UAE Team Emirates rider Juan Sebastian Molano sprints to Stage 12 win at Vuelta a Espana

UAE Team Emirates rider Juan Sebastian Molano sprinted to victory on Stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday.

The Colombian took advantage of Kaden Groves' misfortune with the green jersey holder having to settle for second place after getting boxed in and dropping his chain in the final 200 metres.

The Australian, who won back-to-back stages in the opening week, indicated he had suffered a mechanical problem.

"In the end we got bumped by UAE who came with momentum and my chain actually dropped. I managed to get it on and had a really strong sprint but unfortunately we were too far back and it was too late," Groves, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider told Eurosport.

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"I'm super disappointed because it could have been win number three."

Molano appeared to catch the Alpecin-Deceuninck riders by surprise and out of position as he surged to the front off the wheel of teammate Rui Oliveira.

He would have expected Groves to come back strongly but had enough of a gap to keep the Australian at bay with Boy Van Poppel, of Intermarche-Circus-Wanty, coming third.

"Thanks to my team. They were amazing today," Molano said on the last day before the race heads back into the mountains. "I'm very happy to win a stage in the Vuelta last year, now this year.

Molano was hit by a car while training in Belgium in March, leaving him concussed and with a broken toe. "After the incident [it was] not easy to return but now it's okay and I'm very happy," he added.

Away from Molano's 22nd career victory and UAE Team Emirates' 48th of the season, there was little to write home about during the 150.6km stage.

Surprise leader Sepp Kuss will begin Stage 13 with a 26-second advantage over UAE Team Emirates' Marc Soler and one minute and nine seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step.

Three-time Vuelta champion Primox Roglic is 1min 32secs back in fourth spot after earning four bonus seconds on the last intermediate sprint.

Friday's stage is a key one for general classification contenders, featuring over 4,000 metres of climbing in the Pyrenees on a 135-kilometre run from Formigal to the Col du Tourmalet in France.

Key facilities

Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
Premier League-standard football pitch
400m Olympic running track
NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
600-seat auditorium
Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
Specialist robotics and science laboratories
AR and VR-enabled learning centres
Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills

Stage 5 results

1 Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3:48:53

2 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team -

3 Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott -

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:04

5 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team 0:00:07

General Classification:

1 Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott 20:35:04

2 Tadej Pogacar (SlO) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:01

3 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:48

5 Rafał Majka (POL) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:11

The specs

Price: From Dh180,000 (estimate)

Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged and supercharged in-line four-cylinder

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 320hp @ 5,700rpm

Torque: 400Nm @ 2,200rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 9.7L / 100km

The details

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What do you love eating or cooking: I’m constantly in the kitchen. Ever since I changed the way I eat I enjoy choosing and creating what goes into my body. However, nothing can top home cooked food from my parents.

Favorite place to go in the UAE: A quiet beach.

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Six large-scale objects on show

Concrete wall and windows from the now demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in Poplar
The 17^th Century Agra Colonnade, from the bathhouse of the fort of Agra in India
A stagecloth for The Ballet Russes that is 10m high – the largest Picasso in the world
Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s Kaufmann Office
A full-scale Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which transformed kitchen design in the 20th century
Torrijos Palace dome

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