2025 Vuelta a España Stage 19 Results & Recap
Stage 19 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
Philipsen powers to third Vuelta stage win in Guijuelo
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) secured his third win of this year’s Vuelta a España on Friday, unleashing a perfectly timed sprint in Guijuelo at the end of a 161.9-kilometre stage from Rueda.
A lone early move by Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) sparked the day, but the Czech rider was caught well before the finish as the sprint teams took control. Ineos Grenadiers, Lidl–Trek, Lotto, and Groupama-FDJ each helped lead the fast chase across the rolling plains of Salamanca, with average speeds exceeding 41 km/h in the closing kilometres.
The final three kilometres featured a gentle uphill climb, but that did little to deter the pure sprinters. Filippo Ganna and Ben Turner (Ineos) led the charge into the last kilometre before Movistar briefly took control. Philipsen, patient until the decisive moment, surged past Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in the final metres to win in 3 hours 50 minutes 35 seconds, collecting the 10-second time bonus. Pedersen settled for second, and Orluis Aular (Movistar) grabbed third, followed by Jenthe Biermans (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Turner in fourth and fifth.
There was no change at the top of the general classification. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) finished safely in the peloton to keep the red jersey with an overall time of 68:57:44. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) remains second at +0:44 and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) stays third at +2:43, with Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) rounding out the top five.
The race now turns toward the mountains for its decisive weekend, where Vingegaard’s 44-second cushion will be tested on the steep climbs still to come.
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