2012 Vuelta a España
August 18 - September 9, 2012
Thursday, September 6: Stage 18, Aguilar de Campo - Valladolid, 204.5 km
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Thursday, September 6: Stage 18, Aguilar de Campoo - Valladolid, 204.5 km
Results:
- Daniele Bennati (Radio Shack-Nissan) 4hr 17min 17sec
- Ben Swift (Sky) s.t.
- Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
- John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
- Davide Vigano (Lampre) s.t.
- Matti Breschel (Rabobank) s.t.
- Koen De Kort (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
- Mitchell Docker (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Grégory Rast (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 6sec
- Assan Bazayev (Astana) s.t.
- Elia Viviani (Liquigas) s.t.
- Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) s.t.
- Rubén Pérez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Ian Stannard (Sky) s.t.
- Michel Kreder (Garmin-Sharp) @ 8sec
- Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Sharp) @ 10sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Klaas Lodewyck (BMC) s.t.
- Manuel Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Daniel Teklehaimanot (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Andre Fernando CArdoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
- William Bonnet (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Thomas Peterson (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
- Koldo Fernández (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Philippe Gilbert (BMC) s.t.
- Javier Aramendia (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
- Matteo Tosatto (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) s.t.
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
- Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) s.t.
- David De La Fuente (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.
GC after Stage 18:
Alberto Contaor (Saxo-Tinkoff) 72hr 25min 21sec- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 52sec
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 2min 28sec
- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 9min 40sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 11min 36sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 12min 2sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 12mn 55sec
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 13min 6sec
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 13min 49sec
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 14min 10sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 15min 54sec
- Nicolas roche (Ag2r) @ 16min 22sec
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 17min 11sec
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 18min 7sec
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 18min 12sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 18min 18sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 19min 13sec
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 20min 8sec
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 20min 24sec
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 28min 13sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 28min 48sec
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 29min 24sec
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 36min 59sec
- Réme Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 37min 39sec
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 40min 30sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 41min 0sec
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 42min 18sec
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 44min 27sec
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 45min 19sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 50min 22sec
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp @ 57min 13sec
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 1hr 0min 20sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1hr 0min 48sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 1hr 1min 39sec
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 1hr 2min 23sec
- Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 1hr 5min 11sec
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 1hr 5min 46sec
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 1hr 6min 13sec
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 1hr 9min 50sec
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 1hr 18min 34sec
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 1hr 19min 26sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) @ 1hr 19min 36sec
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 1hr 19min 43sec
- Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 1hr 22min 50sec
- Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 1hr 22min 52sec
- Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1hr 23min 14sec
- Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) @ 1hr 23min 26sec
- Jesús Hernández (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1hr 23min 30sec
- Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1hr 24min 45sec
- Cristiano Salerno (Liquigas) @ 1hr 29min 57sec
Points Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 170 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 159
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 152
- John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 124
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 93
Climber Classification:
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 38 points- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 36
- Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil): 33
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 31
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 28
Allround (Combinada) Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 6 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 8
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 9
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 25
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 45
Team Classification:
- Movistar: 217hr 3min 21sec
- Euskaltel @ 17min 32sec
- Rabobank @ 25min 6sec
- Ag2r @ 26min 1sec
- Sky @ 34min 29sec
Stage 18 map
Stage 18 profile
Remnants of the day's doomed break: Gatis Smukulis, Luis Mate, Martijn Keizer
Brent Bookwalter and Gustavo Veloso about to be pulled back
Argos-Shimano put a lot of bodies at the front, hoping for a John Degenkolb stage win. Degenkolb ended up with a terrible position in the final meters and was out of the running.
Alberto Contador heads for the barn
Ian Stannard was the last man in the Sky leadout train for Ben Swift. Orica's Simon Clarke (Dotted jersey) has inserted himself into Sky's line.
Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Sharp)
Maxime Monfort
Robert Gesink (Rabobank)
Pablo Lastras (Movistar), Christopher Froome (Sky)
Danny Pate
Radi Shack's Daniele Bennati waited until the last moment to come off Ben Swift's wheel. Perfectly timed to win by millimeters. At first the Eurosport commentator thought Swift had won the stage, it was that close.
Stage winner Daniele Bannati
Alberto Contador has to defend his lead for three more stages.