Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 6

Huércal-Overa > San Javier. Mar Menor, 155.7km

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 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:58:35
2 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
3 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
4 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
5 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
6 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
7 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 00.00
8 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.00
9 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
10 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
11 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 00.00
12 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
13 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
14 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.00
15 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 00.00
16 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
17 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
18 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
19 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
20 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.00
21 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 00.00
22 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.00
23 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
24 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.00
25 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
26 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
27 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 00.00
28 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 00.00
29 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
30 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
31 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
32 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
33 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.00
34 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.00
35 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
36 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 00.00
37 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 00.00
38 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 00.00
39 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.00
40 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.00
41 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
42 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
43 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
44 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 00.00
45 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.00
46 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 00.00
47 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 00.00
48 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 00.00
49 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.00
50 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.00
51 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.23
52 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.23
53 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.23
54 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.38
55 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.42
56 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 01.31
57 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 01.31
58 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 01.44
59 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01.44
60 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 01.44
61 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 01.44
62 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 01.44
63 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 01.44
64 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 01.44
65 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 01.44
66 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 01.44
67 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 01.44
68 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.44
69 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 01.44
70 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.44
71 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 01.44
72 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.44
73 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 01.44
74 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 01.44
75 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 01.44
76 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 01.44
77 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01.44
78 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 01.44
79 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.44
80 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 01.44
81 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.44
82 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 01.44
83 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.44
84 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 01.44
85 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 01.44
86 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.44
87 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.44
88 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.44
89 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 01.44
90 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01.44
91 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.54
92 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 01.56
93 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 01.58
94 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 02.01
95 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 02.01
96 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 02.04
97 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 02.04
98 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 02.11
99 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 02.13
100 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 02.47
101 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 03.05
102 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.05
103 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 03.05
104 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 03.05
105 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 03.05
106 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.05
107 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 03.05
108 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 03.05
109 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.05
110 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.05
111 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 03.05
112 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 03.05
113 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 03.05
114 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 03.05
115 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 03.05
116 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 03.05
117 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 03.05
118 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 03.05
119 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 03.05
120 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 03.05
121 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 03.05
122 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 03.05
123 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 03.05
124 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 03.05
125 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 03.05
126 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 03.05
127 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 03.05
128 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 03.05
129 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 03.16
130 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 03.22
131 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 03.33
132 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 04.30
133 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 04.30
134 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 04.30
135 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04.46
136 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 04.46
137 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 04.46
138 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 04.46
139 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 04.46
140 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 04.46
141 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.46
142 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 04.46
143 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04.46
144 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 04.46
145 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.46
146 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 05.36
147 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 05.36
148 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 05.36
149 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 05.36
150 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 05.36
151 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 05.36
152 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 05.36
153 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 05.36
154 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 05.36
155 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.36
156 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.36
157 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.36
158 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.36
159 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 05.36
160 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 05.36
161 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 05.36
162 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 05.36
163 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 05.36
164 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 05.36
165 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 05.36
166 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 05.36
167 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 05.36
168 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 07.57
169 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 07.57
170 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 07.57
171 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 07.57
172 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 07.57
173 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 07.57
174 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 07.57
175 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 08.02
176 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 08.02

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ 22:26:15
2 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.41
3 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.48
4 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.51
5 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.53
6 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 01.11
7 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 01.14
8 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 01.14
9 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.18
10 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 01.23
11 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.26
12 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 01.27
13 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 01.28
14 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01.29
15 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 01.34
16 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 01.46
17 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 02.50
18 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 03.08
19 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 03.25
20 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 03.31
21 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 03.59
22 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.25
23 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 04.28
24 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 04.45
25 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 04.51
26 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 05.07
27 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 05.35
28 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 05.38
29 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 05.55
30 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 06.14
31 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 06.24
32 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 07.17
33 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 07.34
34 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 07.37
35 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 07.48
36 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 07.55
37 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 08.14
38 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 08.23
39 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.25
40 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.35
41 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 09.03
42 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 10.13
43 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 10.27
44 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 10.37
45 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 10.43
46 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 10.46
47 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 10.50
48 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 11.03
49 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 11.23
50 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 11.29
51 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 13.08
52 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 13.14
53 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 13.37
54 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 13.54
55 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 13.59
56 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.21
57 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 14.21
58 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 14.39
59 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 14.48
60 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 15.30
61 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 16.04
62 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 16.10
63 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 16.22
64 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 16.34
65 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 16.51
66 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 17.06
67 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 17.17
68 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 17.22
69 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 18.17
70 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 18.34
71 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 18.52
72 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 19.14
73 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 19.14
74 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 19.45
75 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.11
76 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 20.12
77 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 20.36
78 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 21.02
79 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 21.08
80 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 21.51
81 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 22.25
82 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 22.48
83 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 23.00
84 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 23.31
85 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 23.35
86 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 24.07
87 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 24.20
88 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 24.46
89 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 25.31
90 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 25.35
91 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 26.58
92 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 27.46
93 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 27.54
94 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 28.25
95 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 29.16
96 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 29.19
97 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 29.23
98 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 29.23
99 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 29.26
100 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 29.34
101 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 29.44
102 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 29.50
103 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 30.27
104 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 30.57
105 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 32.03
106 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 32.14
107 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 32.27
108 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 32.47
109 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 32.51
110 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 33.01
111 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 33.52
112 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 34.06
113 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 35.13
114 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 35.17
115 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 35.51
116 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 36.01
117 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 36.33
118 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 37.18
119 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 37.26
120 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 37.53
121 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 37.58
122 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 38.53
123 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 39.25
124 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 39.48
125 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 40.22
126 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 40.27
127 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 40.48
128 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 40.54
129 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 41.04
130 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 41.10
131 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 41.17
132 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 42.03
133 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 42.05
134 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 42.10
135 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 42.14
136 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 42.32
137 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 42.35
138 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 43.28
139 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 43.35
140 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 43.39
141 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 44.19
142 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 44.26
143 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 44.39
144 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 44.45
145 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 44.53
146 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 44.54
147 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 44.56
148 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 45.02
149 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 45.04
150 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 45.08
151 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 45.11
152 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 45.43
153 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 45.49
154 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 45.59
155 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 46.16
156 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 46.39
157 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 46.49
158 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 47.13
159 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 47.32
160 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 48.15
161 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 48.46
162 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 49.41
163 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 50.10
164 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 50.53
165 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 53.06
166 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 53.49
167 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 56.28
168 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 56.40
169 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 57.01
170 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 58.05
171 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 58.54
172 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 58.57
173 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 59.34
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 01:02.45
175 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:05.48
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 01:29.08

Race profile

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

we are grateful to our partners.
Are you?

We believe cycling journalism should be accessible to everyone. That's why Domestique remains free to read, with the support of our partners. We work with brands that respect our audience and help us keep producing independent cycling journalism. If you come across them, we hope you'll consider supporting the brands that support Domestique.

Domestique
Co-created with our Founding Domestiques Thank you for your ideas, feedback and support ❤️