A heat-shimmered transition stage finished in an honest-to-goodness blanket sprint finish, and the twelfth maiden grand tour victory of this Vuelta. Top step of the podium went to the Dane Magnus Cort who rode the rival Giant Alpecin sprint train before launching left for a long, LONG sprint to the line. His power, pace and timing was enough to hold off Nikias Arndt and Jempy Drucker. There was no change on GC as the leaders saved their energy for the race of truth tomorrow.
