Stage passes without incident after abandonment
Jonas Vingegaard retains overall race lead
Spain’s Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) outsprinted compatriot Javier Romo (Movistar) to win stage 12 of the Vuelta a España on Thursday, his second stage win of this year’s race, with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retaining the overall lead.
Palestine flags were in evidence again after protests had brought Wednesday’s stage to a premature end but the race passed without serious incident while the Israel-Premier Tech team have said pulling out of this year’s Vuelta would “set a dangerous precedent in the sport of cycling” in reaction to the incidents on stage 11.
Ayuso, meanwhile, who went solo to win stage seven, had Romo for company for the final 25km of the 144.9km ride from Laredo to Los Corrales de Buelna, after the pair got away from a large leading group, and timed his final move to perfection to overtake Romo close to the line.
