Thursday, September 14: Stage 18, Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares, 176.5 km
Stage 18 map & profile | Stage 18 photos
Remco Evenepoel has left everyone almost five minutes behind.
Weather at the city of Linares, on the route and 1.1 km from the finish, at 1:40 PM, local time: 24C (75F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is a 1% chance of rain.
Rated ascents:
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The race: Here's the race organizer's stage 18 summary.
Another massive day of climbing on the roads of La Vuelta 23 led to another huge offensive by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step). The Belgian star made the early breakaway and went first over the four first ascents of the day until he powered to the solo victory atop the Puerto de La Cruz de Linares, after 179km gruelling kilometres on stage 18. Evenepoel takes his 5th stage win in La Vuelta, the third this year, and he all but secures the polka-dot jersey as he only needs to reach Madrid without incidents to win the KOM competition. Among the GC contenders, Jumbo-Visma controlled the attacks and Sepp Kuss retained La Roja.
The race:
More climbing in the Asturias! On the day after the iconic Angliru, the peloton of La Vuelta face an unprecedented summit finish at La Cruz de Linares at the end of a day packed with climbing.
Evenepoel secures the polka dots
Attackers set off from the gun. After 18km of battle, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious), Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ), Nico Denz (Bora-Hansgrohe), Jarrad Drizners, Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny), Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Max Poole (DSM-Firmenich), Hugo Hofstetter (Arkéa Samsic) and Paul Ourselin (Total Energies) join Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) and Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ) at the front.
The gap quickly increases, up to 10’20’’ on the first slopes of the cat-1 Puerto de San Lorenzo (9.9km at 8.6%). Remco Evenepoel leads the way to the summit and all but seals the KOM competition. He needs to reach Madrid without incidents in order to become the second Belgian to win the polka-dot jersey in the history of La Vuelta, after Thomas De Gendt in 2018.
Evenepoel leads, Vingegaard helps
Evenepoel ups the ante on the short but steep Alto de Tenebredo (3.4km at 9.5%). Only Caruso, Poole, Kron, Ourselin and Bernal manage to follow him on these slopes. Piccolo and Bernard get back on the downhill. At the summit, the gap to the bunch is up to 11’40’’.
On the first ascent of the Puerto de La Cruz de Linares (8.3km at 8.6% with slopes up to 16%), Evenepoel, Caruso and Poole quickly drop their breakaway rivals. And the Belgian champion goes solo with 4km to go to the summit and 29km to the finish. As they cross the line for the first time, Poole trails by 1’35’’ and Caruso by 1’50’’.
Remco Evenepoel wins stage 18.
Among the GC contenders, Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) attacks twice inside the final 5 kilometres. Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) also moves under the 1-km-to-go banner. But Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) controls for Sepp Kuss, who retains La Roja.
Complete results:
176.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.820 km/hr
1 | REMCO EVENEPOEL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 4hr 47min 37sec |
2 | DAMIANO CARUSO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | @ 4min 44sec |
3 | ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON | LOTTO DSTNY | 5' 10'' |
4 | DAVID MAX POOLE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 5' 12'' |
5 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 5' 17'' |
6 | JULIEN BERNARD | LIDL-TREK | 6' 11'' |
7 | EGAN BERNAL | INEOS GRENADIERS | 7' 01'' |
8 | JUAN AYUSO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 29'' |
9 | ENRIC MAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
10 | SEPP KUSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
11 | PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
12 | MIKEL LANDA | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 9' 32'' |
13 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 9' 38'' |
14 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 10' 23'' |
15 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
16 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
17 | JOAO ALMEIDA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
18 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 26'' |
19 | WOUT POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 10' 45'' |
20 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 11' 05'' |
21 | EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO | MOVISTAR TEAM | 11' 06'' |
22 | STEFF CRAS | TOTALENERGIES | 11' 08'' |
23 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 12' 50'' |
24 | ANTONIO TIBERI | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 13' 18'' |
25 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
26 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
27 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 14' 59'' |
28 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
29 | AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER | LIDL-TREK | 15' 22'' |
30 | NICOLAS PRODHOMME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 15' 54'' |
31 | ATTILA VALTER | JUMBO-VISMA | 17' 49'' |
32 | ANDER OKAMIKA | BURGOS-BH | 19' 35'' |
33 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 19' 41'' |
34 | ANDREY ZEITS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
35 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 19' 47'' |
36 | DANIEL NAVARRO | BURGOS-BH | 20' 28'' |
37 | LEWIS ASKEY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 20' 30'' |
38 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR TEAM | 20' 36'' |
39 | MARC SOLER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
40 | LOUIS VERVAEKE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
41 | JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
42 | FINN FISHER-BLACK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 48'' |
43 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 20' 57'' |
44 | LORENZO GERMANI | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 21' 18'' |
45 | ELIE GESBERT | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 22' 47'' |
46 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 23' 48'' |
47 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 24' 37'' |
48 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 25' 07'' |
49 | FABIEN DOUBEY | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
50 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
51 | LUKASZ OWSIAN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
52 | FERNANDO BARCELO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | s.t. |
53 | ROMAIN GREGOIRE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
54 | JON BARRENETXEA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | s.t. |
55 | WILCO KELDERMAN | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
56 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
57 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
58 | FELIX ENGELHARDT | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
59 | FABIO FELLINE | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
60 | BAUKE MOLLEMA | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
61 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
62 | ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | s.t. |
63 | NICO DENZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 26' 22'' |
64 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 26' 44'' |
65 | JAMES KNOX | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
66 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 28' 26'' |
67 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
68 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 28' 46'' |
69 | NELSON OLIVEIRA | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
70 | RUI COSTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
71 | PIETER SERRY | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
72 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 29' 31'' |
73 | ROBERT GESINK | JUMBO-VISMA | 29' 39'' |
74 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO DSTNY | 30' 10'' |
75 | GEOFFREY SOUPE | TOTALENERGIES | 30' 52'' |
76 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
77 | CYRIL BARTHE | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
78 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
79 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
80 | KEVIN LEDANOIS | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
81 | SAMUEL WATSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
82 | JOSE MANUEL DIAZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
83 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
84 | OIER LAZKANO | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
85 | MICHEL RIES | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
86 | JETSE BOL | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
87 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
88 | DYLAN VAN BAARLE | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
89 | ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
90 | MATTIA CATTANEO | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
91 | JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
92 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
93 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
94 | CLÉMENT DAVY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
95 | JULIUS JOHANSEN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
96 | JORGE ARCAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | s.t. |
97 | GERAINT THOMAS | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
98 | MICHAL SCHLEGEL | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | s.t. |
99 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
100 | LENNERT VAN EETVELT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
101 | JONAS KOCH | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
102 | KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
103 | BOY VAN POPPEL | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
104 | HUGO HOFSTETTER | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
105 | HUGH JOHN CARTHY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
106 | SEAN QUINN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
107 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
108 | JACOPO MOSCA | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
109 | SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
110 | DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
111 | DAVID GONZALEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | s.t. |
112 | JONATHAN CAICEDO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
113 | PAUL LAPEIRA | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | s.t. |
114 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
115 | LENNY MARTINEZ | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
116 | JIMMY JANSSENS | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
117 | MICHAEL STORER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 31' 07'' |
118 | DAMIEN TOUZE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 31' 16'' |
119 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 31' 25'' |
120 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 31' 27'' |
121 | KENNY ELISSONDE | LIDL-TREK | 31' 32'' |
122 | MATTEO SOBRERO | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
123 | SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD | LOTTO DSTNY | 32' 15'' |
124 | ANDRÉ CARVALHO | COFIDIS | 33' 00'' |
125 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
126 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 33' 23'' |
127 | JESUS EZQUERRA | BURGOS-BH | 33' 38'' |
128 | JOSE HERRADA | COFIDIS | s.t. |
129 | MATEVŽ GOVEKAR | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 35' 04'' |
130 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
131 | MATHIS LE BERRE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
132 | PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 35' 17'' |
133 | SEAN FLYNN | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | s.t. |
134 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 35' 23'' |
135 | FILIPPO GANNA | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
136 | MILAN MENTEN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
137 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
138 | TOBIAS BAYER | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
139 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
140 | OTTO VERGAERDE | LIDL-TREK | s.t. |
141 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | s.t. |
142 | SAMUELE BATTISTELLA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | s.t. |
143 | EDWARD THEUNS | LIDL-TREK | 35' 34'' |
144 | JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 35' 39'' |
145 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
146 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 35' 43'' |
147 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
148 | JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
149 | JAN MAAS | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 35' 48'' |
GC after stage 18:
2,648 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.413 km/hr
1 | SEPP KUSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 65hr 31min 27sec |
2 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | @ 17sec |
3 | PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 08'' |
4 | JUAN AYUSO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4' 00'' |
5 | MIKEL LANDA | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4' 19'' |
6 | ENRIC MAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | 4' 30'' |
7 | CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 7' 37'' |
8 | ALEKSANDR VLASOV | BORA-HANSGROHE | 8' 35'' |
9 | JOAO ALMEIDA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 10' 20'' |
10 | SANTIAGO BUITRAGO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 12' 20'' |
11 | STEFF CRAS | TOTALENERGIES | 13' 41'' |
12 | CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 21' 50'' |
13 | REMCO EVENEPOEL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 27' 53'' |
14 | MARC SOLER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 33' 03'' |
15 | JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ | LIDL-TREK | 33' 37'' |
16 | WOUT POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 41' 53'' |
17 | EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO | MOVISTAR TEAM | 45' 26'' |
18 | DAMIANO CARUSO | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 53' 24'' |
19 | EMANUEL BUCHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 57' 17'' |
20 | ANTONIO TIBERI | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1H 00' 24'' |
21 | ATTILA VALTER | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 03' 54'' |
22 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 1H 09' 11'' |
23 | HUGH JOHN CARTHY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1H 22' 02'' |
24 | RÉMY ROCHAS | COFIDIS | 1H 25' 26'' |
25 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 26' 28'' |
26 | LENNY MARTINEZ | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1H 31' 29'' |
27 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
28 | WILCO KELDERMAN | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 33' 50'' |
29 | NICOLAS PRODHOMME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 1H 37' 54'' |
30 | FINN FISHER-BLACK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 47' 01'' |
31 | LENNARD KÄMNA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 48' 43'' |
32 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 49' 23'' |
33 | DANIEL NAVARRO | BURGOS-BH | 1H 53' 13'' |
34 | BEN ZWIEHOFF | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 55' 14'' |
35 | FABIEN DOUBEY | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 55' 45'' |
36 | GERAINT THOMAS | INEOS GRENADIERS | 1H 56' 27'' |
37 | LOUIS VERVAEKE | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1H 58' 18'' |
38 | LENNERT VAN EETVELT | LOTTO DSTNY | 1H 59' 31'' |
39 | ROMAIN GREGOIRE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2H 00' 49'' |
40 | MATTIA CATTANEO | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2H 01' 20'' |
41 | DAVID MAX POOLE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 2H 01' 29'' |
42 | PELAYO SANCHEZ | BURGOS-BH | 2H 07' 08'' |
43 | SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2H 07' 42'' |
44 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 07' 44'' |
45 | JONATHAN CAICEDO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 07' 58'' |
46 | RUI COSTA | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2H 09' 57'' |
47 | MICHAEL STORER | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2H 10' 27'' |
48 | EGAN BERNAL | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2H 10' 51'' |
49 | ROBERT GESINK | JUMBO-VISMA | 2H 12' 15'' |
50 | ANDREY ZEITS | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 12' 28'' |
51 | NELSON OLIVEIRA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 14' 12'' |
52 | KENNY ELISSONDE | LIDL-TREK | 2H 14' 50'' |
53 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 2H 15' 18'' |
54 | JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2H 17' 41'' |
55 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 19' 39'' |
56 | JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 21' 21'' |
57 | SIMONE PETILLI | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2H 24' 23'' |
58 | ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON | LOTTO DSTNY | 2H 25' 22'' |
59 | FERNANDO BARCELO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 2H 26' 01'' |
60 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 27' 07'' |
61 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 2H 27' 38'' |
62 | JAN HIRT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2H 27' 55'' |
63 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 2H 28' 11'' |
64 | MICHEL RIES | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 30' 34'' |
65 | JOSE MANUEL DIAZ | BURGOS-BH | 2H 34' 22'' |
66 | ANDER OKAMIKA | BURGOS-BH | 2H 34' 49'' |
67 | JULIEN BERNARD | LIDL-TREK | 2H 35' 53'' |
68 | JAMES KNOX | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 2H 35' 57'' |
69 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 36' 59'' |
70 | FELIX ENGELHARDT | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 2H 40' 57'' |
71 | SEAN QUINN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 41' 31'' |
