2025 Vuelta a España Stage 15 Results & Recap
Stage 15 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
Pedersen powers to sprint win in Monforte de Lemos
Stage 15 of La Vuelta 2025 covered 167.8 kilometers from Vegadeo to Monforte de Lemos, with most of its 3,287 meters of climbing packed into the first 60 kilometers. The early climbs of the Puerto da Garganta and the Alto de Barbeitos proved to be selective, splitting the peloton into large groups and generating a long list of escapees. By the halfway point, over 40 riders were up the road, including strong rouleurs and fast finishers like Mads Pedersen, Jay Vine, and Orluis Aular.
The day’s break quickly grew to double digits, allowing the general classification riders to save energy. With the peloton over 13 minutes behind, the stage was likely to be decided among the breakaway group. Vine and Louis Vervaeke made a daring move to escape with more than 60 kilometers remaining, gaining a significant gap. However, on the flat finish, their effort was caught as the chasing group regrouped for a sprint.
The finale into Monforte de Lemos was chaotic, with Magnus Sheffield crashing on a corner within the last kilometers. In the sprint to the line, Pedersen proved the fastest, timing his burst perfectly to secure his second stage win of this year’s Vuelta. Aular of Movistar was close but had to settle for second, while Marco Frigo finished third. Santiago Buitrago, Edward Dunbar, and Egan Bernal also joined the front group, crossing the line at the same time as the winner. Vervaeke held on for seventh, with Vine slipping to eighth after his earlier effort, while Sheffield remounted to finish ninth ahead of Alec Segaert.
With the break taking the day, the overall standings stayed the same. Jonas Vingegaard kept La Roja with a 48-second lead over João Almeida. Tom Pidcock sat third at 2:38, followed by Jai Hindley and Felix Gall. Giulio Pellizzari, Matthew Riccitello, Sepp Kuss, William Junior Lecerf, and Torstein Træen rounded out the top ten.
For Pedersen, returning to Monforte de Lemos evoked memories of Magnus Cort’s 2021 victory on similar roads. Once again, the Galician route favored a breakaway, and once again, a Dane crossed the finish line with his arms raised in triumph.
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