Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 2

Marbella > Caminito del Rey, 163.5km

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 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team 4:13:01
2 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.00
3 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.03
4 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.03
5 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.03
6 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.03
7 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.03
8 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.03
9 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.03
10 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.03
11 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.03
12 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.03
13 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.08
14 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.08
15 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.08
16 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.08
17 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.08
18 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.08
19 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.08
20 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.08
21 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.08
22 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.08
23 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.08
24 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.08
25 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.08
26 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.08
27 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.15
28 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.19
29 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 00.19
30 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.19
31 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.19
32 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.19
33 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.23
34 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 00.28
35 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 00.28
36 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 00.37
37 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.37
38 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 00.37
39 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.43
40 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.50
41 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.01
42 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 01.01
43 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.01
44 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.01
45 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 01.01
46 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 01.01
47 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.01
48 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.05
49 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 01.13
50 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 01.15
51 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.24
52 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 01.26
53 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 01.26
54 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.26
55 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 01.38
56 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 01.48
57 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 01.50
58 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 01.56
59 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 02.00
60 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 02.11
61 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.14
62 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.14
63 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 02.15
64 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02.15
65 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 02.15
66 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 02.37
67 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 02.46
68 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 02.46
69 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 02.52
70 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.00
71 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 03.02
72 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.13
73 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 03.13
74 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 03.22
75 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 03.22
76 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.29
77 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.34
78 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 03.42
79 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 04.04
80 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.04
81 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 04.04
82 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 04.04
83 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 04.04
84 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 04.04
85 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 04.04
86 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 04.04
87 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 04.04
88 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 04.04
89 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 04.04
90 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.04
91 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.04
92 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 04.04
93 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 04.04
94 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 04.11
95 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 04.42
96 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 04.45
97 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 05.00
98 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.14
99 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 05.43
100 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 06.31
101 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 06.31
102 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 06.31
103 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 06.31
104 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 06.31
105 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 06.33
106 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 06.33
107 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 07.04
108 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 07.04
109 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 07.18
110 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 07.26
111 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.04
112 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 10.11
113 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 10.11
114 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 10.11
115 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 10.11
116 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 10.11
117 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 10.11
118 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 10.21
119 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 10.30
120 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 10.45
121 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 10.54
122 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 10.54
123 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 10.54
124 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 10.54
125 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 10.54
126 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 10.54
127 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 10.54
128 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 10.54
129 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 10.54
130 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 10.54
131 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 10.54
132 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 10.54
133 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 10.54
134 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 10.54
135 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.22
136 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.22
137 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 12.09
138 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 12.18
139 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 13.31
140 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.31
141 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 13.31
142 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.31
143 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.31
144 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 13.31
145 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 13.31
146 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 13.31
147 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 13.31
148 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 13.31
149 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 13.31
150 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 13.31
151 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 13.31
152 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 13.31
153 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 13.31
154 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 13.31
155 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 13.31
156 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 13.31
157 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.31
158 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 13.31
159 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 13.31
160 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 13.31
161 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 13.31
162 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 13.31
163 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 13.31
164 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 13.31
165 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 13.31
166 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 13.31
167 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 13.31
168 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 13.31
169 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 13.31
170 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 13.31
171 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 13.31
172 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 13.31
173 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 13.31
174 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 13.31
175 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 35.21
176 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 35.21

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky 4:22:40
2 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.14
3 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.25
4 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.28
5 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.30
6 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.30
7 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.32
8 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.33
9 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.33
10 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.35
11 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.37
12 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.37
13 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.42
14 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.42
15 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.43
16 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.43
17 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 00.44
18 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.45
19 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.47
20 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.48
21 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.48
22 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.49
23 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.50
24 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.50
25 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.53
26 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.54
27 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.54
28 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.54
29 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.56
30 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.58
31 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.59
32 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 01.01
33 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 01.01
34 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.07
35 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 01.09
36 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 01.16
37 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01.30
38 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.31
39 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 01.36
40 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01.37
41 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.40
42 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.44
43 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 01.50
44 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 01.52
45 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 01.53
46 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 01.54
47 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.59
48 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 02.00
49 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 02.01
50 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02.07
51 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 02.14
52 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.16
53 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 02.20
54 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.21
55 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 02.22
56 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 02.36
57 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 02.51
58 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.54
59 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 02.55
60 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 02.57
61 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 03.00
62 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.05
63 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.08
64 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 03.08
65 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.17
66 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 03.19
67 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 03.21
68 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 03.30
69 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 03.31
70 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 03.44
71 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.47
72 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 04.00
73 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 04.00
74 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.00
75 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 04.05
76 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.13
77 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.14
78 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 04.33
79 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.37
80 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.40
81 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 04.42
82 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 04.44
83 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 04.45
84 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 04.46
85 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 04.51
86 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 04.55
87 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 04.56
88 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 04.57
89 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 05.06
90 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 05.06
91 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 05.06
92 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 05.09
93 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 05.10
94 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 05.20
95 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 05.38
96 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 05.44
97 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 06.12
98 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 06.15
99 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 06.25
100 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 06.54
101 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 07.16
102 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 07.22
103 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 07.25
104 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 07.28
105 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 07.40
106 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 07.41
107 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 07.42
108 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 07.49
109 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 08.02
110 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 08.07
111 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.49
112 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 10.42
113 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 11.01
114 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 11.09
115 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.13
116 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 11.14
117 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 11.14
118 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 11.25
119 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 11.27
120 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 11.27
121 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.28
122 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 11.34
123 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 11.38
124 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 11.43
125 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 11.48
126 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 11.53
127 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 11.54
128 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 11.56
129 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 11.57
130 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 12.01
131 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 12.01
132 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 12.04
133 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 12.09
134 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 12.17
135 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 12.28
136 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 12.29
137 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 12.57
138 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 13.08
139 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 13.31
140 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 13.56
141 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 13.59
142 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 13.59
143 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 14.00
144 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 14.01
145 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 14.02
146 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 14.09
147 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 14.11
148 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 14.12
149 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 14.13
150 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 14.14
151 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 14.17
152 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 14.20
153 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 14.20
154 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.21
155 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 14.22
156 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 14.25
157 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 14.27
158 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 14.30
159 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 14.35
160 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 14.35
161 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 14.36
162 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 14.37
163 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 14.38
164 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 14.38
165 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 14.39
166 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 14.41
167 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 14.41
168 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 14.42
169 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.42
170 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 14.43
171 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 14.44
172 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 14.45
173 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 14.46
174 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.09
175 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 35.54
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 36.20

Race profile

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

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