The young Slovenian, just twenty years old Jakob Omrzel has achieved his first professional victory, and immediately in a big round. The rider of Bahrain victorious won the twelfth stage of the Vuelta a España, arriving uphill Calar Alto.
Omrzel crossed the finish line 13 kilometers before the finish line and held on to the lead until the very end. He crossed the finish line solo, with 1 minute and 56 seconds ahead of the first pursuers. A great day for the team: teammate Santiago Buitrago finished third and led by 22 points in the mountain jersey.
Omrzel rode the stage on the Bianchi Oltre RC, The brand's aerofoil, which Bianchi said weighs 6.9 kilograms. He said afterwards that he could hardly believe what was happening, and thanked his team for the work.
Our perspective
A solo victory of 13 kilometers on a final climb in the Vuelta, at the age of twenty-one: that says a lot. Omrzel is a name to remember for the years to come.
Source: Bianchi