Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 18

Ejea de los Caballeros > Lleida, 186.1km

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 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal 3:57:03
2 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
3 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
4 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
5 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
6 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
7 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
8 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
9 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
10 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 00.00
11 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
12 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
13 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
14 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
15 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
16 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.00
17 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 00.00
18 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
19 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
20 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.00
21 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
22 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
23 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
24 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
25 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
26 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
27 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
28 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
29 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
30 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
31 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.00
32 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
33 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
34 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
35 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
36 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.00
37 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
38 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
39 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
40 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 00.00
41 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
42 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.17
43 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 00.17
44 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 00.20
45 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 00.21
46 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.24
47 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 00.30
48 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.30
49 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.36
50 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 00.36
51 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 00.36
52 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 00.36
53 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 00.36
54 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.36
55 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 00.36
56 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 00.36
57 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.36
58 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 00.36
59 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.40
60 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.40
61 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 00.40
62 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 00.40
63 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.40
64 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 00.40
65 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 00.40
66 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 00.40
67 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.51
68 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.55
69 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.06
70 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 01.09
71 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.11
72 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 01.13
73 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.17
74 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 01.17
75 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.17
76 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.17
77 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 01.17
78 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.28
79 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 01.34
80 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 01.57
81 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 02.10
82 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 02.18
83 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 02.21
84 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 02.21
85 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 02.24
86 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 02.24
87 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 02.38
88 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 02.38
89 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 02.46
90 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 02.48
91 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02.48
92 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02.48
93 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 03.06
94 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 03.06
95 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.06
96 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 03.06
97 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 03.06
98 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 03.06
99 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 03.06
100 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 03.06
101 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 03.06
102 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 03.06
103 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 03.06
104 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 03.06
105 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 03.06
106 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.06
107 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.06
108 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 03.06
109 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.06
110 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03.06
111 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 03.06
112 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03.06
113 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 03.06
114 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.06
115 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 03.06
116 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 03.06
117 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.06
118 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.06
119 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 03.06
120 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.06
121 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.06
122 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 03.06
123 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 03.06
124 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 03.06
125 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 03.06
126 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 03.06
127 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 03.06
128 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 03.06
129 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.06
130 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 03.06
131 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 03.06
132 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 03.06
133 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 03.06
134 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.06
135 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 03.06
136 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 03.06
137 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.06
138 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.06
139 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 03.06
140 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.06
141 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 03.06
142 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 04.33
143 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.38
144 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 04.38
145 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 04.38
146 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.38
147 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 04.38
148 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 04.38
149 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 04.38
150 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 04.38
151 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.38
152 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.38
153 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.38
154 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.38
155 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 04.38
156 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.38
157 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 05.13
158 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 06.13
159 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 07.46
160 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 07.46
- Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida DNS
- Simon Geschke Team Sunweb DNS

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott 73:02:37
2 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.25
3 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 01.22
4 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 01.36
5 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.48
6 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 02.11
7 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 04.09
8 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.36
9 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 05.31
10 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 06.05
11 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 06.33
12 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 09.15
13 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 09.55
14 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 10.27
15 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 11.35
16 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 14.40
17 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 17.31
18 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 25.06
19 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 27.45
20 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 31.22
21 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 34.40
22 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 34.48
23 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 37.44
24 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 40.43
25 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 42.24
26 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 42.36
27 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 45.59
28 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 46.32
29 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 48.00
30 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 49.22
31 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 52.49
32 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 55.56
33 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 56.18
34 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 59.05
35 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 01:01.16
36 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 01:01.24
37 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:03.08
38 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 01:03.37
39 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 01:06.09
40 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:06.47
41 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 01:07.05
42 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 01:11.51
43 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 01:15.57
44 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:18.09
45 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:18.14
46 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 01:19.43
47 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:19.48
48 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 01:20.02
49 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 01:25.27
50 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 01:27.00
51 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 01:27.19
52 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01:29.42
53 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01:31.52
54 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:31.53
55 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 01:32.25
56 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:33.09
57 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 01:33.15
58 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01:36.46
59 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 01:36.55
60 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 01:37.12
61 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 01:39.32
62 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:40.04
63 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 01:40.30
64 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01:40.46
65 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01:41.58
66 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:42.57
67 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 01:43.33
68 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 01:45.54
69 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 01:48.48
70 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 01:50.02
71 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 01:52.50
72 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 01:53.34
73 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 01:54.43
74 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:58.24
75 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 02:05.33
76 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 02:05.53
77 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 02:07.01
78 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 02:09.32
79 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 02:10.48
80 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02:11.17
81 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 02:12.47
82 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 02:17.22
83 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 02:18.03
84 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 02:18.19
85 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 02:19.48
86 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 02:19.51
87 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 02:20.10
88 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 02:23.14
89 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 02:26.15
90 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 02:27.39
91 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 02:28.22
92 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 02:29.36
93 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 02:31.43
94 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 02:33.55
95 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 02:34.09
96 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 02:37.46
97 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 02:39.27
98 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 02:42.54
99 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 02:43.17
100 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 02:50.47
101 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 02:52.06
102 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 02:55.40
103 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 03:04.01
104 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03:06.07
105 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:06.43
106 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 03:11.25
107 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 03:12.43
108 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 03:13.29
109 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 03:14.28
110 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 03:15.00
111 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 03:16.17
112 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 03:16.41
113 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 03:18.20
114 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 03:20.29
115 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:20.46
116 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03:21.57
117 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03:22.10
118 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03:23.02
119 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 03:29.12
120 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 03:29.39
121 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 03:30.30
122 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03:30.31
123 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 03:30.58
124 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 03:31.27
125 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:32.30
126 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03:32.50
127 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 03:39.40
128 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 03:39.42
129 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 03:40.15
130 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 03:41.48
131 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:43.21
132 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 03:44.39
133 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03:46.19
134 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 03:46.19
135 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 03:47.19
136 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 03:49.00
137 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 03:51.29
138 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 03:56.14
139 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:56.27
140 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 03:57.24
141 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 03:58.17
142 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04:02.55
143 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 04:03.49
144 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 04:03.58
145 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 04:04.34
146 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 04:05.03
147 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04:06.37
148 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 04:08.43
149 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04:09.10
150 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04:10.19
151 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 04:10.39
152 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04:11.14
153 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 04:15.15
154 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 04:19.56
155 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04:21.08
156 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 04:22.26
157 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 04:26.22
158 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 04:27.55
159 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 04:43.37
160 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 04:52.31
- Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida DNS
- Simon Geschke Team Sunweb DNS

Race profile

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

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