Jonas Vingegaard relinquished the red jersey when a 10-rider breakaway established a significant lead on stage 6 of the Vuelta a España toward Pal. Visma-Lease a Bike controlled the race tempo over the 170km but allowed the escape to grow. With about 35km remaining near the Andorran border, the gap for the leaders exceeded six minutes. Torstein Træen and Bruno Armirail began the day within a minute of the leader and emerged as the primary threats. Torstein Træen assumed the red jersey by 2:33 at the finish while Visma accepted the deficit without panic.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was happy to cede the red jersey to the breakaway on stage 6 of the Vuelta a España, allowing a 10-man group to build a large gap on the road to Pal, with Torstein Træen (Bahrain-Victorious) taking over the lead by 2:33.
Visma made their intentions clear throughout the 170km, and with just 35km to go and approaching the Andorran border, the gap for the 10 in front had ballooned out to more than six minutes.
Træen and Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) always looked the most likely for red, having started the day 58 seconds and 1:02 behind, but despite Visma's respect for the pair, they were unfazed by their new deficit at the finish.
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