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Vuelta a España 2018 - Stage 9

Talavera de la Reina > La Covatilla, 198.2km

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 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data 5:30:38
2 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 00.48
3 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 02.38
4 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 02.40
5 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 02.40
6 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 02.40
7 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 02.43
8 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 02.46
9 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 02.49
10 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.02
11 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 03.04
12 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 03.05
13 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.05
14 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 03.05
15 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 03.08
16 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 03.20
17 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 03.29
18 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 03.32
19 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 03.32
20 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03.32
21 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 03.32
22 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 03.32
23 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 03.50
24 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 03.54
25 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 04.44
26 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 04.44
27 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 04.44
28 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 04.54
29 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 04.54
30 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 04.56
31 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 04.56
32 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 04.56
33 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.00
34 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 05.11
35 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 05.11
36 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 05.40
37 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 05.46
38 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 05.46
39 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 05.46
40 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 06.23
41 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 06.23
42 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 06.23
43 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 06.23
44 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 06.55
45 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 06.55
46 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 06.55
47 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 06.59
48 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 07.36
49 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 08.27
50 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 08.27
51 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 08.27
52 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 09.12
53 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 09.12
54 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 09.14
55 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 09.42
56 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 09.42
57 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 09.42
58 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 10.21
59 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 10.49
60 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 11.08
61 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 11.28
62 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 11.47
63 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 12.30
64 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 12.30
65 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 12.30
66 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 12.30
67 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 12.30
68 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 12.30
69 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 12.56
70 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 12.58
71 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 14.09
72 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 14.09
73 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 14.29
74 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 14.29
75 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 14.41
76 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 14.41
77 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 14.41
78 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 15.04
79 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 15.29
80 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 15.40
81 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 16.09
82 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 17.43
83 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 17.43
84 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 17.43
85 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 17.48
86 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 17.48
87 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 17.48
88 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 17.48
89 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 18.13
90 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 18.13
91 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 18.56
92 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 20.20
93 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 20.20
94 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 20.20
95 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 20.20
96 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 20.20
97 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 21.56
98 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 21.56
99 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 21.56
100 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 21.56
101 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 21.56
102 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 21.56
103 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 21.56
104 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 21.56
105 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 21.56
106 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 21.56
107 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 21.56
108 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 21.56
109 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 21.56
110 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 21.56
111 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 21.56
112 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 21.56
113 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 21.56
114 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 21.56
115 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 21.56
116 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 21.56
117 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 21.56
118 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 21.56
119 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 21.56
120 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 21.56
121 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 21.56
122 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 21.56
123 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 21.56
124 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 21.56
125 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 21.56
126 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 21.56
127 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 21.56
128 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 21.56
129 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 21.56
130 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 21.56
131 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 22.24
132 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 22.52
133 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 23.01
134 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 23.08
135 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 23.11
136 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 23.48
137 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 23.48
138 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 24.41
139 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 24.41
140 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 24.41
141 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 24.41
142 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 24.41
143 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 24.41
144 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 24.41
145 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 24.41
146 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 25.01
147 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 25.23
148 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 25.34
149 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 25.34
150 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 25.46
151 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 26.00
152 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 26.19
153 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 26.19
154 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 26.19
155 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 28.05
156 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 28.05
157 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 28.06
158 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 28.17
159 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 29.02
160 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 29.53
161 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 29.53
162 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 29.53
163 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 29.53
164 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 29.53
165 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 29.53
166 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 29.53
167 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 29.53
168 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 29.53
169 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 29.53
170 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 29.53
171 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 29.53
172 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 31.33
173 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 31.33
174 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 32.18
175 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 32.18

