Wout van Aert Wins Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 15
Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) won Stage 15 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, getting the better of Alessandro Romele.
Wout van Aert won Stage 15 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, crossing the line first in a time of 2h 35' 00". The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider came home ahead of Alessandro Romele (XAT), with Thibau Nys (Lidl–Trek) completing the stage podium.
Behind the winner, the day's leading finishers were Alessandro Romele (XAT), Thibau Nys (Lidl–Trek), Ramses Debruyne (APT), Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility). The full top ten is listed below.
Enric Mas leads the general classification after Stage 15, 2' 06" ahead of Felix Gall. Primož Roglič sits third overall.
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| 1 | Wout van Aert | BEL | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2h 35' 00" |
| 2 | Alessandro Romele | ITA | XAT | + 0" |
| 3 | Thibau Nys | BEL | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 4 | Ramses Debruyne | BEL | APT | + 2" |
| 5 | Andreas Leknessund | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | + 2" |
| 6 | Alessandro Covi | ITA | Team Jayco AlUla | + 58" |
| 7 | Bastien Tronchon | FRA | Groupama–FDJ | + 58" |
| 8 | Henok Mulubrhan | ERI | XAT | + 58" |
| 9 | Stefan Küng | SUI | Tudor | + 58" |
| 10 | Ivo Oliveira | POR | UEX | + 58" |
| 1 | Enric Mas | ESP | Movistar Team | 52h 05' 56" |
| 2 | Felix Gall | AUT | DCT | + 2' 06" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič | SLO | Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe | + 2' 10" |
| 4 | Richard Carapaz | ECU | EF Education–EasyPost | + 4' 24" |
| 5 | Oscar Onley | GBR | NCI | + 5' 44" |