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Stage 12, Thursday, September 1: Los Corrales de Buelna - Bilbao, 193.2 km

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Jens Keukeleire makes sure he won Vuelta stage 12

Rated ascents:

• Km 49.0:  Pto. de las Alisas, 10 km @  6% - cat. 1
• Km 89.4: Alto La Escrita, 6.4 km @ 4.5% - cat. 3
• Km 151.0: Alto El Vivero, 4.2 km @ 8.5% - cat. 2
• Km 180.3: Alto El Vivero, 4.2 km @ 8.5% - cat. 2

The Race, the organizer explained the day's racing thus:

Jens Keukeleire outpowered a peloton depleted by the hills of a long 193.2-km ride to Bilbao to hand his Orica-BikeExchange team their second stage victory in the Vuelta on Thursday. The 27-year-old Belgian surged in the final stretch to outsprint France's Maxime Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step) and consistent Italian Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) to the line on a day when the leading favourites had declared a ceasefire. Colombia's Nairo Quintana retained his red jersey.

Countless attempts took place in another nervous start of the race (44 kph in the first hour) until a group finally emerged. The 1st category Puerto de Alisas (1st cat, km 49) was ideal for a breakaway and seven riders took advantage of it. Among them was a former red jersey holder, Darwin Atapuma (BMC), two revengeful riders, Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step) and Louis Meintjes (Lampre-Merida), ambitious Frenchmen Kenny Elissonde and Romain Hardy, as well as two Chris Froome team-mates, Peter Kennaugh and David Lopez, who was first at the top of the ascent. While France's Florian Senechal (Cofidis) abandoned with stomach problems, followed by Fabrice Jeandesboz (Direct Ednergie), Atapuma crashed in the descent and was forced back into the bunch. At the back, the peloton, led by Movistar, maintained the gap under 2:30.

50 km from the finish, the pack raised the tempo and Hardy, then Lopez, were dropped on the first ascent of the 2nd category Alto el Vivero (Km 151), which saw Kenny Elissonde collect the KOM points. The leading bunch regrouped in the descent but to no avail as the main bunch, led by Alessandro Vanotti and the rest of the Astana team, was back within 20 seconds at the first passage on the line (km 165). With 18 km to go, the attempt was quashed.

The second ascent of Alto de Vivero saw Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling) go on his own while the favourites stayed together. Andrey Zeits (Astana), George Bennett (Lotto NL-Jumbo), Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) and Matvey Mamykin (Katusha) chased behind the Belgian but were reined in after a brisk but vain attack by Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) one kilometre from the summit. Devenyns reached the top with a 30-seconds lead over the peloton, led by Movistar's Dani Moreno and by Bennett.

But the Belgian, already close to victory in stage 9 at l'Alto de Naranco, was pulled back with 2 km to go, leaving the door open to a bunch sprint. While some strong finishers were left in the peloton, Keukeleire jumped with perfect timing to surprise the rest of the pack and hand his team their second stage win after the one taken by Simon Yates in stage 6. Bouet and Felline had to be content with the podium places.

Complete Results:

Stage 12 photos

193.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.662 km/hr

1	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	4hr 31mn 43sec
2	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
4	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
5	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
6	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
7	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
8	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	s.t.
10	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
11	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
13	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	s.t.
14	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
15	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
16	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
17	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
18	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	s.t.
19	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
20	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
21	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
22	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
23	KONIG Leopold	SKY	s.t.
24	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
25	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
26	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
27	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
28	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
29	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
30	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
31	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
32	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
33	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
34	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	s.t.
35	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
36	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
37	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
38	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
39	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
40	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
41	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	s.t.
42	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
43	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 05''
44	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
45	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 00' 18''
46	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01' 19''
47	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
48	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01' 56''
49	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01' 56''
50	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
51	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
52	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04' 27''
53	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
54	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
55	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 56''
56	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 59''
57	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 07' 14''
58	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 07' 41''
59	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	s.t.
60	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
61	WYSS Danilo	BMC	s.t.
62	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
63	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	s.t.
64	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
65	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
66	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
67	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
68	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
69	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
70	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 09' 14''
71	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
72	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
73	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
74	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	s.t.
75	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
76	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
77	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 09' 17''
78	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 12' 10''
79	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
80	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
81	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
82	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	s.t.
83	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
84	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
85	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
86	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
87	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
88	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
89	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
90	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
91	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
92	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
93	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
94	LOPEZ David	SKY	s.t.
95	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
96	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
98	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
99	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
100	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	s.t.
101	GOLAS Michal	SKY	s.t.
102	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
103	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
105	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
106	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
107	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	s.t.
108	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 12' 24''
109	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 13' 58''
110	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
111	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 15' 44''
112	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	s.t.
113	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 19' 25''
114	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
115	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
116	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	s.t.
117	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
118	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
119	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	s.t.
120	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
121	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
123	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
124	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
125	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
126	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
127	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
128	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
129	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
130	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
131	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
132	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
133	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
134	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
135	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
136	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
137	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
138	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	s.t.
139	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
140	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
141	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
142	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
143	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
144	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
145	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
146	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
147	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	s.t.
148	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
149	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
150	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
151	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
152	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
153	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
154	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
155	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	s.t.
156	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
157	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
158	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
159	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
160	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
161	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
162	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	s.t.
163	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
164	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
165	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
166	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
167	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
168	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	s.t.
169	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 29' 37''
170	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
171	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 29' 43''

