2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 12 Results
World champion Philippe Gilbert of Belgium won Stage 12 of the Tour of Spain on Thursday and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead.
World champion Philippe Gilbert of Belgium won Stage 12 of the Tour of Spain on Thursday and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead.
After a victorious Classics season last spring, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara showed a return to form in preparation for the upcoming Worlds competition by winning the stage 11 individual time trial in la Vuelta a España on Wednesday.
Optimistic Alejandro Valverde analyses ten opening days in the Spanish grandtour as well as the eleven still to cover, with special attention on the Pyrenean stages, “the three hardest days in the race”
Alejandro Valverde fought to his physical limits in the biggest Andalusian mountain stage of the 2013 Vuelta a España
The HC climb of Alto Hazallanas became the proving ground for Chris Horner, who took advantage of his strong legs and the super steep pitch to launch an attack at 4.6km to go. His effort resulted in a solo win and the regaining of the race lead in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana.
American Chris Horner regained the overall lead in the Tour of Spain on Monday after a solo victory in stage 10, a summit finish at Hazallanas.
The great pedal stroke Alejandro Valverde is carrying since the very start of the 2013 Vuelta a España was proven on Sunday at the uphill finish of El Chaparral in Valdepeñas de Jaén