Locomotive on: Richard Carapaz left his soul and won stage 12 in La Vuelta a España [Video]

Never give up on the current heart of a champion. The Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz won this Thursday in the stage 12 of La Vuelta a España alone with a time of 4h.38.26, at an average of 41, 5 km/h, 9 seconds ahead of the Dutchman Wilco Kelderman (Bora) and with 25 seconds of margin over the Spanish Marc Soler (UAE).

Carapaz is off the hook from the General Classification and decided this Thursday to attack with everything he had to win a stage in Spain for the first time in his career, and after 159 days without knowing the win. He did it after crowning in the Alto de Peñas Blancas, near Estepona (Málaga, Andalusia). His attack began two kilometers from the finish line and he did not stop throwing fire at that ‘Locomotive’

He is also the first Ecuadorian to win a stage in La Vuelta a España. And with this, it was the third stage he had won in a grand tour, he had already done so in the Giro d’Italia and in the Tour de France. In addition, the remembered victory in the Olympic Games in 2021.

Meanwhile, the Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step ) maintains the red shirt that identifies him as the leader of the race when he crossed the finish line with the group of favorites Primoz Roglic, Enric Mas Juan Ayuso and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez.