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- Belgian rider broke clear on day’s brutal final climb
- Race leader Primoz Roglic stays in the red jersey
Philippe Gilbert powered to victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a España, while the race leader, Primoz Roglic, retained the red jersey.
The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Gilbert, who was not selected for the Tour de France, broke away on the last of three steep third-category climbs before holding off the chasers during a dramatic descent into Bilbao.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/05/vuelta-a-espana-philippe-gilbert-bilbao-brilliance-earns-stage-12-win-cycling under the title “
Vuelta a España: Philippe Gilbert’s Bilbao brilliance earns stage 12 win
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