Jasper Philipsen's third stage in the lead-up to the final act of La Vuelta

Completely flat stage in the lands of Castile, possibly seeking the intervention of the wind, which did not make an appearance, resulting in a new sprint finish that, as has been happening in all stages of this edition of La Vuelta, was resolved by Jasper Philipsen with total sufficiency. The only remarkable thing about the stage was the move by Visma-Lease a Bike to position Jonas Vingegaard perfectly to, almost unintentionally, add 4 seconds of bonus time in the intermediate sprint.

Jasper Philipsen wins on the calm day before the storm of the Sierra de Guadarrama

Stage 19 of La Vuelta, fortunately for the sport, without the anti-Israel protests influencing the outcome, but with little spectacle for the viewer on a completely flat day through the provinces of Valladolid and Salamanca to unite the town of Rueda with Guijuelo in a day of 161.9 km.

Attack, as they say in the jargon, "de pito" by Victor Guernalec and Jakub Otruba. However, after a dozen kilometers in the breakaway, the Frenchman, seeing that no one else was joining, which inevitably sentenced the breakaway to have no chance of victory, decided to stop, leaving the Caja Rural-SegurosRGA cyclist alone at the front.

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A completely calm race until reaching the city of Salamanca, where the intermediate bonus sprint was located. Otruba crossed first and, in the peloton, after a subtle tactical move that the cyclists of UAE Team Emirates-XRG were unable to see, Jonas Vingegaard managed to cross in second position, which allowed him to recover 4 of the 10 seconds he lost in yesterday's stage and gave him a little more margin for tomorrow's stage.

At the exit of Salamanca, Jakob Otruba was caught and, after a few kilometers of tension, the peloton eased off, which was taken advantage of by two riders from Burgos-Burpellet-BH: Mario Aparicio and Sergio Chumil, just seeking to give some visibility to a team decimated by a virus that has left them with only 4 riders in the race.

Their joy was short-lived when, on a tough incline, Alpecin-Deceuninck accelerated as a block to try to break the race, although the minimal impact of the wind meant that their move was neutralized almost instantly by UAE Team Emirates-XRG in an impulse that neutralized the Burgos adventure.

Only the winner remained to be determined in a sprint on a very long straight with the last 3 kilometers sloping upwards at 2-3%. INEOS Grenadiers tried to increase the pace to leave Jasper Philipsen out of the dispute, but Alpecin-Deceuninck, measuring the times perfectly, made their appearance at the front as they passed the banner of the last kilometer with two men launching. Mads Pedersen tried to anticipate by starting from almost 400 meters to the finish line, but this did not make Philipsen nervous, who patiently waited until the right moment to unleash the strength he is known for and win his third stage with absolute ease.

Stage 19 Classification

1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3h50'35''
2. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) +00''
3. Orluis Aular (Movistar) +00''
4. Jenthe Biermans (Arkéa-Samsic) +00''
5. Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) +00''
6. Arne Marit (Intermarché-Wanty) +00''
7. Fabio Christen (Q36.5) +00''
8. Ethan Vernon (Israel-PremierTech) +00''
9. Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) +00''
10. Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) +00''

General Classification

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) 68h57'33''
2. Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +44''
3. Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5) +2'43''
4. Jai Hindley (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) +3'22''
5. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) +4'23''
6. Matthew Riccitello (Israel-PremierTech) +5'21''
7. Felix Gall (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) +5'24''
8. Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) +7'30''
9. Torstein Træen (Bahrain-Victorious) +7'46''
10. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +10'21''