For the second year in a row, Philippe Gilbert claimed his first win of the year at the Vuelta after a long wait. While he imposed himself in Barcelona on August 26 last year, he put an end to the drought on September 5 this time around. Once again, it happened in Catalunya. The Belgian world champion preceded Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) and Maximiliano Richeze (Lampre-Merida) in a slightly uphill finale.
Philippe Gilbert der Sieger der 12. Etappe
Gilbert’s team-mate Marco Pinotti was a non-starter at Maella. Only 4km after the start, Cédric Pineau (FDJ.fr), Romain Zingle (Cofidis) and Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) rode away with no reaction from the peloton. Their advantage reached 6.42 at 28 where Orica-GreenEdge and Garmin-Sharp took the command. Lampre-Merida also contributed to setting the pace of the pack. The leading trio was reeled in with 18km to go. GC contenders Ivan Basso (Cannondale) and Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) sprinted for time bonus in this order at Port-Aventura (km 149). Boasson Hagen anticipated the sprint but Gilbert managed to overtake him. Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) didn’t suffer any more from his swollen eye. The Italian will ride in the red jersey again from Valls, the home of the late Xavier Tondo, to Castelldedefels, the town of Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) who is highly expected to try and make a breakaway during this 169 km long stage.
Ergebnisse der 12. Etappe:
Ergebnisse Gesantklassement:
Maella – Tarragona 164,2 kms. 05/09/2013 18:14:41
1º 51 GILBERT, Philippe BEL BMC 4:03:44 10″
2º 192 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY m.t. 6″
3º 137 RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel ARG LAM m.t. 4″
4º 128 PAOLINI, Luca ITA KAT m.t.
5º 164 MEERSMAN, Gianni BEL OPQ m.t.
6º 66 LASCA, Francesco ITA CJR m.t.
7º 14 CHAINEL, Steve FRA ALM m.t.
8º 25 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, RSA ARG m.t.
9º 107 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ m.t.
10º 155 DEMPSTER, Zakkari AUS TNE m.t.
11º 86 PETIT, Adrien FRA COF m.t.
12º 175 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS OGE m.t.
13º 49 WAGNER, Robert GER BEL m.t.
14º 147 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh BEL LTB m.t.
15º 77 RATTO, Daniele ITA CAN m.t.
16º 113 FARRAR, Tyler USA GRS m.t.
17º 56 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC m.t.
18º 158 SCHORN, Daniel AUT TNE m.t.
19º 198 URAN, Rigoberto COL SKY m.t.
20º 17 MONDORY, Lloyd FRA ALM m.t.
Maella – Tarragona 164,2 kms.
1821,9 kms.
05/09/2013 18:16:56
1º 31 NIBALI, Vincenzo ITA AST 45:26:06 64 6″
2º 205 ROCHE, Nicolas IRL TST a 31 62 16″
3º 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP MOV a 46 12 16″
4º 184 HORNER, Christopher USA RLT a 46 85 20″
5º 121 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin ESP KAT a 2:33 51 8″
6º 11 POZZOVIVO, Domenico ITA ALM a 2:44 66 4″
7º 71 BASSO, Ivan ITA CAN a 2:52 64 3″
8º 101 PINOT, Thibaut FRA FDJ a 3:35 62
9º 202 MAJKA, Rafal POL TST a 3:46 14
10º 127 MORENO, Daniel ESP KAT a 3:56 97 32″
11º 151 KONIG, Leopold CZE TNE a 4:08 6 10″
12º 36 KANGERT, Tanel EST AST a 5:05 80
13º 198 URAN, Rigoberto COL SKY a 5:46 1
14º 91 SÁNCHEZ, Samuel ESP EUS a 6:38 69
15º 2 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA MOV a 6:47 66
16º 56 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC a 8:02 24 2″
17º 48 TEN DAM, Laurens NED BEL a 8:34 14
18º 157 MENDES, José Joao POR TNE a 8:56 95
19º 5 HERRADA, José ESP MOV a 9:07 33
20º 32 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO AST a 9:14 85
Vincenzo Nibali, der Gesamtführende
Zingle-Ferrari-Pinot
Iglinsky ist gestürzt
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