Vuelta A España: Ayuso Outsprints Compatriot Romo To Grab Glory On Stage 12

Spain’s Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) outsprinted compatriot Javier Romo (Movistar) to triumph shape 12 of nan Vuelta a España connected Thursday, his 2nd shape triumph of this year’s race, pinch Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retaining nan wide lead.

Palestine flags were successful grounds again aft protests had brought Wednesday’s shape to a premature extremity but nan title passed without superior incident while the Israel-Premier Tech squad person said pulling retired of this year’s Vuelta would “set a vulnerable precedent successful nan athletics of cycling” successful guidance to nan incidents connected shape 11.

Ayuso, meanwhile, who went solo to triumph shape seven, had Romo for institution for nan last 25km of nan 144.9km thrust from Laredo to Los Corrales de Buelna, aft nan brace sewage distant from a ample starring group, and timed his last move to perfection to overtake Romo adjacent to nan line.

France’s Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ) came successful 13secs down successful 3rd having threatened to span nan spread successful nan last kilometres, while Denmark’s Vingegaard vanished safely successful nan peloton which ambled successful complete six minutes later.

There was nary alteration astatine nan apical of nan wide classification, pinch Vingegaard maintaining his 50secs lead complete Portugal’s Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) pinch Briton Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) a further six secs backmost successful third.