Vuelta: Buchmann loses a few seconds and fourth place

Luintra (SID) Professional cyclist Emanuel Buchmann once again showed slight weaknesses on the eleventh and longest section of the Tour of Spain and is going into the upcoming flat stage in sixth place overall. In the breakaway victory of the Italian Alessandro De Marchi (BMC) after 207,8 km from Mombuey to Ribeira Sacra, Buchmann crossed the finish line in 28th place, shortly after the top riders. "15 km before the finish I had to change my bike, which is why I fell back slightly. The high speed in the field meant that I lost a few seconds," Buchmann was quoted as saying on the website of his racing team Bora-hansgrohe. De Marchi pulled away from Colombian Jhonatan Restrepo (Katusha-Alpecin) and Italian Franco Pellizotti (Bahrain-Merida) on the final climb. “In the sprint I would have come second at best, so I had to try it on the climb,” said 32-year-old De Marchi. There were hardly any changes in the overall ranking. Briton Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) continues to lead by one second over oldie Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). Buchmann's deficit in sixth place is 24 seconds. Before things get mountainous on the weekend, there is a flat stage on Thursday. The twelfth section takes the riders over 177,5 km from Mondonedo to Cape Estaca de Bares, the northernmost point of Spain. Many sprinters will leave the Vuelta after the stage; it offers the last chance for a mass sprint for now.

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Vuelta: Buchmann loses a few seconds and fourth place

Italian Alessandro De Marchi won the longest stage of the Vuelta. On the last climb he pulled away from the competition.

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