Britain’s Hugh Carthy claimed his first Grand Tour stage win on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, as Richard Carapaz retook the overall lead after a gruelling final ascent on the Angliru.
EF Pro Cycling rider Carthy, 26, distanced a trio of Aleksandr Vlasov, Enric Mas and Ineos Grenadiers’ Carapaz in the final two kilometres to win by 16 seconds and move to third overall.
Ecuador’s Carapaz sits 10 seconds clear of former leader Primoz Roglic.
Ireland’s Dan Martin dropped to fourth.
“It’s a dream come true to win any race but to win in a Grand Tour, on a mythical climb, it doesn’t get any better than that,” Carthy said.
The Lancashire rider added: “It’s hard to put into words. It’s exciting. We have a close race going into the time trial. Everything is still to play for.”