Vuelta a España 2016 - Stage 18

Requena > Gandía, 200.6km

20.08-11.09

The Vuelta a España will celebrate its 81th edition in 2026. First organised in 1935, it has grown into one of cycling’s three Grand Tours and a key fixture on the late summer calendar. The 2026 race runs from 22 August to 13 September, starting in Monaco and finishing in Granada. Riders will cover around 3,275 kilometres over 21 stages across Monaco, France, Andorra and Spain. The race is broadcast in more than 190 countries, reaching a global audience of millions. At stake is the maillot rojo, one of the most prestigious jerseys in professional cycling.

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Magnus Cort Orica - BikeExchange 4:54:31
2 Nikias Arndt Team Giant - Alpecin + 00.00
3 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 00.00
4 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff + 00.00
5 Jonas van Genechten IAM Cycling + 00.00
6 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
7 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Argon 18 + 00.00
8 Gianni Meersman Etixx - Quick Step + 00.00
9 Kristian Sbaragli Team Dimension Data + 00.00
10 Lorrenzo Manzin FDJ + 00.00
11 Yves Lampaert Etixx - Quick Step + 00.00
12 Zdenek Stybar Etixx - Quick Step + 00.00
13 Ryan Anderson Direct Energie + 00.00
14 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
15 Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
16 José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team + 00.00
17 Sergey Lagutin Team Katusha + 00.00
18 Eduard Prades Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
19 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ + 00.00
20 Yukiya Arashiro Lampre-Merida + 00.00
21 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
22 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.00
23 Christian Knees Team Sky + 00.00
24 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
25 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
26 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
27 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha + 00.00
28 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.00
29 Esteban Chaves Orica - BikeExchange + 00.00
30 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
31 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 00.00
32 Chris Froome Team Sky + 00.00
33 Michele Scarponi Astana Pro Team + 00.00
34 Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Katusha + 00.00
35 François Bidard AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
36 Jens Keukeleire Orica - BikeExchange + 00.00
37 Samuel Sánchez BMC Racing Team + 00.00
38 Gatis Smukulis Astana Pro Team + 00.00
39 Jean-Christophe Péraud AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
40 Marcel Wyss IAM Cycling + 00.00
41 Rudy Molard Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
42 Andrew Talansky Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.00
43 Simon Yates Orica - BikeExchange + 00.00
44 Pierre Latour AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
45 Davide Formolo Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.00
46 Matvei Mamykin Team Katusha + 00.00
47 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 00.00
48 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
49 Clément Chevrier IAM Cycling + 00.00
50 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 00.00
51 Alberto Contador Tinkoff + 00.00
52 Yury Trofimov Tinkoff + 00.00
53 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
54 Daniel Moreno Movistar Team + 00.00
55 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
56 Ben Hermans BMC Racing Team + 00.00
57 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 00.00
58 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 00.00
59 David de la Cruz Etixx - Quick Step + 00.00
60 Haimar Zubeldia Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
61 Egor Silin Team Katusha + 00.00
62 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
63 Jan Bakelants AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
64 Bryan Nauleau Direct Energie + 00.10
65 Julien Bernard Trek-Segafredo + 00.14
66 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 00.15
67 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 00.15
68 Gert Dockx Lotto - Soudal + 00.15
69 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 00.15
70 Michal Golas Team Sky + 00.15
71 Vegard Stake Laengen IAM Cycling + 00.15
72 Manuele Boaro Tinkoff + 00.15
73 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 00.15
74 Damien Howson Orica - BikeExchange + 00.15
75 Simon Gerrans Orica - BikeExchange + 00.15
76 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 00.15
77 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 00.15
78 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 00.15
79 Perrig Quemeneur Direct Energie + 00.15
80 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.15
81 Christoph Pfingsten Bora - Argon 18 + 00.15
82 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 00.15
83 Robert Gesink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.15
84 Davide Villella Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.15
85 Ruben Fernandez Movistar Team + 00.15
86 Bram Tankink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.15
87 Moreno Moser Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 00.15
88 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 00.15
89 Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team + 00.15
90 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.15
91 Julien Morice Direct Energie + 00.15
92 Mathias Frank IAM Cycling + 00.15
93 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.15
94 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 00.21
95 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 00.21
96 Michael Gogl Tinkoff + 00.24
97 Rüdiger Selig Bora - Argon 18 + 00.26
98 Ivan Rovny Tinkoff + 00.28
99 Scott Thwaites Bora - Argon 18 + 00.30
100 Jaco Venter Team Dimension Data + 00.43
101 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 00.43
102 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team + 00.43
103 Jérôme Cousin Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.46
104 Gregor Mühlberger Bora - Argon 18 + 00.54
105 Sam Bewley Orica - BikeExchange + 01.14
106 Tyler Farrar Team Dimension Data + 01.14
107 Jonathan Castroviejo Movistar Team + 01.49
108 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01.49
109 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 01.49
110 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 01.49
111 Benjamin King Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 01.49
112 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.49
113 Riccardo Zoidl Trek-Segafredo + 01.49
114 Chad Haga Team Giant - Alpecin + 01.49
115 Sergio Paulinho Tinkoff + 01.49
116 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 01.49
117 Alexandre Geniez FDJ + 01.49
118 Odd Christian Eiking FDJ + 01.49
119 Tobias Ludvigsson Team Giant - Alpecin + 01.49
120 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 01.49
121 Laurent Didier Trek-Segafredo + 02.30
122 Omar Fraile Team Dimension Data + 02.32
123 Jose Herrada Movistar Team + 02.40
124 Jesús Hernández Tinkoff + 02.40
125 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 02.40
126 Koen Bouwman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 02.40
127 Joe Dombrowski Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 02.42
128 Louis Meintjes Lampre-Merida + 02.45
129 David López Team Sky + 03.24
130 Leopold König Team Sky + 03.24
131 Martijn Keizer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.24
132 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 03.24
133 Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling + 03.24
134 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 03.24
135 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 03.24
136 Romain Cardis Direct Energie + 03.24
137 Svein Tuft Orica - BikeExchange + 03.27
138 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 04.04
139 Louis Vervaeke Lotto - Soudal + 04.04
140 Fumiyuki Beppu Trek-Segafredo + 04.04
141 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 04.04
142 Romain Sicard Direct Energie + 04.04
143 Lilian Calmejane Direct Energie + 04.04
144 Jose Mendes Bora - Argon 18 + 05.32
145 Sindre Lunke Team Giant - Alpecin + 05.32
146 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 05.32
147 Quentin Jauregui AG2R La Mondiale + 05.32
148 Cesare Benedetti Bora - Argon 18 + 05.32
149 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 05.32
150 Peter Kennaugh Team Sky + 05.32
151 Hugh Carthy Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.32
152 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 05.32
153 Mattia Cattaneo Lampre-Merida + 05.32
154 Jaime Roson Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.32
155 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 05.32
156 Pierre Rolland Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 05.32
157 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 05.32
158 Nicholas Dougall Team Dimension Data + 05.32
159 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 05.32
160 Jack Haig Orica - BikeExchange + 05.32
161 Victor Campenaerts Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 05.32

