Jasper Philipsen edged a bunch sprint to claim Vuelta a Espana stage 19 victory on Friday, racking up his third stage win of the race.
Hat-trick for Jasper 🏆3️⃣
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) September 12, 2025
Jasper Philipsen outsprints Mads Pedersen and Orluis Aular to take stage 19 of La Vuelta, claiming his third stage win of this edition.
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1 Jasper Philipsen
2 Mads Pedersen, same time
3 Orluis Aular, same time
📸 Sprint Cycling pic.twitter.com/xQZtecsjme
General classification leader Jonas Vingegaard extended his lead on Joao Almeida by four seconds to 44 seconds overall as he claimed a bonus on the intermediate sprint.
After an individual time trial on Thursday that was shortened for security reasons, riders travelled a flat 162 kilometres from Rueda to Guijuelo, past vineyards and quiet countryside.
Cycling's third-biggest grand tour has been heavily affected by pro-Palestinian protests, mainly targeting the Israel-Premier Tech team, but this was a calm day's racing.
Jakub Otruba and Victor Guernalec formed the day's two-man break, with the peloton letting them go during a relaxed start.
Otruba dropped Guernalec and pushed on alone, into a headwind, around four minutes ahead of the peloton.
It’s a hat-trick for Jasper Philipsen 3️⃣🙌
— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) September 12, 2025
A powerful sprint by the Belgian sees him take his third win of La Vuelta. pic.twitter.com/089RXw4GHU
Vingegaard grabbed four bonus seconds in the intermediate sprint as he edged Mads Pedersen, with UAE Team Emirates and Almeida caught on their heels.
With around 50km remaining, Otruba was swallowed by the peloton, who travelled in unison towards Guijuelo, jostling for position ahead of the expected bunch sprint finale.
Pedersen went early but Belgian Philipsen held him off comfortably to complete a Vuelta hat-trick, following the Alpecin–Deceuninck rider's triumphs on stages one and eight. Orluis Aular came in third behind Pedersen.
On Saturday riders face the daunting final mountain stage, running 166km from Robledo de Chavela to Bola del Mundo, where the general classification battle between Vingegaard and Almeida will be resolved.
STAGE 19 RESULTS
1. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin - Deceuninck 3:50:35
2. Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl - Trek "
3. Orluis Aular (VEN) Movistar Team "
4. Jenthe Biermans (BEL) Arkéa - B&B Hotels "
5. Ben Turner (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers "
6. Arne Marit (BEL) Intermarché - Wanty "
7. Fabio Christen (SUI) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team "
8. Ethan Vernon (GBR) Israel - Premier Tech "
9. Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama - FDJ "
10. Jordan Labrosse (FRA) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale "
Team
11. Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis "
12. Huub Artz (NED) Intermarché - Wanty "
13. David González (ESP) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team "
14. Hugo De La Calle (ESP) Burgos Burpellet BH "
15. Stanislaw Aniolkowski Cofidis "
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16. Thomas Silva (URU) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA "
17. Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team "
18. Patrick Eddy (AUS) Team Picnic PostNL "
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma - Lease a Bike 68:57:44
2. João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates - XRG +44
3. Tom Pidcock (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +2:43
4. Jai Hindley (AUS) Red Bull - BORA - +3:22
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5. Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) Red Bull - BORA - +4:23
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6. Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel - Premier Tech +5:21
7. Felix Gall (AUT) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale +5:24
Team
8. Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Visma - Lease a Bike +7:30
9. Torstein Træen (NOR) Bahrain Victorious +7:46
10. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Team Visma - Lease a Bike +10:21
