Johannessen wins stage 21 of the Vuelta, Romele and Debruyne on the podium

Tobias Halland Johannessen (UNO-X Mobility) has won the twenty-first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista a España 2026, covering the route in 2:54:08. The Norwegian rider beat a small group of riders in the sprint, all of whom finished with the same time. The race Stage 21, the final fraction of the race, was decided at the finish line with a compact arrival among the first five classified riders. None of the riders included in the finishing order gained or lost seconds relative to the winner: the gap was cancelled out by the lead group, which crossed the finish line in the same time. Finishing order Tobias Halland Johannessen (UNO-X Mobility) — 2:54:08 Alessandro Romele (XDS Astana Team) — s.t. Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin-Premier Tech) — s.t. Matthew Brennan (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) — s.t. Bastien Tronchon (Groupama-FDJ United) — s.t. Updated general classification With the finish of the twenty-first stage, the route of the Vuelta Ciclista a España 2026 comes to a close. The definitive general classification is determined at the end of this concluding fraction, with the riders having reached the final finish line of the race. Closing For Johannessen, this is the stage victory in the concluding fraction of the Spanish race, obtained at the end of an arrival with a compact group. The UNO-X Mobility rider beat Romele, Debruyne, Brennan and Tronchon, all credited with the same time as the winner. The Vuelta Ciclista a España 2026 concludes with this twenty-first stage.