Stage 12
Marczynski wins in Antequera
- Thursday 31 August 2017
- 160 km
- 2,678 m climbed
- Won by Tomasz Marczyński
The road
At the start
A fifth straight day with a cat-1
Miguel Ángel López won at Calar Alto, where an attack by Contador and Nibali blew the race apart behind him: Nibali is second now at 1:19, Chaves has slipped to 2:33, and Froome came in fourteen seconds down. Today climbs the Puerto del León and then the Torcal, which drops the race into a landscape of limestone towers — a fifth stage in a row with a first-category climb, and one for the break.
How it was won
- 17 km to go
Over the day’s climb
The break tackles the Puerto del Torcal before the run to Antequera.
- 10 km to go
Marczynski attacks again
Tomasz Marczynski jumps clear of the break for the second time in the race.
- At the line
Marczynski wins in Antequera
Tomasz Marczynski solos to his second stage win of the Vuelta in Antequera.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Marczyński | Lotto Soudal | 3:56:45 |
| 2 | Omar Fraile | Team Dimension Data | +0:52 |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | +0:52 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.