Vuelta a Espana: Geniez wins stage 12
Herrada inherits red jersey as breakaway once again stays clear
It was another fruitful day for the breakaway on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, as Alexandre Geniez (AG2R La Mondiale) claimed stage honours and Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) rode himself into the overall lead of the race.
For the fifth time at this Vuelta, the day’s main breakaway went all the way to the line: Geniez and Herrada were part of an 18-rider group that formed on the early Alto de Cadeira, one of two third-category climbs on a typically undulating stage in Galicia.
Having clashed over responsibilities the previous day, Movistar and the Mitchelton-Scott team of race leader Simon Yates allowed the gap to ease out to the 11-minute mark before picking up the tempo in the final hour of racing.
Geniez was alert when the breakaway group was reduced to eight with 25km remaining, and rolled with the punches in an aggressive final 10km. He edged out Dylan Van Baarle (Team Sky) in a tight sprint for the line on a narrow finishing straight, with Mark Padun finishing third after accompanying Bahrain-Merida teammate Vincenzo Nibali in the break.
Herrada missed the boat when the break split with 25km remaining and eventually finished 2:32 down on the Geniez group but still 9:05 ahead of the peloton, where all the general classification contenders rolled in together. Having started the day 22nd overall at 5:45, the Spaniard now finds himself in the red jersey, some 3:22 ahead of Yates and a further second clear of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).
"I was never at all confident of winning," said Geniez, who had to fight back on numerous occasions when the attacks started in the break.
The Frenchman was prominent when Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe) forced the pace over the Alto de San Pedro with 50km to go, but initially missed out when Formolo went clear with Padun, Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal), and Gianluca Brambilla (Trek-Segafredo) after the intermediate sprint 25km from the line, eventually getting across with Van Baarle, Dries Devenyns (Quick-Step Floors), and Dylan Teuns (BMC).
That group of eight moved 1:30 clear before starting to attack each other constantly once through the 10km-to-go-banner, and Geniez looked to have missed a crucial split with 6km to go, as Padun, Teuns, Campenaerts, and Formolo slipped away. However, he and Van Baarle clawed their way across once more.
Teuns accelerated on a late rise just shy of the flamme rouge and Geniez was alive to it before opening the sprint. Van Baarle was his closest challenger but, legs perhaps sapped after being briefly dropped by that Teuns' acceleration, was never able to get around.
"It's a relief," said Geniez, now a three-time Vuelta stage winner after wins in the 2013 and 2016 editions. "We decided at the Giro d'Italia that I'd go for GC, so it was difficult to go for stages, but what I enjoy in cycling is fighting for victory."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4:22:59 |
2 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:02 |
6 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:05 |
7 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:24 |
8 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:48 |
9 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:27 |
10 | Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:29 |
11 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:31 |
12 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:02:32 |
14 | Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:02:54 |
18 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data | 0:05:17 |
19 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | 0:11:39 |
20 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:12:12 |
91 | Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:12:16 |
92 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ | 0:12:20 |
99 | Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:12:23 |
102 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:14:16 |
106 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:15:57 |
108 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:16:03 |
109 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team | 0:16:09 |
113 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors | 0:18:00 |
114 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:23:30 |
115 | Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH | 0:24:20 |
116 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:24:24 |
118 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:27:17 |
134 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:27:24 |
150 | Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:27:25 |
151 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
166 | Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 4 | pts |
2 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 25 | pts |
2 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3 | pts |
2 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3 | pts |
2 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lotto Soudal | 13:23:05 |
2 | Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:25 |
3 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:02:33 |
4 | Team Sky | 0:09:10 |
5 | AG2R La Mondiale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | BMC Racing Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:09:15 |
8 | Quick-Step Floors | 0:09:58 |
9 | Trek-Segafredo | 0:10:11 |
10 | UAE Team Emirates | 0:11:39 |
11 | Euskadi Basque Country | 0:11:42 |
12 | Katusha-Alpecin | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:12:19 |
14 | Dimension Data | 0:14:27 |
15 | Movistar Team | 0:20:49 |
16 | LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Mitchelton-Scott | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Astana Pro Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Team Sunweb |