Andreas Leknessund Wins Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 7
Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) sprinted to victory on Stage 7 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, holding off Tobias Halland Johannessen.
Andreas Leknessund sprinted to victory on Stage 7 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, crossing the line first in a time of 3h 49' 47". The Uno-X Mobility rider came home ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), with Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) completing the stage podium.
Behind the winner, the day's leading finishers were Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious), Juan Felipe Rodríguez (EF Education–EasyPost). The full top ten is listed below.
Tadej Pogačar leads the general classification after Stage 7, 3' 50" ahead of Enric Mas. Primož Roglič sits third overall.
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| 1 | Andreas Leknessund | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | 3h 49' 47" |
| 2 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | + 34" |
| 3 | Wout van Aert | BEL | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 47" |
| 4 | Jakob Omrzel | SLO | Bahrain Victorious | + 58" |
| 5 | Juan Felipe Rodríguez | COL | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Iván Sosa | COL | EKP | + 1' 16" |
| 7 | Alexey Lutsenko | KAZ | NSN | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Eddie Dunbar | IRL | PQT | + 1' 51" |
| 9 | Léo Bisiaux | FRA | DCT | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | Raúl García Pierna | ESP | Movistar Team | + 2' 14" |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | SLO | UEX | 19h 32' 37" |
| 2 | Enric Mas | ESP | Movistar Team | + 3' 50" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič | SLO | Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe | + 4' 50" |
| 4 | Felix Gall | AUT | DCT | + 5' 01" |
| 5 | Sepp Kuss | USA | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 6' 05" |