Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 4

Vélez-Málaga > Alfacar. Sierra de la Alfaguara, 161.4km

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 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data 4:33:12
2 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 00.02
3 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.13
4 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.08
5 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 01.39
6 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 01.57
7 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 02.24
8 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 02.48
9 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 02.50
10 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 03.07
11 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03.07
12 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 03.13
13 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 03.15
14 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 03.15
15 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 03.15
16 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 03.15
17 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.15
18 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 03.15
19 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 03.15
20 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 03.15
21 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 03.15
22 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 03.15
23 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.15
24 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 03.15
25 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 03.15
26 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 03.52
27 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.52
28 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 03.57
29 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.21
30 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 05.07
31 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 05.09
32 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 05.09
33 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 05.09
34 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 05.09
35 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 05.09
36 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 05.09
37 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 05.47
38 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 06.01
39 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 06.11
40 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 06.13
41 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 06.13
42 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 06.53
43 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 07.18
44 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 07.20
45 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 07.45
46 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 07.45
47 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 08.11
48 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 08.11
49 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 08.30
50 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 08.30
51 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 09.29
52 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 09.29
53 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 09.29
54 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 09.29
55 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 09.38
56 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 09.49
57 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 09.49
58 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 09.49
59 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 09.49
60 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 09.49
61 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 09.49
62 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 11.04
63 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 11.04
64 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 11.04
65 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 11.04
66 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 11.04
67 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 11.51
68 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 12.16
69 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 12.16
70 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 12.19
71 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 12.19
72 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 13.12
73 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 13.12
74 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 13.12
75 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 13.12
76 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 13.12
77 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 13.12
78 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 13.12
79 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.12
80 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 13.12
81 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.12
82 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 13.12
83 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 13.12
84 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.12
85 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.12
86 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 13.12
87 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 14.03
88 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 14.03
89 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 14.03
90 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 14.03
91 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 14.03
92 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 14.03
93 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.03
94 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 14.03
95 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 14.03
96 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 15.08
97 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 15.11
98 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 15.42
99 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 15.42
100 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 15.42
101 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 15.42
102 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 15.49
103 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 15.49
104 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 17.05
105 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 17.05
106 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 17.16
107 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 18.08
108 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 18.35
109 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 18.35
110 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 18.35
111 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 18.35
112 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 18.35
113 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 18.35
114 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 18.35
115 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 18.35
116 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 18.35
117 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 18.35
118 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 18.35
119 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 18.35
120 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 18.35
121 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 18.35
122 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 18.35
123 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 18.35
124 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 18.35
125 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 19.33
126 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 20.06
127 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 20.12
128 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 20.17
129 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 20.17
130 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 20.27
131 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 20.27
132 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 20.27
133 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.29
134 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.31
135 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 20.31
136 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 20.31
137 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 20.31
138 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 20.31
139 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 20.31
140 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 20.31
141 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 20.31
142 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 20.31
143 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 20.31
144 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 20.31
145 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 20.31
146 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 20.31
147 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 20.31
148 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 20.31
149 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 20.31
150 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 20.31
151 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 20.31
152 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 20.31
153 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 20.31
154 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 20.31
155 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 20.31
156 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 20.31
157 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 20.31
158 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 20.31
159 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 20.31
160 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 20.31
161 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 20.31
162 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.31
163 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 20.31
164 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 20.31
165 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 20.31
166 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.31
167 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 20.31
168 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 20.31
169 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.31
170 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 20.31
171 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 20.31
172 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 20.31
173 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 20.31
174 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.31
175 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 22.29
176 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 22.29

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky 13:47:19
2 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.07
3 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.10
4 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.12
5 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.25
6 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.30
7 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.33
8 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.33
9 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.37
10 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.42
11 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.42
12 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.43
13 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.45
14 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.46
15 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.47
16 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.48
17 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.53
18 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 01.05
19 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 01.05
20 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 02.00
21 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 02.42
22 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 02.44
23 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 02.50
24 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 03.10
25 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 03.18
26 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 03.30
27 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 03.31
28 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 03.46
29 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 03.54
30 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.12
31 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 05.23
32 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 05.58
33 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 06.09
34 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 06.27
35 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 07.00
36 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 07.15
37 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 07.21
38 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 07.28
39 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 07.33
40 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 07.35
41 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 07.54
42 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 08.04
43 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 08.10
44 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 08.12
45 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 08.18
46 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 08.26
47 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.27
48 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 08.58
49 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 09.11
50 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 09.33
51 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 09.33
52 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 09.50
53 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 09.53
54 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 10.10
55 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 10.43
56 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 10.48
57 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 10.53
58 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 11.47
59 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 11.56
60 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 11.56
61 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 12.05
62 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 12.18
63 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 12.33
64 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 12.33
65 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 12.34
66 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 12.54
67 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 12.57
68 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.05
69 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 13.10
70 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 13.28
71 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 13.47
72 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 13.55
73 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.57
74 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 14.09
75 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 14.31
76 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 14.44
77 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 15.44
78 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 16.09
79 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 16.50
80 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 17.09
81 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 17.20
82 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 17.34
83 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 17.37
84 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 18.20
85 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 19.05
86 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 19.20
87 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 19.23
88 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 19.30
89 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 19.57
90 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 20.00
91 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 20.06
92 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 20.21
93 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.31
94 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 20.35
95 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 20.58
96 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 21.00
97 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 21.06
98 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 21.21
99 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 21.45
100 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 22.11
101 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 22.35
102 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 22.51
103 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 23.09
104 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 23.50
105 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 23.56
106 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 24.33
107 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 24.39
108 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 24.42
109 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 25.30
110 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 25.37
111 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 25.41
112 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 26.04
113 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 26.22
114 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 26.41
115 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 26.54
116 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 27.05
117 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 27.09
118 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 27.12
119 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 27.19
120 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 27.20
121 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 27.34
122 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 27.51
123 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 28.26
124 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 28.40
125 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 28.41
126 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 28.41
127 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 28.54
128 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 28.55
129 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 29.06
130 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 29.09
131 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 29.17
132 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 29.19
133 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 29.25
134 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 29.25
135 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 29.46
136 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 30.00
137 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 30.01
138 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 30.16
139 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 30.24
140 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 30.29
141 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 30.45
142 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 31.12
143 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 31.17
144 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 31.20
145 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 31.33
146 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 31.43
147 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 31.46
148 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 31.54
149 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 32.01
150 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 32.26
151 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 32.33
152 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 33.11
153 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 33.30
154 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 33.31
155 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 33.40
156 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 34.20
157 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 34.47
158 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 34.53
159 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 35.21
160 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 35.24
161 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 35.28
162 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 35.31
163 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 36.06
164 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 36.09
165 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 36.58
166 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 37.43
167 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 40.11
168 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 40.32
169 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 40.33
170 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 40.48
171 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 40.54
172 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 42.22
173 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 42.55
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 43.59
175 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 52.38
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 01:15.58

Race profile

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

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