La Vuelta - Stage 20 Predictions & Betting tips - La Vuelta

Prediction published on 12/09/2025, 14:57  by Matthew Newman | Modified on 13/09/2025 at 11:13

The second-to-last stage of La Vuelta is the final foray into the mountains. This is where the race will be won or lost on the hardest stage of the tour, where only the strongest can be discussed in our prediction.

There will be a group of strong climbers who go away early on a break, but it will take a serious performance to hold off the GC riders who will be attacking one another hard for the podium places.

Jonas Vingegaard has a 44-second lead over Joao Almeida, so all he had to do is follow his main rival. Vingegaard has shown remarkable legs in La Vuelta after riding the Tour de France, so it will be down to his ego whether he attacks to claim the crown or just sits in.

It's Tom Pidcock who is in that final qualifying spot at present, with a gap of 39 seconds over Jai Hindley. The latter looked to have plenty in the legs on Stage 17, which was won by his teammate, Giulio Pellizzari, who sits fifth, 58 seconds ahead of Matthew Riccitello, his rival in the young riders jersey.

Felix Gall is a grinder in the mountains, lacking the quick attacks of some, but he is as powerful as any when he gets in a rhythm. He, along with Jaume Guardeno, could be interesting at bigger prices; the latter, in his first Grand Tour at the age of 22, has shown up well in the difficult stages, and nobody will be worried if he attacks, given he is over 26 minutes behind the leader.