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Simon Yates Mitchelton - Scott 36:54:52
2 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 00.01
3 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.14
4 Emanuel Buchmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 00.16
5 Ion Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 00.17
6 Tony Gallopin AG2R La Mondiale + 00.24
7 Miguel Ángel López Astana Pro Team + 00.27
8 Rigoberto Uran Team EF Education First - Drapac + 00.32
9 Steven Kruijswijk Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.43
10 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 00.48
11 Fabio Aru UAE Team Emirates + 01.08
12 Enric Mas Quick-Step Floors + 01.15
13 David de la Cruz Team Sky + 01.26
14 Wilco Kelderman Team Sunweb + 01.50
15 Michal Kwiatkowski Team Sky + 02.10
16 Thibaut Pinot Groupama - FDJ + 02.33
17 Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ + 02.43
18 Benjamin King Team Dimension Data + 03.01
19 Laurens De Plus Quick-Step Floors + 03.17
20 Jack Haig Mitchelton - Scott + 04.29
21 Jesus Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 05.04
22 Louis Meintjes Team Dimension Data + 05.27
23 Rafal Majka Bora - Hansgrohe + 05.44
24 Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain - Merida + 06.01
25 Gianluca Brambilla Trek-Segafredo + 09.08
26 Davide Formolo Bora - Hansgrohe + 09.28
27 Bauke Mollema Trek-Segafredo + 09.50
28 Cristian Rodriguez Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 10.45
29 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 11.35
30 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain - Merida + 11.50
31 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 12.03
32 Daniel Moreno Team EF Education First - Drapac + 12.15
33 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 12.49
34 Ilnur Zakarin Team Katusha - Alpecin + 13.26
35 Nicolas Roche BMC Racing Team + 13.57
36 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 14.01
37 Lluis Mas Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 15.11
38 Sepp Kuss Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 15.12
39 Mikel Bizkarra Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 15.51
40 Davide Villella Astana Pro Team + 15.55
41 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha - Alpecin + 16.53
42 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 21.38
43 Michael Woods Team EF Education First - Drapac + 22.08
44 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Team Dimension Data + 22.14
45 Floris De Tier Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 22.25
46 Jose Herrada Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 22.36
47 Jai Hindley Team Sunweb + 24.53
48 Igor Anton Team Dimension Data + 26.01
49 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 26.42
50 Simon Clarke Team EF Education First - Drapac + 28.16
51 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 28.38
52 Franco Pellizotti Bahrain - Merida + 28.57
53 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 29.24
54 Winner Anacona Movistar Team + 29.24
55 Daniel Martin UAE Team Emirates + 30.17
56 Valerio Conti UAE Team Emirates + 31.00
57 Reto Hollenstein Team Katusha - Alpecin + 31.32
58 Eduard Prades Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 32.37
59 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 32.45
60 Simon Geschke Team Sunweb + 32.48
61 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 33.10
62 Tao Geoghegan Hart Team Sky + 34.29
63 Edward Ravasi UAE Team Emirates + 34.31
64 Simone Petilli UAE Team Emirates + 35.05
65 Ryan Gibbons Team Dimension Data + 35.09
66 Léo Vincent Groupama - FDJ + 36.14
67 Bjorg Lambrecht Lotto - Soudal + 36.57
68 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 37.12
69 Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain - Merida + 37.12
70 Pello Bilbao Astana Pro Team + 39.05
71 Jesus Ezquerra Burgos - BH + 39.54
72 Óscar Rodríguez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 40.16
73 Aritz Bagües Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 41.35
74 Jay McCarthy Bora - Hansgrohe + 41.37
75 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 41.49
76 Damien Howson Mitchelton - Scott + 42.24
77 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 42.50
78 Pierre Rolland Team EF Education First - Drapac + 43.19
79 Mikel Iturria Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 43.32
80 Tom Van Asbroeck Team EF Education First - Drapac + 43.39
81 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 44.22
82 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 44.47
83 Jose Mendes Burgos - BH + 45.44
84 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 46.06
85 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 46.13
86 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 46.30
87 Tiago Machado Team Katusha - Alpecin + 46.56
88 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 47.55
