After the first rest day, the peloton faced a 175-kilometer stage with a mountain finish. After a relatively flat opening phase, two categorized climbs awaited in the final. The finish was at Larra Belagua. 

After two hours of racing, the average speed was still nearly fifty kilometers per hour. It wasn’t until about seventy kilometers from the finish that the first notable breakaway formed. Heading toward the foot of the Alto de Las Coronas, the first climb of the day, a group of 25 riders broke away. Team Visma | Lease a Bike riders remained vigilant in the peloton. 

On the final climb to Larra Belagua, the pace in the peloton was significantly increased. Race leader Træen, along with many others, was soon dropped. A strongly reduced group, including Vingegaard and Jorgenson, set out in pursuit of the breakaway riders. Vine managed to stay ahead of the favorites. Vingegaard will start tomorrow as the leader of this Vuelta. He had also worn the leader's jersey during the first week. He now has a 26-second advantage in the overall standings over second-placed Træen. 

"I’m very happy to wear the red jersey again," Vingegaard said after the stage. "Being in the lead of the general classification always feels great. During the race, I wasn’t really thinking about the situation in the overall standings, but I was mostly focused on the high pace in the group of favorites. Riders like Almeida were pushing hard, but I felt strong again. Tomorrow I’ll start in red again. It would be great if I could keep the jersey until the final stage in Madrid."