- Ecuadorian Ineos rider breaks clear to win at Peñas Blancas
- Race leader Evenepoel recovers from crash to keep red jersey
The Ineos Grenadiers rider Richard Carapaz attacked to win stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, a 192.7km mountain ride from Salobreña to Peñas Blancas on Thursday, while the race leader, Remco Evenepoel, recovered from a crash to retain his red jersey.
Carapaz was out of the general classification battle at the start of the stage but the Olympic champion dropped his breakaway companions after his attack with just under 2km remaining.
Written by Reuters
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/01/carapaz-escapes-to-vuelta-stage-12-triumph-while-evenepoel-survives-scare under the title “Carapaz escapes to Vuelta stage 12 triumph while Evenepoel survives scare”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
