A bunch sprint on paper but a far more select one than what we will have seen the previous day. The pure sprinters will likely be distanced on the category one climb up to Alto del Rat Penat that tops out 40km from the finish in Castelldefels. With the way Matthews was climbing in Utah, it’s possible that he could remain in contact with a reduced bunch, but we’ll have to see how he deals with the fatigue of his first Grand Tour. If not Matthews, stage 13 could also suit Gerro.
| Place | Rider/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Barguil (Fra) - Team Argos-Shimano | 4:00:13 |
| 2 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) - AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) - Belkin Pro Cycling Team | ST |
| 4 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) - BMC Racing Team | ST |
| 5 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) - Sky Procycling | ST |
| 6 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) - Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | ST |
| 7 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) - Lampre-Merida | ST |
| 8 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) - Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 9 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) - Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:24 |
| 10 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) - Movistar Team | 0:02:34 |
| Place | Mitchelton-SCOTT Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:02:58 |
| 91 | Christian Meier (Can) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:04:57 |
| 158 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:15:23 |
| 167 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 168 | Michael Matthews (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 174 | Baden Cooke (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | 0:18:40 |
| 175 | Sam Bewley (NZl) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
| 176 | Leigh Howard (Aus) - ORICA-GreenEDGE | ST |
