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Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 1

Málaga > Málaga, 8.0km

25.08-16.09

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 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team 0:09:39
2 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.06
3 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 00.07
4 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 00.17
5 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 00.20
6 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 00.21
7 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 00.21
8 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.21
9 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.22
10 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.22
11 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 00.22
12 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.22
13 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 00.23
14 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 00.23
15 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 00.23
16 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.24
17 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.24
18 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 00.24
19 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.25
20 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.27
21 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 00.28
22 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.28
23 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 00.28
24 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 00.29
25 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.29
26 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 00.29
27 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.29
28 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.29
29 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 00.29
30 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.29
31 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.30
32 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.30
33 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.30
34 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.30
35 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.30
36 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 00.31
37 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 00.31
38 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 00.31
39 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.33
40 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.34
41 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.34
42 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.34
43 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.35
44 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.35
45 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 00.35
46 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.35
47 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 00.35
48 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.35
49 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 00.36
50 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 00.36
51 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.36
52 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.38
53 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 00.38
54 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 00.38
55 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 00.38
56 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 00.38
57 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 00.38
58 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.38
59 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.39
60 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.40
61 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 00.40
62 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.40
63 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.40
64 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 00.40
65 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.40
66 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.40
67 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 00.41
68 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 00.41
69 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 00.42
70 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 00.42
71 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.42
72 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 00.42
73 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.42
74 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 00.42
75 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.42
76 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 00.42
77 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.42
78 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 00.43
79 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.44
80 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.45
81 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.45
82 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.45
83 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 00.46
84 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.46
85 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 00.47
86 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.47
87 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.47
88 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 00.48
89 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.48
90 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 00.49
91 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 00.49
92 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 00.49
93 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 00.49
94 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.50
95 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.50
96 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.50
97 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 00.51
98 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.51
99 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 00.51
100 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 00.51
101 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 00.51
102 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 00.52
103 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.53
104 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 00.53
105 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.53
106 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 00.54
107 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 00.54
108 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 00.54
109 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.54
110 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.55
111 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 00.56
112 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 00.57
113 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 00.57
114 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 00.57
115 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 00.58
116 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.58
117 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.58
118 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 00.59
119 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 00.59
120 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 00.59
121 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.59
122 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 00.59
123 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 00.59
124 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01.00
125 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 01.00
126 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.01
127 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.01
128 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 01.02
129 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.02
130 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.02
131 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 01.02
132 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01.02
133 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 01.02
134 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.03
135 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 01.03
136 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 01.04
137 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 01.04
138 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 01.04
139 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 01.04
140 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 01.05
141 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 01.05
142 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 01.05
143 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.06
144 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 01.06
145 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 01.07
146 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 01.07
147 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 01.07
148 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 01.07
149 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.07
150 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.07
151 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.08
152 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.09
153 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.10
154 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.10
155 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 01.10
156 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.11
157 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.11
158 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 01.12
159 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 01.12
160 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 01.13
161 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.13
162 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.14
163 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.15
164 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.15
165 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.15
166 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.16
167 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.16
168 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.16
169 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.17
170 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.18
171 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.20
172 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 01.23
173 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.34
174 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 01.34
175 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.38
176 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 01.42

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team 0:09:39
2 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.06
3 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 00.07
4 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 00.17
5 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 00.20
6 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 00.21
7 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 00.21
8 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.21
9 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.22
10 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.22
11 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 00.22
12 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.22
13 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 00.23
14 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 00.23
15 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 00.23
16 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.24
17 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.24
18 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 00.24
19 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.25
20 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.27
21 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 00.28
22 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.28
23 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 00.28
24 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 00.29
25 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.29
26 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 00.29
27 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.29
28 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.29
29 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 00.29
30 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.29
31 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.30
32 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.30
33 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.30
34 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.30
35 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.30
36 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 00.31
37 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 00.31
38 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 00.31
39 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.33
40 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.34
41 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.34
42 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.34
43 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.35
44 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.35
45 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 00.35
46 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.35
47 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 00.35
48 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.35
49 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 00.36
50 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 00.36
51 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.36
52 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.38
53 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 00.38
54 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 00.38
55 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 00.38
56 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 00.38
57 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 00.38
58 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.38
59 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.39
60 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.40
61 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 00.40
62 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.40
63 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.40
64 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 00.40
65 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.40
66 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.40
67 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 00.41
68 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 00.41
69 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 00.42
70 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 00.42
71 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.42
72 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 00.42
73 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.42
74 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 00.42
75 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.42
76 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 00.42
77 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.42
78 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 00.43
79 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.44
80 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.45
81 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.45
82 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.45
83 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 00.46
84 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.46
85 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 00.47
86 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.47
87 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.47
88 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 00.48
89 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.48
90 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 00.49
91 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 00.49
92 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 00.49
93 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 00.49
94 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.50
95 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.50
96 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.50
97 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 00.51
98 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.51
99 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 00.51
100 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 00.51
101 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 00.51
102 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 00.52
103 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.53
104 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 00.53
105 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.53
106 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 00.54
107 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 00.54
108 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 00.54
109 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.54
110 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.55
111 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 00.56
112 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 00.57
113 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 00.57
114 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 00.57
115 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 00.58
116 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.58
117 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.58
118 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 00.59
119 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 00.59
120 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 00.59
121 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.59
122 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 00.59
123 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 00.59
124 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01.00
125 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 01.00
126 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.01
127 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.01
128 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 01.02
129 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.02
130 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.02
131 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 01.02
132 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01.02
133 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 01.02
134 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.03
135 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 01.03
136 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 01.04
137 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 01.04
138 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 01.04
139 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 01.04
140 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 01.05
141 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 01.05
142 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 01.05
143 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.06
144 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 01.06
145 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 01.07
146 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 01.07
147 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 01.07
148 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 01.07
149 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.07
150 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.07
151 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.08
152 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.09
153 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.10
154 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.10
155 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 01.10
156 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.11
157 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.11
158 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 01.12
159 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 01.12
160 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 01.13
161 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.13
162 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.14
163 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.15
164 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.15
165 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.15
166 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.16
167 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.16
168 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.16
169 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.17
170 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.18
171 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.20
172 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 01.23
173 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.34
174 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 01.34
175 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.38
176 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 01.42

Race profile

Race
Vuelta a España
Start date
25.08.2018
End date
16.09.2018
Total distance
8.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.UWT
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
1935

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