Matthew Brennan of Visma Lease a Bike won stage 11 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, a 153.8 km stage from Cartagena to Lorca, taking his third stage victory of the race. ^[1] Enric Mas of Movistar extended his general classification lead to 1 minute and 45 seconds over Primoz Roglic of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe after stage 12. ^[2] Jakob Omrzel of Bahrain Victorious won stage 12 of the Vuelta a España with a time of 4:29:53. ^[3] Enric Mas of Movistar Team retained the overall leader's jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a España after stage 11, finishing with the main group and conceding no time to his rivals. ^[4] Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain leads the mountains classification of the 2026 Vuelta a España with 31 points, ahead of Enric Mas (24) and Wout Van Aert (19). ^[5] Urko Berrade Fernandez of Kern Pharma finished second in stage 12, 1 minute and 56 seconds behind Omrzel. ^[6] Enric Mas increased his advantage over Primož Roglič to 1 minute and 45 seconds after dropping his rival on the final 10 kilometers to the summit finish. ^[7] Colombian cyclist Santiago Buitrago of Bahrain Victorious finished third in the stage classification at 2 minutes and 13 seconds behind the winner. ^[8] Race leader Enric Mas of Movistar Team finished sixth in the stage at 2 minutes and 56 seconds behind the winner. ^[9] Enric Mas, a 31-year-old Spanish rider, aims to become the first Spanish cyclist to win the Vuelta a España since Alberto Contador in 2014. ^[10] Jakob Omrzel, a 20-year-old Slovenian cyclist, secured his first victory in a Grand Tour after breaking away from his companions. ^[11] Enric Mas is trying to become the first Spanish rider to win the Vuelta a España since Alberto Contador in 2014. ^[12]