89 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 47.58
90 Georg Preidler Groupama - FDJ + 48.21
91 Mickaël Delage Groupama - FDJ + 50.20
92 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team + 52.40
93 Nikita Stalnov Astana Pro Team + 54.14
94 Nans Peters AG2R La Mondiale + 55.06
95 Dries Devenyns Quick-Step Floors + 56.15
96 Sven Erik Bystrøm UAE Team Emirates + 57.52
97 Nick Schultz Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 58.26
98 Mike Teunissen Team Sunweb + 59.55
99 Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates + 01:00.01
100 Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale + 01:01.44
101 Jorge Cubero Burgos - BH + 01:02.20
102 Jan Hirt Astana Pro Team + 01:02.20
103 Markel Irizar Trek-Segafredo + 01:02.37
104 Martijn Tusveld Team Sunweb + 01:03.10
105 Francisco Ventoso BMC Racing Team + 01:03.38
106 Oscar Cabedo Burgos - BH + 01:04.02
107 Michael Storer Team Sunweb + 01:04.08
108 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 01:04.57
109 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Sunweb + 01:05.14
110 Jordi Simon Burgos - BH + 01:06.15
111 Adam Yates Mitchelton - Scott + 01:06.36
112 Jetse Bol Burgos - BH + 01:07.33
113 Pavel Sivakov Team Sky + 01:07.35
114 Jose Gonçalves Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01:08.13
115 Iván García Cortina Bahrain - Merida + 01:08.35
116 Peter Sagan Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:08.56
117 Alex Aranburu Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:09.05
118 Pieter Serry Quick-Step Floors + 01:09.53
119 Michael Albasini Mitchelton - Scott + 01:09.56
120 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:10.23
121 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 01:10.51
122 Tiesj Benoot Lotto - Soudal + 01:10.54
123 Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:11.27
124 Richie Porte BMC Racing Team + 01:12.04
125 Benjamin Thomas Groupama - FDJ + 01:12.31
126 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01:12.40
127 Mark Padun Bahrain - Merida + 01:13.00
128 Victor Campenaerts Lotto - Soudal + 01:14.30
129 Daniele Bennati Movistar Team + 01:15.10
130 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 01:15.25
131 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 01:15.44
132 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 01:16.26
133 Simone Consonni UAE Team Emirates + 01:16.54
134 Johann Van Zyl Team Dimension Data + 01:17.09
135 Nicola Conci Trek-Segafredo + 01:17.26
136 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 01:18.04
137 Matteo Trentin Mitchelton - Scott + 01:18.08
138 Kenneth Vanbilsen Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:18.50
139 Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team + 01:19.09
140 Giacomo Nizzolo Trek-Segafredo + 01:19.19
141 Elia Viviani Quick-Step Floors + 01:19.26
142 Luka Pibernik Bahrain - Merida + 01:19.31
143 Mathias Le Turnier Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:19.42
144 Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01:19.55
145 Lukas Pöstlberger Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:20.00
146 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:20.42
147 Michael Mørkøv Quick-Step Floors + 01:20.56
148 Ian Boswell Team Katusha - Alpecin + 01:21.00
149 Nacer Bouhanni Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:21.09
150 Hector Saez Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01:22.53
151 Antonio Molina Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:23.07
152 Jonathan Castroviejo Team Sky + 01:23.25
153 Danny van Poppel Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:23.25
154 Tom Leezer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:23.35
155 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi Basque Country - Murias + 01:24.03
156 Diego Rubio Burgos - BH + 01:24.04
157 Kasper Asgreen Quick-Step Floors + 01:26.17
158 Mitchell Docker Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:28.12
159 Sebastian Langeveld Team EF Education First - Drapac + 01:28.30
160 Dylan van Baarle Team Sky + 01:30.33
161 Luka Mezgec Mitchelton - Scott + 01:30.46
162 Marc Sarreau Groupama - FDJ + 01:31.03
163 Alex Edmondson Mitchelton - Scott + 01:31.39
164 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:32.04
165 Fabio Sabatini Quick-Step Floors + 01:33.39
166 Pablo Torres Burgos - BH + 01:35.00
167 Steve Cummings Team Dimension Data + 01:37.52
168 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:38.05
169 Antoine Duchesne Groupama - FDJ + 01:41.01
170 Max Walscheid Team Sunweb + 01:42.52
171 Nelson Soto Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:44.11
172 Lars Boom Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:46.01
173 Marcus Burghardt Bora - Hansgrohe + 01:54.21
174 Matthias Brändle Trek-Segafredo + 01:57.11
175 Julien Duval AG2R La Mondiale + 02:01.58

Race profile

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

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