O' Canada

Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to ever win a stage at the Vuelta a Espana. He also became the first Canadian to win a stage in any of the Gran Tours since the 1988 Tour de France. It was also the second consecutive victory for Team Garmin-Slipstream. Standings in the overall did not change at the top, but Robert Gesink of Rabobank picked up :18 seconds on Alejandro Valverde.

Stage 12 Results:
1 Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream 05:34:31
2 David Garcia Fuga (ESP) Xacobeo Galicia 0:00:01
3 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 0:00:06
4 Ezequiel Mosquer(ESP) Xacobeo Galicia
5 Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre-NGC 0:00:16
6 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
7 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto
8 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas
9 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
10 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
11 Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji-Servetto 0:00:21
12 Joaquím Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:28
13 Sylvester Szmyd (POL) Liquigas 0:00:33
14 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) Lampre-NGC 0:00:34
15 Daniel Moreno (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:50


Overall leaders after stage 12:
1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 51:12:38
2 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto 0:00:07
3 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 0:00:18
4 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:51
5 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas 0:00:53
6 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:03
7 Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre-NGC 0:02:13
8 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo Galicia 0:02:14
9 Daniel Navarro (ESP) Astana 0:03:53
10 Joaquím Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 0:04:01
11 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) Lampre-NGC 0:04:10
12 Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji-Servetto 0:04:28
13 Daniel Moreno (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 0:04:57
14 Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Astana 0:05:12
15 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil 0:06:39