The decisive moment of the Vuelta a España 2025 has arrived, the day that Javier Guillén said was going to be the most important for the general classification. This Thursday, September 11, stage 18 takes place, an individual time trial in Valladolid that will challenge
Jonas Vingegaard and
João Almeida. But also candidates for victory, such as Filippo Ganna, will have to tackle a cut-down 12-kilometer route that will no longer be key for the GC.
It is a practically flat time trial. It will be short, only 12 kilometers long and completely flat, but it could lead to important differences. The starting time and order of Jonas Vingegaard and Joao Almeida, along with other riders of main interest, will be as follows: