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Saturday, September 1: Stage 8, Linares - Almadén, 195.1 km

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Alejandro Valverde (green jersey) just beats Peter Sagan to win stage eight.

Rated ascent:

• Km 82: Alto de Españares, 10.3 km @ 3.4%

Weather at the finish city of Almadén at 3:25 PM, local time: 37C (98F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Stage 8 began at 12:14 PM. A few minutes later the 2018 Vuelta had its first abandon. Maurits Lammertink (Katusha-Alpecin), suffering from abdominal pains, quit the race.

Here's the organizer's stage summary:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) mastered the uphill finish on Saturday at Almaden to claim his second stage win at La Vuelta 18, one week after another punchy finish at Caminito del Rey. This time, the Spanish veteran dominated Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Danny Van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo) after 195.1km covered at blazing speeds. Valverde now has 11 La Vuelta successes under his belt. On the eve of Sunday’s summit finish at La Covatilla, he moves closer to the red jersey still held by Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ).

Three attackers immediately jumped ahead of the peloton and quickly got far ahead of the pack. Tiago Machado (Katusha-Alpecin), Jorge Cubero (Burgos-BH) and Hector Saez (Euskadi-Murias) covered 43.6km in the first hour of racing to enjoy a lead of 10’40’’. The gap to the pack had reached 11’14’’ when Giacomo Nizzolo’s Trek-Segafredo, Peter Sagan’s Bora-Hansgrohe, Nacer Bouhanni’s Cofidis and Elia Viviani’s Quick-Step Floors came to the front of the bunch to try and control the race.

The gap still increased above 12 minutes in the only categorised climb of the day, the 10.3km long Alto de Españares, summited first by Hector Saez. The leading trio still had 113km to go to the finish line. Sprinters teams picked up the pace after the climb and brought the gap down under 10 minutes as they reached km 100.

The battle was on and it kept going at a very hard pace until the end, with the gap gradually coming down: 5’15’’ with 50km to go, 1’50’’ as the race entered the last 20km. Tiago Machado sent solo with 7km to go but eventually got reeled in one kilometre further away as the peloton set the bunch gallop. Ivan Garcia Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) tried to anticipate the sprint and Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) looked set to claim his first stage win at La Vuelta since 2015… But the expert Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) had perfectly timed his move and the World champion finished 2nd for the second day in a row.

Complete results:

Stage 8 photos

195.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.428 km/hr

1	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	4hr 35min 54sec
2	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
4	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
5	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	s.t.
7	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
8	BJORG LAMBRECHT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
9	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
10	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
11	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
12	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	s.t.
13	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
14	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	s.t.
15	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
16	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
17	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
18	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
19	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
20	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
21	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
22	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS BONET	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
23	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	s.t.
24	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
25	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
26	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	s.t.
27	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
28	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
29	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
30	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
31	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	s.t.
32	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	JORDI SIMON CASULLERAS	Burgos BH	s.t.
34	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	s.t.
35	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
36	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
37	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	s.t.
38	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	s.t.
39	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	s.t.
40	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	s.t.
41	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.
42	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	s.t.
43	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
44	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	s.t.
45	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
46	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
47	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	s.t.
48	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	s.t.
49	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
50	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
51	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
52	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
53	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	@ 15sec
54	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
55	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	00' 19''
56	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	00' 26''
57	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	00' 32''
58	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
59	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	s.t.
60	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
61	SIMONE PETILLI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
62	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
63	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
64	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	s.t.
65	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
66	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	00' 39''
67	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 42''
68	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	00' 51''
69	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	00' 52''
70	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	00' 57''
71	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
72	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	01' 03''
73	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
74	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 20''
75	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
76	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
77	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
78	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	s.t.
79	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	s.t.
80	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
81	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
82	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
83	GEORG PREIDLER	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
84	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
85	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	s.t.
86	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	01' 26''
87	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
88	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	01' 27''
89	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
90	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
91	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	01' 32''
92	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
93	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
94	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	01' 38''
95	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	s.t.
96	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
97	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	s.t.
98	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	s.t.
99	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	s.t.
100	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
101	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	01' 41''
102	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	01' 45''
103	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	01' 47''
104	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	01' 50''
105	PAVEL SIVAKOV	Sky	s.t.
106	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	01' 52''
107	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	01' 53''
108	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
109	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	s.t.
110	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
111	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	02' 02''
112	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
113	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	02' 05''
114	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	02' 13''
115	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
116	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	02' 26''
117	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
118	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
119	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	02' 28''
120	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
121	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	02' 30''
122	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	s.t.
123	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	02' 33''
124	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	s.t.
125	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	02' 39''
126	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	s.t.
127	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
128	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	02' 41''
129	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	02' 48''
130	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
131	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
132	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
133	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
134	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
135	JAN HIRT	Astana	s.t.
136	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	02' 54''
137	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
138	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
139	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	03' 02''
140	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
141	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	03' 14''
142	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	03' 15''
143	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	s.t.
144	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
145	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	s.t.
146	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	Ag2r La Mondiale	03' 31''
147	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	s.t.
148	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	03' 54''
149	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	04' 05''
150	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	04' 37''
151	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	s.t.
152	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
153	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	s.t.
154	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
155	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	s.t.
156	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
157	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	05' 23''
158	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
159	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	05' 25''
160	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
161	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
162	JOSÉ GONÇALVES	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
163	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	06' 16''
164	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	06' 27''
165	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	06' 44''
166	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
167	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	s.t.
168	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
169	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
170	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
171	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	07' 01''
172	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	07' 53''
173	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	s.t.
174	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	11' 27''
175	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.

