Overview
- Ethan Vernon won the Camprodon finish for NSN after organizers removed the Vallter 2000 climb because of extreme cold and high winds.
- Dorian Godon kept the leader’s jersey, finishing behind Vernon a day after beating him in Vila-seca for his second stage win.
- Remco Evenepoel crashed at a roundabout in Vila-seca, finishing with cuts and an open left elbow, as Jonas Vingegaard eased and let the bunch catch him.
- Magnus Cort Nielsen earlier claimed the Banyoles sprint, highlighting a start that favored fast men before the mountain stages.
- Key GC battles now point to the summit finishes at Pal and Queralt, while NSN—owned by Andrés Iniesta and built around sprints—showed a well-drilled lead-out that delivered Vernon to the line.