Jonas Vingegaard claimed third Vuelta a España victory to bring General Classification within touching distance on Stage 9.
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider, now trails in the General Classification by less than 40 seconds ahead of the rest day, with Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) holding onto the red jersey.
Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) showed up and impressed in the race for the GC, coming in second on a mountain finish behind Vingegaard and pipped João Almeida (Emirates XRG) on the line, jumping eight places in the overall standings.
