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Sprint finishes and intermediate sprints will drive the points competition, breakaways can quickly transform the mountains standings and the white jersey will develop alongside many of the same stages that decide the general classification. Each update will show the latest standings after the day’s racing and highlight the important changes across all four competitions.<\/p>\n
General Classification Standings after Stage 12Enric Mas<\/a> has extended his lead by 27 seconds in the race with a strong attack on Calar Alto and a tactical masterclass by Movistar, who anticipated their rivals and managed to have riders supporting Mas in the key moments of the race.<\/p>\n The difference to Primoz Roglic is of 1:45 minutes now, likely enough to survive the race’s time trial still in the lead. Felix Gall wasn’t able to make the difference or gain time on Roglic, meaning he remains third at 2:06 minutes from the lead.<\/p>\n With a strong display, Richard Carapaz has climbed into fourth position in the race, 3:53 minutes down on the red jersey. He overtook Oscar Onley who crashed early in the day and had a meaningful time loss. The Briton is now fifth, 4:29 minutes away from the lead.<\/p>\n Jakob Omrzel began the day as 10th on GC and finished it in sixth place, moving up four positions and putting himself with 30 seconds of Onley’s Top5 place.<\/p>\n Mattias Skjelmose, Sepp Kuss, Gregor Muhlberger and Harold Tejada close out the Top10.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0Mas\u00a0EnricMovistar Team40:31:512-\u00a0Rogli\u010d\u00a0Primo\u017eRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe1:453-\u00a0Gall\u00a0FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team2:064\u25b21\u00a0Carapaz\u00a0RichardEF Education – EasyPost3:535\u25bc1\u00a0Onley\u00a0OscarNetcompany INEOS4:296\u25b24\u00a0Omrzel\u00a0JakobBahrain – Victorious4:597\u25bc1\u00a0Skjelmose\u00a0MattiasLidl – Trek7:428\u25bc1\u00a0Kuss\u00a0SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike7:589-Muhlberger GregorDecathlon CMA CGM Team8:2710\u25bc2 Tejada HaroldXDS Astana Team8:3311-\u00a0Berthet\u00a0Cl\u00e9mentGroupama – FDJ United13:2112\u25b21\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez\u00a0Cristi\u00e1nXDS Astana Team13:2913\u25b22\u00a0Bisiaux\u00a0L\u00e9oDecathlon CMA CGM Team16:0814\u25b22\u00a0Riccitello\u00a0MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team19:2515\u25bc3\u00a0Widar\u00a0JarnoLotto Intermarch\u00e920:2116\u25bc2\u00a0Martin\u00a0GuillaumeGroupama – FDJ United24:1817-\u00a0Rodriguez\u00a0Juan FelipeEF Education – EasyPost25:5618\u25b22\u00a0Pickering\u00a0FinlayTeam Jayco AlUla30:0519\u25b27\u00a0Buitrago\u00a0SantiagoBahrain – Victorious40:1920\u25b22\u00a0Hirt\u00a0JanNSN Cycling Team41:52Points Classification Standings after Stage 12Wout Van Aert<\/a> remains unchallenged in the points classification, and today has grown it even further with another intermediate sprint first place on a mountainous stage.Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0van Aert\u00a0WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1942-\u00a0Brennan\u00a0MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1173-\u00a0Romele\u00a0AlessandroXDS Astana Team964-\u00a0Coquard\u00a0BryanCofidis945-\u00a0Hayter\u00a0EthanSoudal Quick-Step776-\u00a0Meeus\u00a0JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe677-\u00a0Tronchon\u00a0BastienGroupama – FDJ United608\u25b23\u00a0Mas\u00a0EnricMovistar Team579\u25bc1\u00a0Hofstetter\u00a0HugoNSN Cycling Team5310\u25bc1\u00a0Cort\u00a0MagnusUno-X Mobility53King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 12<\/p>\n Wout Van Aert has continued accumulating some points in the classification through the smaller climbs, putting him in second place on the KOM classification. But the difference to Santiago Buitrago has grown.<\/p>\n Both riders were in the breakaway today and, with its success, we have seen Buitrago gather up a lead of what are now 52 points. Enric Mas, with 24, is in third place but a distant one.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Buitrago\u00a0SantiagoBahrain – Victorious522\u25b22\u00a0van Aert\u00a0WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike303\u25bc1\u00a0Mas\u00a0EnricMovistar Team244\u25b22\u00a0Lutsenko\u00a0AlexeyNSN Cycling Team215\u25bc2\u00a0Leknessund\u00a0AndreasUno-X Mobility196\u25bc1\u00a0Fortunato\u00a0LorenzoXDS Astana Team147-\u00a0Sivakov\u00a0PavelUAE Team Emirates – XRG138\u25b220\u00a0Omrzel\u00a0JakobBahrain – Victorious129\u25bc1\u00a0Gall\u00a0FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team1110\u25bc1\u00a0Onley\u00a0OscarNetcompany INEOS10Youth Classification Standings after Stage 12<\/p>\n Oscar Onley remains in the lead of the youth classification, but it has taken a major hit. Jarno Widar has fell out of the battle for the jersey, but Jakob Omrzel has gained major time on the Briton.<\/p>\n The difference is of only 30 seconds now, with Omrzel having gained over 5 minutes at the finish line in Calar Alto.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0Onley\u00a0OscarNetcompany INEOS40:36:202-\u00a0Omrzel\u00a0JakobBahrain – Victorious0:303\u25b21\u00a0Bisiaux\u00a0L\u00e9oDecathlon CMA CGM Team11:394\u25b21\u00a0Riccitello\u00a0MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team14:565\u25bc2\u00a0Widar\u00a0JarnoLotto Intermarch\u00e915:526-\u00a0Rodriguez\u00a0Juan FelipeEF Education – EasyPost21:277\u25b21\u00a0Pickering\u00a0FinlayTeam Jayco AlUla25:36Teams Classification Standings after Stage 12<\/p>\n Whilst they did not use it to their advantage, Decathlon CMA CGM Team have once again gained time on the teams’ classification, a lead that has now grown by over an hour on the closest competitors.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2TeamClassTime1-\u00a0Decathlon CMA CGM TeamWT121:56:032\u25b26\u00a0Bahrain – VictoriousWT1:06:113\u25bc1\u00a0Netcompany INEOSWT1:06:314\u25bc1\u00a0XDS Astana TeamWT1:11:065-\u00a0EF Education – EasyPostWT1:13:52You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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