Back to “calm” on The returnafter the lively day of the day before since this 12th stage went to an end! And as expected, it was the escapes who were able to be won, with a new victory of Juan Ayuso ! Spanish training UAE Team Emirates XRG imposed itself in a two -faced sprint against Javier Romo (Movistar Team) and won his second victory on this Tour of Spain. French Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ) was looking for a beautiful 3rd place. While the favorites stayed warm on the eve of the queen stage. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | lease a bike) therefore keeps its red jersey.
Video – Brieuc Rolland, 3rd in this 12th stage
The summary
As expected, the first kilometers are very lively with many runners who want to integrate the morning escape, who has a good chance of victories. A first group stands out before the first ascent of the day, the Puerto de Alisas (8.6km at 5.9%). But it continues to move behind and other men come out in this pass. And we finally find a mini-ploton at the front with more than 50 runners. Among them Marc Soler, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Victor Campenaerts (Visma | Lease a Bike), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-trek), Javier Romo, Pablo Castrillo (Movistar), Mikel Rural (Soudal Quick-Step), Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ), Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious), Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana) … but no favorite in the general classification is in it, the closest is Bruno Armirail (Decathlon Ag2r), 15th at 8'27 “. Behind, it's the Visma | Lease a Bike which controls.
In such an important group, collaboration is not ideal and attacks are launched. It is finally 6 men who manage to make a small gap 35 kilometers from the finish with Michel Hessmann (Movistar), Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers), James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost), Finlay Pickering (Bahrain Victorious), Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ) and Victor Guernalec (Arkéa-B&B Hotels).
The final
These 6 runners start the Brenes collaboration (7km to 7.9%) with 40 seconds ahead of the rest of the breakaway, the peloton points to more than 5 minutes. But it moves behind, Marc Soler imposes a very large pace, exploded the group of pursuers and all the fugitives are taken up. Juan Ayuso Then go to the 3 -terminal attack from the summit and only Javier Romo can follow. The two Spaniards go to the top together, while Brieuc Rolland point at 15-20 seconds. A small group of pursuers with Marc Soler, Mikel Rural, Pablo Castrillo, Finlay Pickeringbut also Markel Beloki (EF Education-EasyPost), Abel Balderstone (Rural-Sigur Caja RGA) et Eddie Dunbar (Jayco alula) is found at 37 “. While in the peloton Visma | Lease a Bike imposes a sustained pace, but nothing to report, no one tries something on the eve of the queen stage.
At the front, the two Spaniards get along well in the descent and the valley which will take them until the arrival. Rolland is still in a chase-step, while the pursuing group is more supplied again since many runners have returned, but are almost a minute. Even if they look at each other in the last kilometers, Romo et Ayuso Will be won at the sprint. Romo starts it in mind, but is quickly exceeded by Ayuso. There is no photo, Ayuso is much faster and wins this 11th step! Brieuc Rolland keep his 3rd place. While Victor Campenaerts et Mads Pedersenboth revenue from the rear, complete the top 5.
