Team Visma | Lease a Bike withstands twelfth Vuelta stage without problems
Halfway through the Vuelta a España, the riders were presented with the shortest stage. The peloton set off in Ourense for 137 kilometres. After a hilly start, the final climb to ski resort Manzaneda was the focal point.
Van Aert and Affini tried to set up a breakaway several times. Each time their escape attempts were reeled in by the peloton. Moments later, an acceleration of ten riders without members of Team Visma | Lease a Bike proved successful. The peloton gave the ten a large lead. In the end, Castrillo proved to be the strongest. An emotional victory for the Spanish team, who announced the passing of their founder before the start of the stage.
“Mooi voor Castrillo en zijn ploeg”
Wout van Aert
“I tried to be in the breakaway, but I missed the acceleration to make the jump to the front”, commented green jersey wearer Van Aert afterwards. “Once back in the peloton I was able to save energy with the upcoming stages in mind. Furthermore, it’s nice for Castrillo and his team to win a stage here. They try to show themselves at the front of the race every day, so they absolutely deserve this reward for all their work.”
“Sports director Marc Reef: “It was another tough start with the long fight for a place in the breakaway of the day. The aim was to send Wout in the break, but unfortunately we were unable to make that happen. Once the breakaway was formed, we shifted our focus to Sepp Kuss. A few riders, including Cian Uijtdebroeks, were able to protect him for a long time on the final climb. In the end, nothing happened in the group of favourites. Tomorrow, another stage awaits the GC riders. Our goal will be to assist Sepp for as long as possible again.”
🇪🇸 #LaVuelta24 Time to recover. 🔋 pic.twitter.com/oTDLvy7u94— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) August 29, 2024
La Vuelta Ciclista a España
Stage 12
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Pablo Castrillo
Equipo Kern Pharma
03:36:12
2
Max Poole
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
+00:00:08
3
Marc Soler
UAE Team Emirates
+00:00:16
24
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:06:29
40
Cian Uijtdebroeks
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:27
41
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:27
45
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:44
53
Robert Gesink
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:00
86
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:58
113
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:17:26
Rankings
1
Ben O’Connor
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
47:37:35
2
Primož Roglič
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
+00:03:16
3
Enric Mas
Movistar Team
+00:03:58
15
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:08:16
26
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:35:49
29
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:38:01
53
Cian Uijtdebroeks
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:06:51
54
Robert Gesink
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:07:10
62
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:16:23
131
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+02:12:45
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Wout van Aert
Marc Reef
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La Vuelta Ciclista a España
