Vuelta a Espana 2026: Eddie Dunbar Wins Stage 19 as Enric Mas Maintains Overall Lead
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Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar won the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana as Spain’s Enric Mas maintained his overall lead with two stages remaining.
Image source: Getty Images
Image caption: Eddie Dunbar’s previous two Grand Tour stage wins also came in the Vuelta at the 2024 edition
By Ben Collins, BBC Sport journalist
Published 19 minutes ago
Dunbar, 30, caught and passed Santiago Buitrago, 300 metres from the finish of Friday’s hilly slog of 210.8km from Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas. Both were part of a four-man breakaway, with Buitrago attacking two kilometres to go. Dunbar didn’t respond initially but timed his counter-attack perfectly to cross the line 14 seconds before Buitrago, with British team-mate Thomas Gloag in third.
Four-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic closed the gap on race leader Mas by 33 seconds during Thursday’s time trial, but Mas held on to his lead despite general classification rivals Roglic and Richard Carapaz trying to increase the pace on the 18km climb to the finish.
Britain’s Oscar Onley finished alongside the rest of the leading contenders to retain his fifth position overall and keep hold of the white jersey for the best young rider. Mas, who has finished second overall three times in the Vuelta, has a cushion of one minute and 37 seconds heading into Saturday’s 186.8km mountain stage from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil. The 31-year-old will hope to seal his first Grand Tour title when the race concludes on Sunday with a 112km stage in Granada.
Vuelta Stage 19 Results:
- Eddie Dunbar (Ire/Pinarello-Q36.5) 5hrs 54secs
- Santiago Buitrago (Col/Bahrain Victorious) +14secs
- Thomas Gloag (GB/Pinarello-Q36.5) +23secs
- … (bulleted list of remaining top 10 finishers)
General Classification after Stage 19:
- Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) 65hrs 52mins 3secs
- Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 37secs
- … (list of top 5 riders)
