The GC battle came down to the final day in the mountains on stage 17 of the 2020 Vuelta a España, with the race for the red jersey coming down to Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma, Richard Carapaz of the Ineos Grenadiers, and Hugh Carthy of EF Pro Cycling battling it out on the slopes of the Alto de La Covatilla. The Slovenian emerged victorious for the second year in a row.