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team 74:30:03
2 Chris Froome Team Sky + 03.37
3 Esteban Chaves Orica - BikeExchange + 03.57
4 Alberto Contador Tinkoff + 04.02
5 Simon Yates Orica - BikeExchange + 06.03
6 Andrew Talansky Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 07.34
7 Samuel Sánchez BMC Racing Team + 08.12
8 Davide Formolo Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 08.13
9 Michele Scarponi Astana Pro Team + 08.28
10 David de la Cruz Etixx - Quick Step + 08.52
11 Daniel Moreno Movistar Team + 09.03
12 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.02
13 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 11.13
14 Jean-Christophe Péraud AG2R La Mondiale + 11.44
15 Ben Hermans BMC Racing Team + 12.32
16 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 13.48
17 Egor Silin Team Katusha + 15.56
18 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 20.11
19 Jan Bakelants AG2R La Mondiale + 24.50
20 Marcel Wyss IAM Cycling + 29.36
21 Haimar Zubeldia Trek-Segafredo + 30.33
22 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 34.05
23 Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 34.46
24 Matvei Mamykin Team Katusha + 47.39
25 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 48.53
26 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 50.03
27 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 51.17
28 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 59.42
29 Leopold König Team Sky + 01:00.08
30 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 01:06.23
31 Ruben Fernandez Movistar Team + 01:07.02
32 Pierre Latour AG2R La Mondiale + 01:07.56
33 Louis Meintjes Lampre-Merida + 01:08.11
34 Rudy Molard Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:08.24
35 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01:08.42
36 Yury Trofimov Tinkoff + 01:16.29
37 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 01:19.49
38 Jonathan Castroviejo Movistar Team + 01:21.26
39 José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team + 01:22.27
40 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 01:23.08
41 Peter Kennaugh Team Sky + 01:24.14
42 Damien Howson Orica - BikeExchange + 01:24.15
43 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale + 01:24.19
44 Mathias Frank IAM Cycling + 01:29.35
45 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 01:30.23
46 Clément Chevrier IAM Cycling + 01:30.32
47 Pierre Rolland Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 01:30.47
48 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 01:30.56
49 Jesús Hernández Tinkoff + 01:31.42
50 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 01:33.24
51 Robert Gesink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:33.40
52 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 01:36.10
53 Jose Mendes Bora - Argon 18 + 01:36.55
54 Romain Sicard Direct Energie + 01:39.54
55 Tobias Ludvigsson Team Giant - Alpecin + 01:40.59
56 Benjamin King Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 01:45.10
57 Julien Bernard Trek-Segafredo + 01:51.27
58 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 01:59.21
59 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 02:00.19
60 Riccardo Zoidl Trek-Segafredo + 02:02.09
61 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 02:02.20
62 Davide Villella Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 02:03.37
63 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 02:03.46
64 Zdenek Stybar Etixx - Quick Step + 02:09.06
65 Jens Keukeleire Orica - BikeExchange + 02:11.03
66 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 02:12.39
67 Michael Gogl Tinkoff + 02:17.06
68 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 02:17.55
69 Omar Fraile Team Dimension Data + 02:19.25
70 David López Team Sky + 02:20.12
71 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 02:29.06
72 Jaime Roson Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02:35.00
73 Sergey Lagutin Team Katusha + 02:36.41
74 Perrig Quemeneur Direct Energie + 02:37.57
75 Christoph Pfingsten Bora - Argon 18 + 02:40.02
76 Chad Haga Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:40.54
77 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02:41.21
78 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 02:41.41
79 Kristian Sbaragli Team Dimension Data + 02:42.16
80 Odd Christian Eiking FDJ + 02:45.16
81 Joe Dombrowski Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 02:45.32
82 Louis Vervaeke Lotto - Soudal + 02:45.42
83 Gatis Smukulis Astana Pro Team + 02:47.24
84 Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team + 02:47.41
85 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 02:48.10
