2012 Vuelta a España

August 18 - September 9, 2012

Thursday, August 30: Stage 12, Vilagarcía de Arousa - Mirador de Ézaro, 190.5 km

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Thursday, August 30: Stage 12, Vilagarcía de Arousa - Mirador de Ézaro, 190.5 km

Rated ascent:

• Km 190.5: Mirador de Ézaro, 1.9 km @ 13.1% gradient, Category 3

Results:

1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 4hr 24min 32sec
2. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 8sec
3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 13sec
4. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 20sec
5. Christopher Froome (sky) @ 23sec
6. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
7. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 27sec
8. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 31sec
9. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre)
10. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 36sec
11. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
12. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
13. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 39sec
14. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
15. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
16. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 43sec
17. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 44sec
18. Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 47sec
19. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 52sec
20. Winner Anacona (Lampre) s.t.
21. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 57sec
22. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
23. Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) s.t.
24. Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
25. Philippe Gilbert (BMC) s.t.
26. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) s.t.
27. Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 1min 0sec
28. Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 1min 5sec
29. Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 5sec
30. Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 13sec
31. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) s.t.
32. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 1min 18sec
33. David De La Fuente (Caja Rural) s.t.
34. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
35. Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
36. Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) s.t.
37. Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 26sec
38. Hernani Broco (Caja rural) @ 1min 27sec
39. Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 1min 28sec
40. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 32sec
41. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) s.t.
42. Alexandre Geniez (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
43. Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
44. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) s.t.
45. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 1min 35sec
46. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 1min 41sec
47. Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) @ 1min 42sec
48. Danail Andonov (Caja Rural) @ 1min 44sec
49. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
50. Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.

GC after Stage 12:

1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 44hr 50min 35sec
2. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 13sec
3. Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 51sec
4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 20sec
5. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 2min 59sec
6. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 3min 29sec
7. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 4min 22sec
8. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 5min 17sec
9. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 5min 18sec
10. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 6min 1sec
11. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 6min 8sec
12. Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 6min 35sec
13. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 6min 47sec
14. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 6min 51sec
15. Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 6min 55sec
16. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 7min 1sec
17. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 7min 4sec
18. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 7min 10sec
19. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 8min 13sec
20. Bart De Clarcq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 8min 25sec
21. Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 8min 40sec
22. Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 9min 15sec
23. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 10min 10sec
24. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 10min 25sec
25. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 11min 12sec
26. Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 11min 41sec
27. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 12min 15sec
28. Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 12min 21sec
29. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 14min 4sec
30. Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 14min 44sec
31. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 14min 45sec
32. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 15min 28sec
33. Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 16min 1sec
34. Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 16min 39sec
35. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 18min 57sec
36. Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 19min 18sec
37. Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 19min 30sec
38. Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 21min 19sec
39. Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 22min 6sec
40. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 22min44sec
41. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 22min 28sec
42. Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 24min 11sec
43. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 25min 30sec
44. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 25min 45sec
45. Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 25min 46sec
46. Mickaël Buffaz ((Cofidis) @ 26min 22sec
47. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 29min 10sec
48. Laurent Didier (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 30min 36sec
49. Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) @ 30min 38sec
50. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 32min 3sec

Points Classification:

1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 119 points
2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 106
3. John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 103
4. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 86
5. Christopher Froome (Sky): 79

Climber Classification:

1. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 22 points
2. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 20
3. Simon Clarke (Origa-GreenEdge): 16
4. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 12
5. Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil): 11

Allround Classification:

1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 4 points
2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 7
3. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 10
4. Christopher Froome (Sky): 17
5. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 36

Team Classification:

1. Rabobank: 134hr 6min 59sec
2. Sky @ 2min 55sec
3. Ag2r @ 3min 40sec
4. Movistar @ 3min 49sec
5. Katusha @ 6min44sec

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Stage 12 map and profile

Stage 12 map

Stage 12 profile

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Photos from Stage 12:

Rodriguez and Contador do the final climb together, for a while..

Valverde works to limit the damage

As do Robert Gesink and Chris Froome

Chris Froome

Igor Anton

Rinaldo Nocentini

Tiralongo and Niemiec (Lampre)

Eros Capecchi

Laurens Ten Dam and Bauke Mollema

Rodriguez approaches the finish, Contador is a few seconds back.

Alberto Contador finishes 8 seconds after Rodriguez

Rodriguez extended his lead to 13 seconds today.

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