72 | ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 2H 44' 07'' |
73 | LUKASZ OWSIAN | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 44' 24'' |
74 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 45' 35'' |
75 | JASHA SÜTTERLIN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2H 45' 37'' |
76 | BAUKE MOLLEMA | LIDL-TREK | 2H 46' 16'' |
77 | JESUS HERRADA | COFIDIS | 2H 46' 35'' |
78 | JON BARRENETXEA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 2H 47' 32'' |
79 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 47' 46'' |
80 | OIER LAZKANO | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 48' 58'' |
81 | FABIO FELLINE | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 2H 48' 59'' |
82 | DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2H 50' 11'' |
83 | DYLAN VAN BAARLE | JUMBO-VISMA | 2H 50' 16'' |
84 | ELIE GESBERT | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 51' 07'' |
85 | JORGE ARCAS | MOVISTAR TEAM | 2H 51' 18'' |
86 | AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER | LIDL-TREK | 2H 52' 44'' |
87 | MATTEO SOBRERO | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 2H 53' 24'' |
88 | LORENZO GERMANI | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2H 53' 37'' |
89 | MATHIS LE BERRE | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2H 56' 51'' |
90 | JACOPO MOSCA | LIDL-TREK | 2H 57' 12'' |
91 | JESUS EZQUERRA | BURGOS-BH | 2H 59' 59'' |
92 | DAMIEN TOUZE | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 3H 04' 44'' |
93 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 3H 08' 25'' |
94 | JONAS KOCH | BORA-HANSGROHE | 3H 10' 36'' |
95 | PIETER SERRY | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3H 14' 02'' |
96 | NICO DENZ | BORA-HANSGROHE | 3H 14' 44'' |
97 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 15' 14'' |
98 | JULIUS JOHANSEN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 17' 18'' |
99 | FILIPPO GANNA | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3H 17' 24'' |
100 | GEOFFREY SOUPE | TOTALENERGIES | 3H 18' 36'' |
101 | JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 3H 18' 40'' |
102 | KEVIN LEDANOIS | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3H 19' 38'' |
103 | ANDREA VENDRAME | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 3H 21' 44'' |
104 | LEWIS ASKEY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 21' 56'' |
105 | SYLVAIN MONIQUET | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 23' 06'' |
106 | EDUARDO SEPULVEDA | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 23' 20'' |
107 | DAVID GONZALEZ LOPEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 3H 23' 26'' |
108 | PAUL LAPEIRA | AG2R CITROEN TEAM | 3H 27' 29'' |
109 | JETSE BOL | BURGOS-BH | 3H 28' 25'' |
110 | SEAN FLYNN | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 3H 30' 07'' |
111 | DRIES VAN GESTEL | TOTALENERGIES | 3H 31' 45'' |
112 | CYRIL BARTHE | BURGOS-BH | 3H 31' 48'' |
113 | MICHAL SCHLEGEL | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROSRGA | 3H 32' 10'' |
114 | JAN MAAS | TEAM JAYCO ALULA | 3H 33' 05'' |
115 | OTTO VERGAERDE | LIDL-TREK | 3H 34' 01'' |
116 | HUGO HOFSTETTER | TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3H 34' 41'' |
117 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3H 34' 55'' |
118 | JIMMY JANSSENS | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 38' 01'' |
119 | JULIUS VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 38' 18'' |
120 | SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD | LOTTO DSTNY | 3H 41' 24'' |
121 | FRANÇOIS BIDARD | COFIDIS | 3H 41' 58'' |
122 | EDWARD THEUNS | LIDL-TREK | 3H 42' 20'' |
123 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 42' 52'' |
124 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 43' 57'' |
125 | BOY VAN POPPEL | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 44' 09'' |
126 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3H 45' 06'' |
127 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3H 46' 05'' |
128 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 3H 46' 18'' |
129 | SAMUELE BATTISTELLA | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | 3H 46' 54'' |
130 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 3H 47' 09'' |
131 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 48' 54'' |
132 | SAMUEL WATSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 51' 00'' |
133 | MATEVŽ GOVEKAR | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3H 52' 20'' |
134 | JOSE HERRADA | COFIDIS | 3H 52' 45'' |
135 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 54' 10'' |
136 | ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ | BURGOS-BH | 3H 54' 22'' |
137 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3H 54' 45'' |
138 | CLÉMENT DAVY | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3H 56' 21'' |
139 | ANDRÉ CARVALHO | COFIDIS | 3H 57' 09'' |
140 | KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3H 57' 12'' |
141 | TOBIAS BAYER | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3H 57' 59'' |
142 | PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 4H 02' 11'' |
143 | MILAN MENTEN | LOTTO DSTNY | 4H 04' 32'' |
144 | JARRAD DRIZNERS | LOTTO DSTNY | 4H 08' 56'' |
145 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4H 09' 34'' |
146 | JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4H 11' 13'' |
147 | ALBERTO DAINESE | TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH | 4H 12' 53'' |
148 | DAVIDE CIMOLAI | COFIDIS | 4H 14' 14'' |
149 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4H 16' 53'' |
Stage 18 map & profile:
Stage 18 map
Stage 18 profile
Stage 18 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The peloton about finishes a climb.
Remco Evenepoel on his solo break.
GC leader Sepp Kuss and his Jumbo-Visma teammates.
Remco Evenepoel takes an impressive stage win.
Enric Mas & Juan Ayuso finish 9th & 8th.
Sepp Kuss gets a little closer to winning the 2023 Vuelta.
Mikel Landa
Jonas Vingegaard finishes the stage.
Sepp Kuss just after the stage finish.
Evenepoel has now sealed his ownership of the KOM classification. He has to just finish the 2023 Vuelta to win the classification.
Sepp Kuss slightly extended his GC lead.