86 Lilian Calmejane Direct Energie + 02:49.00
87 Vegard Stake Laengen IAM Cycling + 02:49.20
88 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:49.22
89 Jose Herrada Movistar Team + 02:49.27
90 Simon Gerrans Orica - BikeExchange + 02:50.00
91 Quentin Jauregui AG2R La Mondiale + 02:50.16
92 Cesare Benedetti Bora - Argon 18 + 02:51.07
93 François Bidard AG2R La Mondiale + 02:52.02
94 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 02:52.07
95 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 02:52.10
96 Moreno Moser Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 02:52.11
97 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 02:52.16
98 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 02:53.33
99 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:56.06
100 Ivan Rovny Tinkoff + 02:57.09
101 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ + 02:58.37
102 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 03:00.36
103 Mattia Cattaneo Lampre-Merida + 03:01.38
104 Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling + 03:02.43
105 Laurent Didier Trek-Segafredo + 03:04.04
106 Bram Tankink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:06.44
107 Alexandre Geniez FDJ + 03:06.56
108 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff + 03:07.02
109 Yukiya Arashiro Lampre-Merida + 03:07.12
110 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 03:07.12
111 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 03:10.08
112 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 03:10.13
113 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 03:15.51
114 Gianni Meersman Etixx - Quick Step + 03:17.47
115 Jack Haig Orica - BikeExchange + 03:19.41
116 Gregor Mühlberger Bora - Argon 18 + 03:20.45
117 Sergio Paulinho Tinkoff + 03:21.07
118 Scott Thwaites Bora - Argon 18 + 03:21.35
119 Yves Lampaert Etixx - Quick Step + 03:24.14
120 Fumiyuki Beppu Trek-Segafredo + 03:26.16
121 Michal Golas Team Sky + 03:26.30
122 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team + 03:29.02
123 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:29.16
124 Koen Bouwman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:31.36
125 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 03:34.17
126 Hugh Carthy Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:35.43
127 Christian Knees Team Sky + 03:37.28
128 Gert Dockx Lotto - Soudal + 03:39.58
129 Eduard Prades Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:41.53
130 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha + 03:42.44
131 Jérôme Cousin Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03:43.02
132 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 03:44.38
133 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:46.23
134 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 03:48.36
135 Sindre Lunke Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:48.55
136 Magnus Cort Orica - BikeExchange + 03:49.46
137 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 03:54.16
138 Martijn Keizer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:55.17
139 Ryan Anderson Direct Energie + 03:55.18
140 Sam Bewley Orica - BikeExchange + 04:00.07
141 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 04:02.23
142 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04:02.50
143 Jonas van Genechten IAM Cycling + 04:06.36
144 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 04:08.25
145 Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Katusha + 04:08.37
146 Jaco Venter Team Dimension Data + 04:10.56
147 Victor Campenaerts Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04:12.55
148 Bryan Nauleau Direct Energie + 04:15.26
149 Manuele Boaro Tinkoff + 04:17.56
150 Romain Cardis Direct Energie + 04:18.56
151 Lorrenzo Manzin FDJ + 04:20.59
152 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 04:22.23
153 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 04:22.52
154 Tyler Farrar Team Dimension Data + 04:23.43
155 Rüdiger Selig Bora - Argon 18 + 04:24.18
156 Julien Morice Direct Energie + 04:25.18
157 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Argon 18 + 04:28.01
158 Nicholas Dougall Team Dimension Data + 04:28.01
159 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 04:28.05
160 Nikias Arndt Team Giant - Alpecin + 04:31.37
161 Svein Tuft Orica - BikeExchange + 04:34.08

Race profile

Race
Vuelta a España
Start date
20.08.2016
End date
11.09.2016
Total distance
200.6 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.UWT
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
1935

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