After a Stage 12 full of general classification action, Stage 13 is one for the breakaway specialists and sprinters with a decent uphill kick.
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) recovered from a spill — and a slight tantrum — to lead his GC rivals home on Stage 12 won by Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers).
Ad The 22-year-old had initially raged after losing his front wheel on a innocuous bend during the descent back towards the coast at a point in the race when Quick-Step were under no real pressure.
Vuelta a España‘S*** happens!’ — Evenepoel in reflective mood after initially raging on Stage 1216 HOURS AGO He rode up alongside the race director’s car and launched a bit of a tirade – blaming everyone from the TV motorcycle to the Spanish road layers.