Omrzel took the stage alone, a young rider seizing the kind of isolation victory that defines careers rather than just seasons. He built his gap the way the Soviet climbers used to — not through a single acceleration but through sustained pressure that nobody in the reduced group could match, with nearly two minutes of open road behind him by the finish. Berrade's second place shows EKP still has a man capable of competing when the race fragments, while Buitrago's third confirms TBV came to this Vuelta with genuine depth, not just a leader and followers. GC: No data available — tomorrow will tell us whether today was a breakaway gift or the beginning of something worth watching.
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🏁 VUELTA A ESPAÑA — Stage 12
🥇 OMRZEL Jakob (TBV) (4:29:53)
🥈 BERRADE Urko (EKP) (+1:56)
🥉 BUITRAGO Santiago (TBV) (+2:13)