It's worth mentioning that for today's stage, the Red Bull Bora Team also sent Martínez into the breakaway.
Unfortunately, his form in this Vuelta a España had been mediocre, and he was dropped early on.
In the end, his finishing time was a mere 18 seconds ahead of the peloton.
He was nearly four minutes behind the stage winner, which just went to show how poor his form was.
As for the top ten in the general classification, they all finished in the peloton with no time gaps, so there were no changes to the standings.
「August 29th.」
The twelfth stage of the Vuelta a España began.
The stage ran from Ourense to the Mansaneda Mountain Resort, covering a total distance of 137.5 kilometers.
This was undoubtedly one of the shortest stages in the Vuelta a España in terms of total distance.
It was officially classified as a hilly stage, yet the total elevation gain reached 3,088 meters.
The entire route consisted of rolling hills, but the individual climbs were quite short.
