Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 7

Puerto Lumbreras > Pozo Alcón, 185.4km

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 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale 4:18:20
2 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.05
3 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.05
4 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.05
5 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 00.05
6 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.05
7 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.05
8 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 00.05
9 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 00.05
10 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.05
11 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.05
12 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 00.05
13 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.05
14 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 00.05
15 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 00.05
16 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 00.05
17 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.05
18 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 00.05
19 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 00.05
20 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.05
21 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 00.05
22 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.05
23 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 00.05
24 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 00.05
25 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.05
26 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.05
27 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 00.05
28 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 00.05
29 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.05
30 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.05
31 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 00.24
32 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.27
33 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 00.30
34 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 00.30
35 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 00.30
36 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 00.30
37 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.30
38 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 00.30
39 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.30
40 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 00.30
41 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 00.30
42 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 00.30
43 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.30
44 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 00.30
45 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 00.30
46 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 01.06
47 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 01.48
48 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 01.48
49 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 01.48
50 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 01.48
51 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01.48
52 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 01.48
53 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 01.48
54 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 01.48
55 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01.48
56 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 01.48
57 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 02.52
58 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.12
59 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 04.12
60 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 04.27
61 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 04.27
62 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 04.27
63 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 04.27
64 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 05.40
65 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 05.41
66 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 05.41
67 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 05.41
68 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 06.56
69 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 06.56
70 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 07.49
71 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 07.49
72 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 07.49
73 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 07.49
74 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 07.52
75 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 07.52
76 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 07.52
77 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.07
78 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.07
79 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 08.07
80 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.07
81 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 08.07
82 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 08.07
83 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 08.07
84 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 08.07
85 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 08.07
86 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 08.07
87 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 08.07
88 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 08.07
89 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 08.07
90 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 08.07
91 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 08.07
92 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 08.07
93 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 08.07
94 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 08.07
95 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 08.07
96 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 08.07
97 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 08.07
98 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 08.07
99 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 08.07
100 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 10.06
101 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 10.33
102 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 10.33
103 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 10.33
104 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 10.33
105 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 10.33
106 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 10.33
107 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 10.33
108 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 10.33
109 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 10.33
110 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 10.33
111 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 10.33
112 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 10.33
113 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 10.33
114 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 12.46
115 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 12.46
116 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 12.46
117 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 12.46
118 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 12.46
119 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 12.49
120 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 13.32
121 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 14.50
122 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 15.11
123 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 15.11
124 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 15.11
125 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 15.11
126 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 15.11
127 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 15.11
128 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 15.11
129 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.11
130 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 15.11
131 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 15.11
132 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 15.11
133 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 15.11
134 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 15.11
135 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 15.11
136 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 15.11
137 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 15.11
138 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 15.11
139 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 15.11
140 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 15.11
141 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 15.11
142 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 15.11
143 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 15.11
144 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.11
145 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 15.11
146 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 15.11
147 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 15.11
148 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 15.11
149 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 15.11
150 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 15.11
151 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 15.11
152 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 15.11
153 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 15.11
154 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 15.11
155 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 15.11
156 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 15.11
157 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 15.11
158 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 15.11
159 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 15.11
160 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.11
161 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 15.11
162 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 15.11
163 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 15.11
164 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 15.11
165 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 15.11
166 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 15.11
167 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 15.11
168 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 15.11
169 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 15.11
170 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 15.23
171 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 15.23
172 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 15.23
173 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 15.26
174 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 18.47
175 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.18
176 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 24.55

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ 26:44:40
2 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.47
3 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.48
4 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 00.51
5 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.59
6 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 01.06
7 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 01.11
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 + 03.56
21 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 04.28
22 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 04.45
23 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04.50
24 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 05.07
25 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 05.35
26 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 06.34
27 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 06.39
28 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 07.54
29 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 07.59
30 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 08.02
31 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 09.00
32 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 09.57
33 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 10.06
34 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 10.38
35 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 10.46
36 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 10.46
37 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 11.28
38 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 11.46
39 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 11.48
40 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 12.26
41 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 12.29
42 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 13.05
43 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 13.24
44 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 13.57
45 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 14.21
46 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 14.26
47 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 14.48
48 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 15.19
49 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 15.20
50 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 16.27
51 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 16.53
52 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 17.36
53 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 17.47
54 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 18.49
55 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 18.52
56 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 19.05
57 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 20.36
58 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 21.56
59 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 21.57
60 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 22.01
61 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 22.23
62 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 22.27
63 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 24.50
64 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 24.58
65 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 25.07
66 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 25.19
67 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 25.43
68 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 25.50
69 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 25.56
70 Maurits Lammertink Team Katusha - Alpecin + 25.58
71 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 26.32
72 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 26.35
73 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 26.39
74 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 26.55
75 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 27.16
76 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 27.29
77 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 27.56
78 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 28.11
79 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 28.27
80 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 28.45
81 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 29.02
82 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 29.04
83 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 29.45
84 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 30.27
85 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 31.16
86 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 32.33
87 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 33.28
88 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 33.45
89 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 33.52
90 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 33.57
91 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 35.38
92 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 36.14
93 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 36.19
94 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 36.35
95 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 36.57
96 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 37.21
97 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 38.29
98 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 38.37
99 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 38.59
100 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 40.10
101 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 40.53
102 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 41.57
103 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 42.29
104 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 42.31
105 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 43.15
106 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 44.29
107 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 44.32
108 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 44.34
109 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 44.40
110 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 44.49
111 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 44.56
112 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 45.02
113 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 45.20
114 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 46.29
115 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 47.33
116 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 47.57
117 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 47.59
118 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 48.07
119 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 50.19
120 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 50.34
121 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 50.35
122 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 50.57
123 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 51.34
124 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 51.37
125 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 51.39
126 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 52.10
127 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 52.31
128 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 52.32
129 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 52.41
130 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 52.58
131 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 53.04
132 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 53.06
133 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 53.15
134 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 54.01
135 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 54.31
136 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 54.54
137 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 55.22
138 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 55.28
139 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 55.32
140 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 55.54
141 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 56.00
142 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 56.10
143 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 56.11
144 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 56.16
145 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 56.17
146 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 56.23
147 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 57.16
148 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 57.50
149 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 58.13
150 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 58.45
151 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 59.40
152 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 59.51
153 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 59.54
154 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:00.14
155 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:00.17
156 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:00.55
157 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:00.56
158 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 01:01.45
159 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 01:01.55
160 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 01:02.38
161 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 01:03.52
162 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 01:04.47
163 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 01:05.16
164 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 01:05.59
165 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 01:08.12
166 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 01:08.55
167 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:11.46
168 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 01:12.07
169 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:13.11
170 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 01:14.00
171 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 01:14.03
172 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:14.40
173 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:16.41
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 01:17.51
175 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:20.54
176 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 01:41.49

Race profile

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

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