The cyclists, Jonas Vingegaard (I), João Almeida (C) and Nélson Filippe Oliveira, during the nineteenth stage of the Tour of Spain 2025.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The return to Spain 2025 enters its decisive day. This Saturday, stage 20 will be played, considered the queen day of this edition, with a tour that will test the best climbers. It will be a battle between the leader Jonas Vingegaard and his closest persecutor, João Almeida.
The 165.6 kilometers between Robledo de Chavela and the world's ball hide an accumulated slope of 4,226 meters, the highest of the entire race, and promise an unforgettable show in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Not only does it need strength, but also a solid strategy to conquer its peak.
The layout includes five mountain ports: two third category, one second, one first and the final colossal, cataloged as special. The arrival at the world's ball will be an ascent of 12.4 kilometers at 8.6 % inclination, a wall that does not forgive.
Jonas Vingegaard, leader of the Visma | Lease Bike, part as a great favorite. The Danish has dominated the race: he has dressed the red jersey in 12 of the 19 stages that have been completed and adds two partial victories, in addition to that third that was frustrated by the neutralization of day 11.
His strength in the mountain and the support of luxury gregarious such as Matteo Jorgenson and Sepp Kuss have made him the strongest cyclist of this return. However, the race is not yet sentenced. Vingegaard arrives with 40 seconds of advantage over João Almeida.
That margin in other circumstances could be sufficient, but in a scenario as demanding as this can evaporate in kilometers. The Portuguese, leader of the UAE Team Emirates and winner of stage 13, has shown temper and ambition, determined to write his own page in history.
“The outcome will be in the ball of the world,” Vingegaard acknowledged with the serenity of those who already know the pressure of the big laps. His record supports him: seven participations, six podiums and two titles. But he also knows that in cycling nothing is written until the last goal is crossing.
The mountain will speak in the previous Paseo de la Victoria that will conclude this Sunday in the center of Madrid. The world's ball will have the last word. The emotion of this final day can be followed in Colombia through ESPN, Disney+, Caracol Sports, Ditu and RCN.
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