Vuelta a España Stage 12: Danny van Poppel Takes It

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Results from today's largely uneventful stage...

1. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 4:02:11
2. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge
3. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
4. Nikolas Maes (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
5. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin
6. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team
7. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
8. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka
9. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
10. Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia

Escaldes Engordany - Lleida 173 km

After yesterday's ordeal the peloton has been rewarded with a downhill stage. All the sprinters will be thrilled. Hahahaha, you get it? "all the sprinters", I kill me. Well, some breakaway guys should be pleased at least.

Day-after hero of the Day: Alexis Gougeard

Picking breakaway winners is the worst. I can at least improve the odds by going with one who is in half of them.

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