After Demi Vollering lost the red jersey in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta Femenina, Team SD Worx wanted to put things right in the leaden final stage. The promised fireworks did come. First, Marlen Reusser went into a duo breakaway with Kasia Niewiadoma, but before the climb to Lagos de Covadonga, the pair were caught.

Niamh Fisher-Black then set the pace of the first bunch, before Demi Vollering systematically increased the pace and pressure eight kilometres from the end. Red jersey Annemiek van Vleuten could not follow and in the final kilometre, Vollering also threw over Italian Gaia Realini with another acceleration. The Dutch rider rode impressively strong to the stage win on Lagos de Covadonga. For the overall win, she was nine seconds short of Van Vleuten.

"Still, I am very happy with this stage win," said Demi Vollering. "The whole team fought hard for this. We had to put something right after yesterday. I am happy that we took the stage win here. Two stage wins is a great result. I also came close to the overall win. Of course I am disappointed about that. If things had gone differently yesterday, we might have won the general classification as well. It's a pity I couldn't battle with the best on Saturday, but today we straightened our backs. We showed what we are capable of. I am immensely proud of our fight today."