Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 3

Mijas > Alhaurín de la Torre, 178.2km

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 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors 4:48:12
2 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
3 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
4 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
5 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
6 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
7 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
8 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
9 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 00.00
10 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
11 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
12 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.00
13 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.00
14 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
15 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
16 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
17 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.00
18 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
19 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
20 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
21 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.00
22 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
23 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
24 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
25 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
26 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
27 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
28 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
29 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 00.00
30 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
31 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
32 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
33 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
34 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.00
35 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.00
36 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
37 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
38 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
39 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
40 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.00
41 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 00.00
42 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
43 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
44 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
45 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
46 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
47 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
48 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
49 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
50 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
51 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
52 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.00
53 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
54 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
55 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 00.00
56 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.00
57 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.00
58 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 00.00
59 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
60 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 00.00
61 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
62 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
63 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
64 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 00.00
65 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
66 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
67 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
68 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
69 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
70 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
71 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
72 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
73 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
74 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
75 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
76 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 00.00
77 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.00
78 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.00
79 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
80 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
81 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
82 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 00.00
83 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
84 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
85 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
86 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
87 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
88 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 00.00
89 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.00
90 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 00.00
91 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
92 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
93 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 00.00
94 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 00.00
95 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
96 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 00.00
97 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
98 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 00.00
99 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.00
100 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
101 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 00.00
102 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
103 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 00.00
104 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
105 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
106 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
107 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 00.00
108 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
109 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 00.00
110 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
111 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 00.00
112 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 00.00
113 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.31
114 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 00.34
115 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 00.34
116 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 01.04
117 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 01.04
118 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 01.12
119 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.20
120 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 01.20
121 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 02.21
122 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 02.24
123 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 02.24
124 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 02.24
125 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 02.35
126 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 02.35
127 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 02.35
128 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 02.35
129 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 02.35
130 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 03.33
131 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.33
132 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 03.48
133 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 04.09
134 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 04.09
135 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 04.09
136 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 04.09
137 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 04.09
138 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 04.09
139 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 05.01
140 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 05.01
141 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 05.01
142 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 05.01
143 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 05.50
144 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 05.50
145 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 05.50
146 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 05.50
147 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.50
148 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 05.50
149 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 05.50
150 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 05.50
151 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 05.50
152 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 05.50
153 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 06.30
154 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 08.55
155 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 08.55
156 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 08.55
157 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 08.55
158 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 08.55
159 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 08.55
160 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 08.55
161 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 08.55
162 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 08.55
163 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 08.55
164 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 08.55
165 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 08.55
166 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 08.55
167 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 08.55
168 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 08.55
169 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 08.55
170 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 10.42
171 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 10.42
172 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 12.41
173 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 12.41
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 12.41
175 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 12.41
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 24.18

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky 9:10:52
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 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.45
18 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.47
19 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.48
20 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.48
21 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 00.49
22 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.50
23 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.50
24 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.53
25 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.54
26 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.54
27 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 00.54
28 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.56
29 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 00.58
30 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.59
31 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 01.01
32 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 01.01
33 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.07
34 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 01.16
35 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01.30
36 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.31
37 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 01.36
38 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01.37
39 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.40
40 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.44
41 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 01.50
42 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 01.52
43 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 01.54
44 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.59
45 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 02.00
46 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 02.01
47 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 02.07
48 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 02.14
49 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.16
50 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.21
51 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 02.22
52 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 02.36
53 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 02.51
54 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02.54
55 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 02.55
56 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 02.57
57 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 03.00
58 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.05
59 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.08
60 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 03.19
61 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 03.21
62 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 03.30
63 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 03.31
64 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 03.44
65 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.47
66 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 04.00
67 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.00
68 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 04.05
69 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.13
70 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.14
71 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 04.33
72 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 04.34
73 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.37
74 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.40
75 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 04.42
76 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 04.44
77 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 04.44
78 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 04.46
79 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 04.55
80 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 04.56
81 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 05.06
82 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 05.06
83 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 05.20
84 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 05.38
85 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 06.02
86 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 06.12
87 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 06.34
88 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 07.16
89 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 07.17
90 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 07.26
91 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 07.37
92 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 07.40
93 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 07.41
94 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 07.49
95 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 08.07
96 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 08.46
97 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 09.06
98 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 09.53
99 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 10.00
100 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 10.10
101 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 10.35
102 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 10.37
103 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 10.47
104 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 11.01
105 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 11.10
106 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 11.25
107 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 11.27
108 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 11.28
109 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 11.34
110 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 11.38
111 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 11.43
112 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 11.48
113 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 12.01
114 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 12.04
115 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 12.30
116 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 12.42
117 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 12.44
118 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 13.08
119 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 13.29
120 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 13.50
121 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 13.56
122 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 13.59
123 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 13.59
124 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 14.01
125 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 14.04
126 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 14.05
127 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 14.05
128 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 14.17
129 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 14.20
130 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 14.27
131 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 14.30
132 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 14.35
133 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 14.38
134 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 14.41
135 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.42
136 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 14.45
137 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 14.56
138 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.09
139 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 15.10
140 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 15.16
141 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 15.55
142 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 16.06
143 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 16.17
144 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 16.28
145 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 16.32
146 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 16.37
147 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 16.42
148 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 16.44
149 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 17.04
150 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 17.13
151 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 17.31
152 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 18.15
153 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 18.19
154 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 18.20
155 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 19.42
156 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 20.04
157 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 20.08
158 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.27
159 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 20.31
160 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 20.48
161 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 20.49
162 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 22.26
163 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 22.43
164 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 22.55
165 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 23.08
166 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 23.16
167 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 23.17
168 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 23.32
169 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 23.33
170 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 23.38
171 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 23.41
172 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 23.55
173 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 25.18
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 26.43
175 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 48.35
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 01:00.38

Race profile

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

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