GC after Stage 12:

• GC leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Mountains classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: David Lopez Garcia (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Orica-BikeExchange

1,918 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.903 km/hr

1	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	46hr 53min 31sec
2	FROOME Christopher	SKY	@ 54sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 05''
4	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02' 34''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 03' 08''
6	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 03' 09''
7	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 25''
8	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 03' 34''
9	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 45''
10	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 03' 56''
11	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 03''
12	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 38''
13	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 44''
14	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 55''
15	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 06' 30''
16	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 59''
17	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 07' 50''
18	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 07' 53''
19	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 08' 22''
20	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 09' 22''
21	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 09' 29''
22	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 10' 21''
23	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 10' 22''
24	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 10' 25''
25	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 12' 04''
26	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 13' 05''
27	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 15' 54''
28	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 16' 21''
29	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 48''
30	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 20' 39''
31	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 21' 12''
32	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 21' 19''
33	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 22' 11''
34	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 23' 35''
35	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 23' 39''
36	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 24' 03''
37	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 24' 39''
38	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 25' 50''
39	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 25' 59''
40	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 28' 28''
41	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 31' 26''
42	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 31' 30''
43	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 31' 53''
44	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 35' 06''
45	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 43' 13''
46	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 43' 45''
47	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 44' 18''
48	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 45' 10''
49	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 48' 03''
50	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 50' 38''
51	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 51' 12''
52	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 51' 19''
53	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 53' 02''
54	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 54' 45''
55	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 00' 55''
56	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 01' 15''
57	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 02' 45''
58	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 03' 39''
59	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 05' 25''
60	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 06' 12''
61	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 01h 06' 15''
62	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 06' 22''
63	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 08' 18''
64	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 01h 11' 58''
65	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 01h 12' 11''
66	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 01h 12' 26''
67	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 13' 05''
68	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 16' 21''
69	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 01h 16' 24''
70	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 16' 28''
71	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 16' 30''
72	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 01h 17' 22''
73	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01h 18' 08''
74	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 01h 19' 22''
75	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 01h 20' 54''
76	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 21' 04''
77	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 01h 22' 03''
78	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 22' 52''
79	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 24' 04''
80	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 25' 09''
81	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 25' 59''
82	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 26' 28''
83	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 27' 16''
84	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 28' 55''
85	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 28' 56''
86	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 30' 09''
87	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 30' 16''
88	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 30' 21''
89	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 31' 35''
90	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 33' 28''
91	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	+ 01h 33' 54''
92	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 34' 02''
93	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 34' 19''
94	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 01h 35' 02''
95	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 35' 30''
96	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 35' 36''
97	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01h 35' 41''
98	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 36' 00''
99	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 36' 14''
100	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 40' 10''
101	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 01h 40' 19''
102	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 40' 27''
103	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 41' 09''
104	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 01h 42' 00''
105	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 42' 52''
106	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 44' 00''
107	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 45' 27''
108	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01h 45' 30''
109	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 01h 45' 54''
110	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 47' 47''
111	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 01h 48' 55''
112	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 01h 49' 13''
113	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 50' 19''
114	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 01h 50' 34''
115	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 50' 45''
116	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 51' 53''
117	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01h 52' 18''
118	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 01h 52' 55''
119	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 54' 19''
120	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 55' 35''
121	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 55' 42''
122	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 56' 01''
123	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 01h 56' 11''
124	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01h 56' 22''
125	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 01h 57' 07''
126	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	+ 01h 58' 03''
127	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 58' 42''
128	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 59' 13''
129	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 02h 00' 53''
130	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 01' 27''
131	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 02h 02' 28''
132	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 04' 27''
133	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 02h 04' 42''
134	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 06' 21''
135	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 02h 07' 34''
136	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 08' 26''
137	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 12' 19''
138	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 12' 51''
139	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 02h 13' 33''
140	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 13' 48''
141	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 14' 58''
142	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 02h 15' 27''
143	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 15' 30''
144	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 18' 03''
145	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 02h 18' 27''
146	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 19' 57''
147	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 02h 20' 41''
148	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 20' 57''
149	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 23' 15''
150	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 23' 52''
151	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 24' 37''
152	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 26' 36''
153	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 02h 26' 39''
154	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 26' 50''
155	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 02h 27' 21''
156	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 27' 41''
157	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 02h 27' 57''
158	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 28' 25''
159	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 30' 03''
160	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 02h 31' 12''
161	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 32' 54''
162	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 34' 00''
163	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 02h 34' 09''
164	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 34' 51''
165	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 35' 38''
166	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 37' 10''
167	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 41' 34''
168	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 42' 11''
169	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 44' 53''
170	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 02h 45' 54''
171	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 00' 46''

Stage 12 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 12 map (riders use red route)

Vuelta stage 12 profile

Stage 12 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Movistar is having a good Vuelta. Nairo Quintana has the race leader's red jersey and Alejandro Valverde has the points leader's green jersey.

Quintana has a word with former race leader Darwin Atapuma

There can be no doubt as to what city Astana is leading the pack through. Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum looks like no other building in the world.

The peloton speeds through Bilbao

Kenny Elissonde tries to get away. Note he's packing some serious climbing gears for today's stage.

Jens Keukeleire looks back to make sure he's won the stage.

He has.

Keukeleire gets to celebrate his stage win.

Valverde gets the green jersey for another day

And Nairo Quintana remains the race leader.

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