Cycling: Sebastian Molano has won the twelfth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. In Zaragoza he completed Rui Oliveira's perfect work to win the stage.
Molano causes trouble at Groves
The strolling stage ends on Thursday evening in Zaragoza with an impressive sprint. Sebastián Molano (UAE) is beaming with joy after winning a stage at the Vuelta a Espana for the second time in his career after 2022. He crossed ahead Caden Groves (Alpecin – Deceuninck) crossed the finish line, who was visibly annoyed about second place. The winner may look especially at his teammates Rui Oliveira (UAE) Thank you. The Portuguese positioned the Colombian perfectly. The two waited a long time, came from far behind and knew that the headwind would be their advantage in the end. Molano only had to face the wind with 150 meters to go. So Oliveira was even able to cross the line in fourth place. Groves was unlucky in that he slipped out of the clipless pedal at the wrong time.
Roglic sprints 4 bonus seconds
Today's section took the professionals over 150,6 kilometers from Ólvega to Zaragoza. If we hadn't had the breathtaking sights along the way, we would have to speak of a really boring stage. Because with Abel Balderstone (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Jetse Bol (Burgos–BH) only two drivers dared to go on the offensive. The breakaway duo was kept on a long leash by the peloton and finally caught up again far before the finish line. So it happened that the last sprint score even went to the peloton. Caden Groves As expected, (Alpecin – Deceuninck) won easily and easily. Surprisingly, also participated Primois Roglic (Jumbo – Visma) at the intermediate sprint. The Slovenian was able to secure four bonus seconds with second place.
Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates) during Etapa 12 de la Vuelta a España 2023 #LaVuelta23 #Noticiclismo #ciclismo pic.twitter.com/U6I7zAMHmK
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