Harold Tejada, heading the squad of the Vuelta.
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Giulio Pellizzari conquered the morredero on a day that passed without shocks among the favorites. The young man of Red Bull-Bora attacked in the last kilometers and consolidated an income that allowed him to raise his arms alone, ahead of Tom Pidcock and Jai Hindley, who completed the podium. Neither Jonas Vingegaard nor João Almeida tried aggressive movements, preferring to reach the goal together to maintain control of the general. The stage, marked by the face wind, was resolved in the final meters without major differences between leaders.
With this result, Vingegaard remains leader with 50 seconds of advantage over Almeida, while Pidcock is strengthened in third place. Jai Hindley and Pellizzari themselves close the Top-5. Among the protagonists of the day, the Colombian Harold Tejada, who was in the main escape and encouraged the stage before being neutralized, confirming his good condition in the last week of the Vuelta.
Tejada encouraged the day, penultimate high mountain
Harold Tejada was the great animator of the day by getting into the escape of the day with other eleven runners. The Colombian of the XDS Astana Team attacked several times, especially in the section prior to the final climb, and came to lead the escape with Antonio Tiberi when there were just over 20 kilometers for the goal. Although the squad always controlled the difference and finally neutralized the attempt in the first ramps of El Morirero, the Colombian made it clear that he is in great shape in this last week of the race and gave show in the penultimate stage of high mountain.
With the escape hunted, the favorite group was reduced in the hard ascent to Puerto Leon. The face wind and the rhythm marked by visma maintained the situation under control, without decisive attacks among the men of the general. João Almeida suffered in a moment, but managed to recover contact with the main group.
The team's strategy was clear: to keep strength for the time trial this Thursday and the last high mountain stage, on Saturday, which will be decisive to define the winner of this edition.
Finally, Giulio Pellizzari took his opportunity and launched the winning attack in the absence of four kilometers for the goal, opening a hole that nobody could close. The young man from Red Bull-Bora lifted his arms alone, followed by Tom Pidcock and Jai Hindley. Jonas Vingegaard and João Almeida crossed together in fourth and fifth position, without significant changes in the general classification.
This is how Colombians go in the race
Colombians are still protagonists in the return. Harold Tejada is the best classified after stage 17, he advanced a position and is now 12th in the general, consolidating his great moment after his active participation in the escape on Wednesday.
Egan Bernal, who came from winning in a brilliant way stage 16, remains in the 15th box 33 minutes from the leader, confirming his return to the highest level.
Santiago Buitrago rose three positions and is located 16th, while Juan Guillermo Martínez and Brandon Rivera fell into the classification and are out of the top-50. With two decisive days ahead, including the counterreloj of Valladolid, Colombians maintain a presence in the stages and by the Top-10 of the general.
This is how the general classification goes after stage 17
Jonas Vingegaard is still solid as the return leader with a total time of 64h 53:55 and 50 seconds of advantage over João Almeida, his main rival. Tom Pidcock is third to 2:28, followed by Jai Hindley at 3:04 and the winner of the stage, Giulio Pellizzari, which remains fifth to 3:51. The Top-10 is completed by Felix Gall, Matthew Riccitello, SEPP Kuss, Torstein Træen and Matteo Jorgenson, the latter unique change of the day when climbing the tenth place. Everything will be decided in the time trial on Saturday, where the first places can still move.
This will be stage 18 of the Tour of Spain 2025
Stage 18 of the Vuelta will be an individual counterreloj in Valladolid of 27.4 km, totally flat and fast, ideal for power specialists. It will be key to the general, because it will allow to open or cut differences before the last mountain stages and profile the great favorite to the title.
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