The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 23 August, and stage 12 occurs on 5 September. The second half of the race takes in most of the mountain stages, with 5 occurring in the last 9 days. This part of the race is where the winner should be confirmed, with large time gaps expected to appear during the mountain stages.
Denotes the rider designated as the day's most combative
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A rider that crossed the finish line in the same group as the one receiving the time above him and was therefore credited with the same finishing time.
^Jerseys appearing in the table on the left of the page indicate those worn by the cyclist during the particular stage, while those appearing in the table on the right of the page indicate those awarded to the cyclist after the stage.