Juan Ayuso won the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España, from Andorra la Vella to Cerler. Huesca La Magia, 188 km.

After yesterday's slump, the Spaniard from UAE Emirates showed signs of recovery, leading a breakaway from the first climb of the day. He was joined by teammate Jay Vine, Marco Frigo, Sean Quinn, Harold Tejada, Mads Pedersen, and Raul Garcia Pierna. The group, led first by Bahrain Victorious with red jersey holder Torstein Træen, and then by Visma Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard, opened up a lead of about 4 minutes.

On the final climb, Ayuso outdistanced everyone else, reaching the finish line alone. Frigo and Garcia Pierna followed.

Thomas Pidcock led the leading group by more than two minutes. Mikel Landa and Antonio Tiberi were further back.

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Order of arrival:

1 Ayuso Juan UAE Team Emirates - XRG 4:49:41

2 Frigo Marco Israel - Premier Tech 1:15

3 García Pierna Raúl Arkéa - B&B Hotels 1:21

4 Tejada Harold XDS Astana Team 1:28

5 Quinn Sean EF Education - EasyPost,,

6 Vermaerke Kevin Team Picnic PostNL ,,

7 Sepúlveda Eduardo Lotto ,,

8 Rolland Brieuc Groupama - FDJ 2:17

9 Soler Marc UAE Team Emirates - XRG 2:30

10 Pidcock Thomas Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2:35

General classification:

1 Træen Torstein Bahrain - Victorious 25:18:02

2 Vingegaard Jonas Team Visma | Lease a Bike 2:33

3 Almeida João UAE Team Emirates - XRG 2:41

4 Ciccone Giulio Lidl - Trek 2:42

5 Fortunato Lorenzo XDS Astana Team 2:47

6 Jorgenson Matteo Team Visma | Lease a Bike 2:49

7 Hindley Jai Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe 2:53

8 Pellizzari Giulio Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,

9 Bernal Egan INEOS Grenadiers 2:55

10 Gall Felix Decathlon AG2R The World Team 2:58