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Pink Bull look to be making a street block, this is likely to be our break for the day.
In truth, Aleksandr Vlasov has simply set off on an assault of his personal.
Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are setting the tempo on the entrance of the bunch.
It would not be stunning if this group is let off down the street.
The peloton have reeled within the second group, now simply 9 riders stay up the street with a slender lead.
There are round 25 riders up the street now, cut up throughout two teams.
The main pack has 30 seconds on the bunch now. The chasers are simply 10 seconds behind them and look set to make the bridge.
A second seven-man group, together with van Aert and Dani Martínez (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) has managede to slide away.
9 riders have now pushed on, forcing a small hole, together with Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Marc Soler (UAE Group Emirates).
Whereas there may not be a lot of not taking place right here in Galicia, our tech crew have been busy placing 11 WorldTour-level superbikes by means of a wind tunnel take a look at to find out which is definitely the quickest.
We’re again collectively but once more.
Contemplating the battle for the break, the primary level of reward any escapees could reap from is over 80km away on the day’s intermediate dash.
One other three riders strive their luck.
We sense one other drawn out battle for the break at the moment.
125km to go
Simply because the teams merge once more, Wout van Aert units off in assault.
There’s been a cut up within the bunch. Movistar are working onerous within the second group to convey issues again collectively.
It appears to be like as if the trio could not make it stick. We’re all again collectively once more.
Very quickly in any respect, we have some escapees.
We have reached kilometre 0, and the racing is underway!
And the riders have gone for the impartial begin right here in Ourense Termal.
Here is the route for at the moment’s quick however doubtlessly explosive stage.
At the moment’s stage, at simply 137.5km, is the shortest of the 2024 Vuelta a España.
Earlier than the impartial begin begins right here in Galicia, we are able to verify one DNS for stage 12.
The Vuelta loves a cool stage begin location, and at the moment’s in Ourense Termal isn’t any completely different.
Onto at the moment’s stage and the impartial begin is due in simply over 20 minutes time.
There was additionally some motion within the GC standings yesterday, with Primož Roglič clawing again extra time on Ben O’Connor and Enric Mas shifting as much as third.
Earlier than we get caught into at the moment’s, fairly juicy, stage.
Good day and welcome to Cyclingnews’ dwell protection of stage 12 of the Vuelta a España – it is set to be an thrilling day as we head again into the mountains!
