Stage Report: Rui Oliveira gave his UAE Staff Emirates’ teammate, Juan Sebastián Molano an ideal lead-out to take the stage victory in Zaragoza. Inexperienced jersey Kaden Groves had issues within the finale and couldn’t give his greatest shot. The GC stayed the identical.

Stage 12 last kilometre

Juan Sebastián Molano gained the twelfth stage of the Vuelta a España in Zaragoza. After simply over 150 kilometres, the UAE Staff Emirates rider completed forward of Kaden Groves and Boy van Poppel. Primoz Roglič took 4 seconds again on the opposite total classification riders in a bonus dash, however different sensible all the pieces stayed the identical on the eve of the Tourmalet stage.

Dash stage win for Juan Sebastián Molano

Race director, Fernando Escartín: “The wind may make all of the distinction right here. In actual fact, echelons are frequent each time La Vuelta goes to Zaragoza. If this occurs, it will likely be a harmful day for the riders who don’t deal with the sort of state of affairs properly. The strain inside the peloton will end in excessive pace, which is predicted to end in a mass dash to the finish-line.”

Stage 12 profile

On paper, the stage to Zaragoza was the best stage of the second week. There have been no categorised climbs within the Aragón area, so a bunch dash was anticipated in Zaragoza. It quickly turned obvious that the peloton was pleased wit the state of affairs and nobody was too eager on making an early break.

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The primary try to flee succeeded; Jetse Bol and Abel Balderstone jumped away and the peloton sat again and watched them go. The Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and Burgos-BH riders took a most lead of two:30, after which the peloton slowly however certainly reeled them in.

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Kilometre zero

With 80 kilometres to go, the lead was solely a bit greater than 1 minute for the Dutchman and the Spaniard. Within the final 40 kilometres, Balderstone and Bol’s escape was over. Nobody within the peloton made a transfer to kind one other break and so it was now a preparation for a bunch dash in Zaragoza. On the intermediate dash in Villanueva de Gállego, Primoz Roglič took 4 bonus seconds, behind the inexperienced jersey of Kaden Groves.

One other dash win for Kaden Groves?

The ‘break of the day’

The peloton had been in no hurry to catch the pair up entrance

As anticipated, Alpecin-Deceuninck took management within the last kilometres to place Kaden Groves in an excellent place for the bunch gallop. The Belgian workforce began the final 2 kilometres with 4 males on the entrance of the peloton. Lidl-Trek had additionally shaped a lead-out prepare and Marijn van den Berg of EF Schooling-EasyPost had put himself on the wheel of Groves.

It was going to be an extended day for Jetse Bol and Abel Balderstone

Alpecin-Deceuninck had been in management

Not essentially the most attention-grabbing countryside

Molano saved his powder dry for the ultimate

Within the last metres, UAE Staff Emirates got here flying previous the Alpecin-Deceuninck dash prepare. Molano then began his dash in excellent place and completed it off expertly. There was unhealthy luck for Groves as he was boxed-in and misplaced his chain. The Australian managed to get his chain again on and launch a quick last metres, however it was too late. Groves took second place forward of Boy van Poppel and Molano’s lead-out man, Rui Oliveira.

It was throughout for the break

Alpecin-Deceuninck wished one other stage win for Groves

Molano had a straight run to the end to carry off a boxed-in Groves

Stage winner, Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Staff Emirates): “I’m very pleased. Because of my workforce for the work they did as we speak, they had been superb. This victory is for my workforce, for my household. Two phases in La Vuelta, final yr and now this yr… After the accidents, it was not a simple yr however now I’m actually pleased. We’ve very robust males for the general classification, we have to maintain them. Immediately, the workforce labored for me. Rui [Oliveira] was excellent, Marc [Soler] was excellent as properly. The whole lot went like we had deliberate within the assembly. The final flip to the left, we needed to be up entrance already, persist with the obstacles and open up the dash. I didn’t know there have been so many Colombian followers on the end. They usually come to Spanish races and I’m grateful to them for his or her help. I may hear the followers screaming my identify. That is additionally for them and I hope they take pleasure in this victory.”

After an ideal lead-out it was Molano on the line

Total chief, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma): “It’s very nice [to have Jonas Vingegaard giving me a bottle] however to be sincere, each Jonas and Primoz [Roglic] have given me a variety of recommendation and confidence via the race. It’s good that they’re additionally believing in me, at occasions, however we’re all there for one another, I feel that’s an important. It by no means hurts to attempt [to gain seconds, like Roglic did]. In case you’re in good place, it’s straightforward to go for it. Tomorrow needs to be larger variations however it’s at all times good. It’s exhausting to say proper now [if tomorrow will be about defence or attack]. We nonetheless have the three of us up there. I’ll must see how I really feel.”

A really pleased Rui Oliveira and Juan Sebastián Molano

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Vuelta a España Stage 12 Consequence:
1. Juan Sebastián Molano (Col) UAE Staff Emirates in 3:23:35
2. Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
4. Rui Oliveira (Por) UAE Staff Emirates
5. Edward Theuns (Bel) Lidl-Trek
6. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Schooling-EasyPost
7. Alberto Dainese (Ita) dsm-firmenich
8. Orluis Aular (Ven) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
9. Hugo Web page (Fra) Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
10. Milan Menten (Bel) Lotto Dstny.

Vuelta a España Total After Stage 12:
1. Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma in 42:51:20
2. Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Staff Emirates at 0:26
3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 1:09
4. Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma at 1:32
5. Lenny Martinez (Fra) Groupama-FDJ at 2:02
6. João Almeida (Por) UAE Staff Emirates at 2:16
7. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma at 2:22
8. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Staff Emirates at 2:25
9. Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar at 2:50
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (-) BORA-hansgrohe at 3:14.

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