La Vuelta 2025 Stage 17 LIVE – Heavy wind forecast as Jonas Vingegaard defends red jersey on brutal summit finish

40KM TO GO: DUO EDGE CLEAR

Van Boven kept up his effort after the sprint and he’s opened a small gap alongside Timo Roosen, one of two Picnic PostNL riders in this break. A reminder of the dozen riders who made today’s move:

Brandon Rivera (Ineos Grenadiers), Madis Mihkels (EF Education-EasyPost), Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain-Victorious), Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), Patrick Gamper (Jayco-AlUla), Luca van Boven (Intermarche-Wanty), Timo Roosen and Gijs Leemreize (both Picnic PostNL), Jonas Gregaard (Lotto), Sergio Samitier (Cofidis), Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Leandre Lozouet (Arkea-B&B Hotels).