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Vuelta a España 2025: Standings after stage 8 - Træen navigates sprint stage
Torstein Træen (Bahrain-Victorious) safely defended his race leader’s jersey on a fast run-in to Zaragoza on stage 8 of the Vuelta a España, won by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
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The Norwegian maintains his advantage of 2:33 over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) in 2nd, and 2:41 over João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 3rd, with one more stage before the first rest day.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) leads the points classification, but his advantage has been reduced to 9 points over Ethan Vernon (Israel-Premier Tech).
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) also continue to lead the mountains and youth classifications, respectively.
Standings after Vuelta a España stage 8
Stage
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 3:43:48 |
| 2 | Ethan Vernon | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00.00 |
| 3 | Arne Marit | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00.00 |
| 4 | Anders Foldager | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 00.00 |
| 5 | Madis Mihkels | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00.00 |
| 6 | Thibaud Gruel | Groupama-FDJ | + 00.00 |
| 7 | Fabio Christen | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 00.00 |
| 8 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | + 00.00 |
| 9 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | + 00.00 |
| 10 | David González | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 00.00 |
GC
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torstein Træen | Bahrain Victorious | 29:01:50 |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 02.33 |
| 3 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 02.41 |
| 4 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | + 02.42 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team | + 02.47 |
| 6 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 02.49 |
| 7 | Jai Hindley | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 02.53 |
| 8 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 02.53 |
| 9 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | + 02.55 |
| 10 | Felix Gall | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02.58 |
Youth
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 29:04:43 |
| 2 | Matthew Riccitello | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00.27 |
| 3 | Raúl García | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | + 00.46 |
| 4 | Junior Lecerf | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01.22 |
| 5 | Marco Frigo | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01.49 |
| 6 | Sergio Chumil | Burgos Burpellet BH | + 03.31 |
| 7 | Martin López | XDS Astana Team | + 03.37 |
| 8 | Brieuc Rolland | Groupama-FDJ | + 06.38 |
| 9 | Jaume Guardeño | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09.19 |
| 10 | Ben Tulett | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 09.30 |
Points
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | 120 |
| 2 | Ethan Vernon | Israel-Premier Tech | 111 |
| 3 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 105 |
| 4 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 75 |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 70 |
| 6 | David Gaudu | Groupama-FDJ | 62 |
| 7 | Ben Turner | INEOS Grenadiers | 46 |
| 8 | Orluis Aular | Movistar Team | 46 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team | 35 |
| 10 | Egan Bernal | INEOS Grenadiers | 32 |
Mountain
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 34 |
| 2 | Louis Vervaeke | Soudal Quick-Step | 23 |
| 3 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 20 |
| 4 | Sean Quinn | EF Education-EasyPost | 18 |
| 5 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 16 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team | 10 |
| 7 | Alessandro Verre | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | 8 |
| 8 | Marco Frigo | Israel-Premier Tech | 7 |
| 9 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | 7 |
| 10 | Torstein Træen | Bahrain Victorious | 6 |
Team
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 86:16:10 |
| 2 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 06.37 |
| 3 | XDS Astana Team | + 10.47 |
| 4 | Soudal Quick-Step | + 13.36 |
| 5 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 17.04 |
| 6 | Bahrain Victorious | + 17.55 |
| 7 | Israel-Premier Tech | + 20.30 |
| 8 | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 26.50 |
| 9 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 30.35 |
| 10 | EF Education-EasyPost | + 33.38 |
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