Marco Brenner surprisingly wins the 14th stage of the Vuelta in Sierra de la Pandera

Marco Brenner surprisingly took victory at the mountain finish in Sierra de la Pandera on the 14th stage of the Vuelta and celebrated the greatest success of his career at an altitude of 1,800 meters. The 24-year-old Brenner, who is only riding his third Grand Tour, secured the first German stage victory on the Tour of Spain since Lennard Kämna three years ago.

Since five-time Tour champion Tadej Pogačar had to retire after a serious fall a week ago, the Tour of Spain has become an open race. Mas, who for a long time failed to fulfill Spanish tour hopes, could still achieve his first major victory. At the Vuelta he had already finished second three times and third overall once.

There shouldn't be any big changes at the top of the overall standings on Sunday. The 15th stage over 189.7 kilometers from Palma de Rio to Cordoba, with three mountain classifications in the third category, is more likely to be a matter for outliers.