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Jakob Omrzel wins Vuelta stage at Calar Alto as Enric Mas extends lead with late attack

Jakob Omrzel won the Vuelta a España stage at Calar Alto, while GC leader Enric Mas attacked to gain time over Primoz Roglic.

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Enric Mas, leader of the Vuelta a España general classification, attacked 11 kilometers from the summit of Calar Alto and gained 26 seconds on Felix Gall and Primoz Roglic, extending his overall lead. [1] Jakob Omrzel, a 20-year-old Slovenian rider for Bahrain, won the Vuelta a España stage that finished at the Calar Alto observatory, becoming the youngest Slovenian to win a Grand Tour stage at 20 years, 5 months and 13 days, surpassing Tadej Pogačar's previous record. [2] Richard Carapaz of the EF Education-EasyPost team finished ninth in stage 12 of the Vuelta a España 2026, moving from fifth to fourth place in the general classification. [3] Slovenia's Jakob Omrzel won stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, finishing nearly two minutes clear of Urko Berrade with Colombia's Santiago Buitrago in third. [4] Jakob Omrzel, a 20-year-old Slovenian cyclist riding for Bahrain Victorious, won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España in a solo breakaway to Calar Alto, Andalucía. [5] A large breakaway formed early in the stage, including Wout van Aert, Pello Bilbao, Santiago Buitrago, Alexey Lutsenko, Urko Berrade, Léo Bisiaux, Andreas Leknessund, Jakob Omrzel, Pablo Castrillo and Raúl García Pierna; Omrzel was the best placed in the general classification at 10th, 8 minutes 5 seconds behind Mas. [6] Enric Mas holds a lead of 1 minute 45 seconds over Primoz Roglic in the Vuelta a España general classification after the Calar Alto stage. [7] Richard Carapaz completed the stage in 4 hours, 33 minutes, and 16 seconds, finishing 3 minutes and 23 seconds behind the stage winner. [8] Jakob Omrzel, 20, secured his first Grand Tour stage victory in imperious fashion, riding clear of his remaining breakaway companions on the 17km final climb to Calar Alto. [9] Movistar rider Enric Mas broke from a small pack including four-time champion Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall with about 13km of the mountainous 166.6km course left. [10] Tadej Pogacar had been leading the Vuelta by almost four minutes but crashed out on stage eight, breaking his collarbone in what may be a season-ending injury. [11] Omrzel previously suffered a cardiac arrest after a fall during the 2024 Giro de Lunigiana, an incident he narrowly survived. [12]
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  1. Enric Mas, leader of the Vuelta a España general classification, attacked 11 kilometers from the summit of Calar Alto and gained 26 seconds on Felix Gall and Primoz Roglic, extending his overall lead. · El Mundo
  2. Jakob Omrzel, a 20-year-old Slovenian rider for Bahrain, won the Vuelta a España stage that finished at the Calar Alto observatory, becoming the youngest Slovenian to win a Grand Tour stage at 20 years, 5 months and 13 days, surpassing Tadej Pogačar's previous record. · El Mundo
  3. Richard Carapaz of the EF Education-EasyPost team finished ninth in stage 12 of the Vuelta a España 2026, moving from fifth to fourth place in the general classification. · El Universo
  4. Slovenia's Jakob Omrzel won stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, finishing nearly two minutes clear of Urko Berrade with Colombia's Santiago Buitrago in third. · BBC Sport
  5. Jakob Omrzel, a 20-year-old Slovenian cyclist riding for Bahrain Victorious, won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España in a solo breakaway to Calar Alto, Andalucía. · La Jornada
  6. A large breakaway formed early in the stage, including Wout van Aert, Pello Bilbao, Santiago Buitrago, Alexey Lutsenko, Urko Berrade, Léo Bisiaux, Andreas Leknessund, Jakob Omrzel, Pablo Castrillo and Raúl García Pierna; Omrzel was the best placed in the general classification at 10th, 8 minutes 5 seconds behind Mas. · El Mundo
  7. Enric Mas holds a lead of 1 minute 45 seconds over Primoz Roglic in the Vuelta a España general classification after the Calar Alto stage. · El Mundo
  8. Richard Carapaz completed the stage in 4 hours, 33 minutes, and 16 seconds, finishing 3 minutes and 23 seconds behind the stage winner. · El Universo
  9. Jakob Omrzel, 20, secured his first Grand Tour stage victory in imperious fashion, riding clear of his remaining breakaway companions on the 17km final climb to Calar Alto. · BBC Sport
  10. Movistar rider Enric Mas broke from a small pack including four-time champion Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall with about 13km of the mountainous 166.6km course left. · BBC Sport
  11. Tadej Pogacar had been leading the Vuelta by almost four minutes but crashed out on stage eight, breaking his collarbone in what may be a season-ending injury. · BBC Sport
  12. Omrzel previously suffered a cardiac arrest after a fall during the 2024 Giro de Lunigiana, an incident he narrowly survived. · La Jornada
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