After a rough start, three riders formed the day’s breakaway. The trio quickly increased their lead to four minutes, but the peloton kept the margin within limits. On the second climb of the Ozeka, Adam Yates’ acceleration caused a severe split in the peloton.

Sixteen riders, including Vingegaard and Roglic, survived and rode for the day’s victory. Although several riders tried to prevent a sprint, they stayed together and Pello Bilbao sprinted to victory in the streets of Amurrio. Roglic and Vingegaard finished in the same group as seventh and ninth.

"It was a very tough day with some steep climbs", Roglic said. "Luckily Jonas and I managed to finish in the front group, so it was a good day. It’s nice that the two of us are well-placed in the general classification. We’ll see what the next few days will bring us."