In the run-up to the final weekend, an individual time trial in Valladolid was on the programme. The course was originally set at 27.2 kilometres but was shortened to 12.2 kilometres for safety reasons. The route ran over flat roads. 

Shortly after the start, Filippo Ganna immediately posted a fast time. The Italian champion’s mark would remain unbeaten. Attention then shifted to the general classification contenders. Team Visma | Lease a Bike duo Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson, both of whom sit inside the top ten overall, delivered solid rides. GC  leader Vingegaard was the very last rider to roll down the start ramp at 5:17 p.m. 

Vingegaard set a strong time at the first intermediate point and held his pace all the way to the finish. The Dane, facing a route that did not really suit his strengths, eventually placed ninth, eighteen seconds down on Ganna. His closest rival in the standings, Almeida, was ten seconds faster. In the general classification, Vingegaard still leads the Portuguese rider by forty seconds. 

“I’m satisfied with my performance today,” Vingegaard said afterwards. “This course suited the heavier riders, so I’m definitely pleased with this ninth place. I remain in the lead overall with just three stages to go. My focus is already on tomorrow and the following day, because two tough stages are still to come. I’m heading into the final weekend with confidence.”