GC after stage 8:

• GC leader: Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1,236 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.435 km/hr

1	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	31hr 20min 34sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 37sec
3	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 48''
4	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 51''
5	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 59''
6	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	01' 06''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 11''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	01' 14''
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 18''
10	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 23''
11	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 26''
12	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	01' 27''
13	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	01' 28''
14	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	01' 29''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	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	04' 50''
24	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	05' 07''
25	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	05' 35''
26	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	06' 34''
27	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	06' 39''
28	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	07' 54''
29	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	07' 59''
30	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	08' 02''
31	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	09' 00''
32	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	09' 57''
33	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	10' 06''
34	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	10' 46''
35	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	11' 46''
36	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	12' 06''
37	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	12' 10''
38	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	12' 44''
39	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	12' 48''
40	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS BONET	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	13' 05''
41	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	13' 08''
42	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	13' 24''
43	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	13' 46''
44	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	14' 21''
45	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	14' 29''
46	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	15' 20''
47	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	16' 52''
48	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	16' 53''
49	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	17' 52''
50	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	18' 35''
51	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	18' 53''
52	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	18' 56''
53	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	19' 07''
54	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	19' 21''
55	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	20' 19''
56	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	20' 36''
57	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	23' 28''
58	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	23' 30''
59	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	23' 48''
60	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	23' 55''
61	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	24' 30''
62	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE-Team Emirates	25' 30''
63	BJORG LAMBRECHT	Lotto-Soudal	25' 56''
64	SIMONE PETILLI	UAE-Team Emirates	26' 15''
65	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	26' 31''
66	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	26' 57''
67	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	27' 28''
68	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	28' 04''
69	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	28' 17''
70	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	28' 40''
71	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	29' 05''
72	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	29' 24''
73	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	29' 36''
74	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	29' 42''
75	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	29' 44''
76	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	29' 45''
77	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	29' 49''
78	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	29' 49''
79	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	29' 55''
80	GEORG PREIDLER	Groupama-FDJ	30' 05''
81	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	31' 24''
82	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	32' 04''
83	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	32' 18''
84	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	33' 03''
85	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	33' 47''
86	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	34' 24''
87	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	35' 05''
88	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	36' 35''
89	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	36' 51''
90	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	37' 31''
91	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	38' 12''
92	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	38' 58''
93	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	39' 00''
94	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	39' 02''
95	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	39' 49''
96	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	40' 10''
97	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	40' 39''
98	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	41' 53''
99	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	42' 43''
100	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	43' 17''
101	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	44' 04''
102	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	44' 21''
103	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	44' 49''
104	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	45' 22''
105	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	46' 30''
106	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	46' 58''
107	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	47' 17''
108	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	47' 28''
109	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	47' 36''
110	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	47' 54''
111	JORDI SIMON CASULLERAS	Burgos BH	47' 59''
112	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	48' 17''
113	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	49' 17''
114	JOSÉ GONÇALVES	Katusha-Alpecin	49' 57''
115	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	Bahrain-Merida	50' 19''
116	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	50' 49''
117	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	51' 04''
118	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	51' 39''
119	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	52' 06''
120	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	52' 31''
121	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	52' 35''
122	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	53' 06''
123	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	53' 13''
124	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
125	PAVEL SIVAKOV	Sky	53' 27''
126	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	53' 32''
127	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	54' 43''
128	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
129	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	55' 17''
130	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	55' 33''
131	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	55' 47''
132	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	56' 14''
133	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	56' 51''
134	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	56' 54''
135	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	57' 12''
136	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	57' 37''
137	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	58' 10''
138	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	58' 22''
139	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	58' 53''
140	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	58' 54''
141	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	59' 37''
142	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	Ag2r La Mondiale	59' 48''
143	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	59' 54''
144	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	59' 59''
145	NICOLA CONCI	Trek-Segafredo	1H 00' 46''
146	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	1H 00' 47''
147	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	1H 00' 53''
148	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	Bora-hansgrohe	1H 01' 44''
149	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	1H 01' 52''
150	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	1H 02' 10''
151	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 02' 17''
152	JAN HIRT	Astana	1H 02' 28''
153	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	1H 04' 33''
154	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	1H 04' 36''
155	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 04' 51''
156	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	1H 05' 26''
157	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 05' 33''
158	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	1H 05' 48''
159	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	1H 06' 38''
160	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	1H 07' 26''
161	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	1H 07' 39''
162	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	1H 08' 01''
163	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	1H 09' 17''
164	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	1H 12' 17''
165	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	1H 13' 06''
166	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	1H 15' 39''
167	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	1H 15' 59''
168	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 16' 18''
169	MAXIMILIAN R WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	1H 16' 39''
170	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	1H 16' 44''
171	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	1H 18' 40''
172	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	1H 23' 22''
173	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	1H 28' 08''
174	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	1H 29' 18''
175	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	1H 43' 42''

Stage 8 map & profile:

Stage 8 map

Vuelta stage 8 profile

Stage 8 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Race leader Rudy Molard picks up his bike.

A blisteringly hot day of racing

Here they come. It's between Peter Sagan and Alejandro Valverde.

The stage is Alejandro Valverde's

Stage winner and points classification leader Alejandro Valverde.

Rudy Molard will have to defend his lead over some tough terrain in stage nine.

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