The Norwegian Torstein brings, leader of the general classification of the cycling return to Spain 2025.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The Norwegian Torsten Træen completed on Saturday two days as leader of the Tour of Spain 2025. His great performance on the first day of high mountain sustains him at the top, although Danish Jonas Vingegaard still has a way ahead to fight for the tip.
The difference between the two is 2 minutes and 33 seconds, an income that for now keeps the Bahrain Victorious corridor dressed in red. The provisional podium is completed by the Portuguese João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), who remains in third position at 2 minutes and 41 seconds from the tip.
The best Latin American in the classification is the Colombian Egan Bernal. The head of the ineos grenadiers marches ninth at 2 minutes and 55 seconds of Træen. The Zipaquireño cyclist has shown consistency in this first week and is emerging as one of the important letters for the mountain that is coming.
Among the other Colombians, Bogota Santiago Buitrago appears as a second best located, in box 20, 4 minutes and 36 seconds of the leader, who is also his partner at Bahrain Victoriosus. Further back, Harold Tejada (Astana) is located in position 26 to 8:32, while Sergio Higuita is 47 ° to 22:15.
The day of this Saturday, corresponding to the eighth stage, was for sprinters. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won Zaragoza after 163.5 kilometers of travel, completed in 3 hours, 43 minutes and 48 seconds. Elia Viviani (Lotto) and Ethan Vernon (Israel Premier-Tech) escorted him.
This Sunday the ninth fraction of the Iberian Round will be played, between Alfaro and Valdezcaray, about 195.5 kilometers. The layout has an accumulated slope of 3,311 meters and ends in a demanding first category rise. There movements could occur in the upper part of the classification.
This was the top 10 of the general classification of the return to Spain 2025:
- Torsten Træen (Noruega) | 29:01:50
- Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) | +2: 33
- João Almedia (Portugal) | +2: 41
- Giulio Ciccone (Italy) | +2: 42
- Lorenzo Fortunato (Italy) | +2: 47
- Matteo Jorenson (.u.) | +2: 49
- Jai Hindley (Australia) | +2:53
- Giulio Pellizzari (Italy) | “
- Egan Bernal (Colombia) | +2:55
- Felix Gall (Austria) | +2:58
Colombians in the Tour of Spain 2025:
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