Vuelta a España 2025: Standings after stage 12 - Pedersen takes a firm grasp on the green jersey
Stage 12 was a day for the breakaway with the GC action on the stage limited to nothing. Mads Pedersen gained ground in his efforts to win the green jersey picking his major points in the breakaway effort.

The general classification battle remained the same situation as the neutralised stage 11 with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) made it another successful defence of the red jersey. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) still sits 50 seconds off in second with the Brit Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) 56 seconds off in third place.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) took a firm grasp on the green jersey picking up 38 points via his breakaway efforts, 20 points from the intermediate sprint and 18 points from finishing 5th on the stage. With that, the Dane extending his total to 173 points with a 62 point advantage over Ethan Vernon (Israel Premier Tech) in second.
Standings after Vuelta a España stage 12
Stage
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3:16:21 |
| 2 | Javier Romo | Movistar Team | + 00.00 |
| 3 | Brieuc Rolland | Groupama-FDJ | + 00.13 |
| 4 | Victor Campenaerts | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00.17 |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | + 00.17 |
GC
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 44:36:45 |
| 2 | João Almeida | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 00.50 |
| 3 | Tom Pidcock | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 00.56 |
| 4 | Torstein Træen | Bahrain Victorious | + 01.06 |
| 5 | Felix Gall | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 02.17 |
Youth
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 44:39:29 |
| 2 | Matthew Riccitello | Israel-Premier Tech | + 00.27 |
| 3 | Junior Lecerf | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01.50 |
| 4 | Martin López | XDS Astana Team | + 05.02 |
| 5 | Jaume Guardeño | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 08.26 |
Points
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | 172 |
| 2 | Ethan Vernon | Israel-Premier Tech | 111 |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 105 |
| 4 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 105 |
| 5 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 98 |
Mountain
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 46 |
| 2 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 26 |
| 3 | Louis Vervaeke | Soudal Quick-Step | 25 |
| 4 | Javier Romo | Movistar Team | 20 |
| 5 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 20 |
Team
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 132:47:27 |
| 2 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 12.25 |
| 3 | XDS Astana Team | + 30.41 |
| 4 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 45.05 |
| 5 | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 47.32 |

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