Local hero rejoices
Surprise winner on the twelfth stage of the Vuelta
Local hero Pablo Castrillo has surprisingly won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The 23-year-old Spaniard (Kern Pharma) rode from a ten-man breakaway group to the biggest success of his career on Thursday at the mountain arrival to the Montana de Manzaneda ski station after 137.5 km.
Ben O'Connor defended the red jersey after the chasers around Primoz Roglic refrained from attacking and the favorites finished with a gap of 6:29 minutes.
"Many riders tired"
The red-white-red hopeful Felix Gall (Decathlon) controlled the race in the final meters before the finish and finished twelfth. In the overall standings, his teammate and captain O'Connor continues to lead by 3:16 minutes ahead of the Slovenian Red Bull star Roglic, Gall is ninth (+5:30). "A lot of riders are really tired, the last two days have been tough," said Gall at the finish. "Tomorrow will be a really tough day, the most important day of the week. We'll do our best, it's not easy."
The breakaway group without any contenders for overall victory had gained a lead of more than ten minutes on the peloton. Castrillo was looking for the decision around ten kilometers before the finish, as the chasers were divided for a long time, the outsider surprisingly crossed the finish line first. "This victory is fantastic and incredible for me and the team," said Castrillo. Second place went to Brit Max Poole (+8 sec.) ahead of Spaniard Marc Soler (+16).
Another mountain finish is on the program on Friday, the final 7.5 km climb up the Puerto de Ancares is one of the steeper ones in this year's Tour of Spain. The Vuelta ends on September 8 in Madrid.
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