Italian Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) single-handedly won the ninth stage of the Vuelta, between Puerto Lumbreras and Alto de Velefique, with a course of 188 km, in which the Slovenes Primoz Roglic and Enric Mas reinforced their options of podium.
Caruso, in a heroic gallop for a good part of the stage, came out on top at the top of Velefique, who crossed with a time of 5:03:14, followed at 1.05 minutes by Roglic and Mas, who took gained 6 and 4 seconds respectively. .