2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Rider Team Time
1 Alexandre Geniez ( FRA ) FDJ.fr 6h 20 ' 12
2 Michele Scarponi ( ITA ) Lampre-Merida + 3 ' 03
3 Nicolas Roche ( IRL ) Saxo-Tinkoff + 3 ' 07
4 Vincenzo Nibali ( ITA ) Astana + 3 ' 20
5 Alejandro Valverde ( ESP ) Movistar Team + 3 ' 20
6 Chris Horner ( USA ) RadioShack-Leopard + 3 ' 20
7 Joaquim Rodríguez ( ESP ) Team Katusha + 3 ' 20
8 Domenico Pozzovivo ( ITA ) Ag2r-La Mondiale + 3 ' 20
9 José Herrada ( ESP ) Movistar Team + 3 ' 23
10 David Arroyo ( ESP ) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 3 ' 23
Stage 15 result
The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 24 August, and stage 12 occurs on 5 September. The second half of the race takes in most of the mountain stages, with 5 occurring in the last 9 days. This part of the race is where the winner should be confirmed, with large time gaps expected to appear during the mountain stages.