almeida. Pidcock remains in third place at just over two minutes back, with Hindley moving into fourth, Gall rising to fifth, and Pellizzari climbing into sixth. Riccitello, Ciccone, Torstein Træen and Kuss complete the top ten on general classification, all within five and a half minutes of the lead.
The Angliru once again lived up to its fearsome reputation, confirming Almeida and Vingegaard as the strongest riders of the race. With more mountain challenges ahead, La Roja remains anything but secure.
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