Thursday 5 September 2013 20:47, UK
World champion Philippe Gilbert ended his long wait for a first win in the rainbow jersey by sprinting to victory on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana in Tarragona.
Stage 12 result
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC, 4:03:44
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, same time
3 Maximilliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida, st
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha, st
5 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
6 Franceso Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural, st
7 Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Argos-Shimano, st
9 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ, st
10 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) NetApp-Endura, st
General classification
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 45:26:06
2 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Saxo-Tinkoff, +31secs
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +46
4 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard, same time
5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:33
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +2:44
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale, +2:55
8 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +3:35
9 Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo-Tinkoff, +3:46
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha, +3:56
Other jerseys
- Green (points classification): Daniel Moreno (Katusha)
- Blue polka dot (mountains classification): Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard
