This is how the general classification of La Vuelta looks after the tenth stage finished with a sprint
The French Bastien Tronchon (Groupama FDJ United) has won the sprint in the tenth stage of the Vuelta held between Alcaraz and Elche de la Sierra, of 184.7 km, in which the Majorcan from Movistar has maintained the leader’s red jersey without problems Enric Mas.
Further He has always been attentive on a day with more than 3,000 meters of elevation gain on the way to Elche de la Sierra, a far from easy day in which the race was fast and in which it was shown that without Pogacar the race was in disarray. Visma has tried to keep it disciplined to finish the sprint by the cyclist designated for this Tuesday, Wout Van Aert, but the Belgian has been surpassed by a semi-unknown Bastien Tronchon24 years old, who has added his third victory as a professional in La Vuelta after a stage in the Vuelta a Burgos in 2022 when he was racing for the AG2R Citroën Team and in 2025 in the Tro Bro Leon wearing the jersey of the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team.
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The first 68 cyclists at the finish line have entered with the same time – the bonuses have been awarded to Tronchon, 10″; Cort-Nielsen, 6″ and Nys 4″ – and there are no significant changes in the general classification, which is still led by Enric Mas with 1’18” over Roglic, 1’39” over Gall, 2’20” over Onley and 3’26” over Richard Carapaz as regards the top-5.
Waiting until this week’s stages of Calar Alto and La Pandera. “They tell me that red looks great on me, but we have to wait. We’ll see how Roglic and the others are, but there’s a long way to go and the team is prepared for anything,” Enric Mas said at the finish line.
Van Aert, who was unable to withstand Tronchon’s powerful finish, is still clearly at the top of the points classification with 146 points and a 67-point lead over Romele. The mountain continues to be dominated by Santiago Buitrago, 5 points more than Enric Mas; The best young player is Ontley with a 5’45” advantage over Omrzel and by team, Decathlon leads the general classification with 42’55” over Netcompany Ineos.
