Vuelta-2017: victory Marcinski of separation, attack Contador, froome drop

Completed the 12th stage of the 72nd version of the Spanish race.

A second victory on the Vuelta-2017 Marcinski issued by a timely attack from a margin pole on the hill the second category, left his companions, and on the descent kept one minute ahead of the nearest rivals.

20 kilometers before the finish went on the attack Contador. It soon became clear that the efforts of the Spanish veteran was not in vain, because in the main group started quite a stir, provoked by the double fall of the overall leader Christopher froome.

At a certain point the advantage of Contador over Froome exceeded a minute, but after the descent, the Spaniard began to lose seconds. In the end, Contador brought less than 30 seconds group generalisimo headed Nibali and froome, with the active help of their domestique lost on the stage just 20 seconds

The results of the 12th stage:

1. Tomas Marczynski (Poland, Lotto Soudal) – 3:Of 56.45
2. Omar Fraile (Spain, Dimension Data) – 0,52
3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain, Movistar Team)
4. Paul Polanski (Poland, Bora-Hansgrohe)
5. Steve Clement (Netherlands, Team LottoNL-Jumbo)

Overall classification after 12 stages:

1. Christopher Froome (UK, Sky) – 49:22:53
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) And 0.59
3. Esteban Chaves (Colombia, Orica-Scott) – 2,13
4. David de La Cruz (Spain, Quick-Step Floors) – 2,16
5. Wilco, Kelderman (Netherlands, Team Sunweb) – 2,17

Tomorrow Vuelta-2017 198-kilometre stage one hill of the third category and finishing cut under the sprinters of wide profile. Generalski get a welcome breather before the new mountain battles.

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