Breakaway ahoy!
The peloton will undoubtedly have tired legs after two previous GC stages in the Asturias mountains atop L'Angliru and La Farrapona, won by UAE Team Emirates-XRG riders Juan Ayuso and Marc Soler, respectively.
Stage 15 of the 2025 Vuelta a España route eases up ever so slightly and includes an early category 1 climb over Puerto a Garganta and a category 2 climb over Alto de Barbeitos before a grind through rural east Galicia.
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