Sagan wins Tour of Spain 12th stage

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Peter Sagan won 12th stage of the Tour of Spain while Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead.

02 September,2011 03:04 am

Slovakias Peter Sagan showed he is the rider to beat in the Tour of Spains bunch sprints by picking up his second stage victory in the Tour of Spain.Already the winner of stage six into Cordoba in Andalusia following a fast descent, the Liquigas rider was equally unstoppable on the 12th stages slight rise into the Galician port of Pontevedra. He finished ahead of Germanys John Degenkolb and Italys Daniele Bennati to claim his 13th victory of the season, while Britains Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead.In the overall standings, Wiggins leads team mate and compatriot Chris Froome by seven seconds for a second day, with Swedens Fredrik Kessiakoff in third, nine seconds back, and Nibali fourth, at 10 seconds.Wiggins main rival Nibali clawed back a second after the bunch shattered on the final slight climb.The Tour of Spain finishes on Sept. 11 in Madrid.