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Total distance: 3,249 km

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Sunday, September 16: 21st & Final Stage, Alcorcón - Madrid, 100.9 km.

Stage 21 map & profile | Stage 21 photos

Elia Viviani takes the Vuelta's final stage. Luis Angel Gomez photo

Weather at Madrid at 4:00 PM, local time: 29C (84F), Fair, with the wind from the SSE at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Stage 21 began at 5:27 PM.

Here's the organizer's 2018 Vuelta final stage summary:

The final stage of La Vuelta 18 ended with the usual and spectacular bunch sprint in Madrid. Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) proved again he was the fastest with a third stage victory, ahead of the World champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo). Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) made it through the stage without problems and is the overall winner of La Vuelta 18, his first Grand Tour success and the fifth in a row for British riders.

The pack enjoyed the first sunny 30 kilometres leading to Madrid to celebrate the winners of La Vuelta 18. Simon Yates’ Mitchelton-Scott were wearing a new black and red jersey for the occasion. The British winner of the race also celebrated his triumph with his runner-up Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana), 3rd on general classification. Igor Anton (Dimension Data), racing for the last time as a professional rider, crossed the line slightly ahead of the bunch. 11 laps of 5.9km were remaining.

The battle went on with 59km to go. A group of six riders jumped ahead of the bunch: Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing Team), Tiago Machado (Katusha Alpecin), Jetse Bol (Burgos-BH), Loïc Chetout, Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis) and Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias). Sprinters’ teams quickly got into action. The attackers never opened a gap as high as 20’’ and were caught 44km away from the finish.

Diego Rubio (Burgos-BH), Joey Rosskopf (BMC Racing Team) and Nikita Stalnov (Astana) immediately launched a new attack and Garikoitz Bravo (Euskadi-Murias) quickly joined them at the front. The pack controlled the gap around 15’’. Nikita Stalnov dropped back to the peloton after a puncture with 27km to go.

The attackers were finally reeled in with 7 kilometres to go. Sprinters’ teams struggled to offer a proper lead-out to their fast men but that didn’t bother Elia Viviani, who came past everyone to celebrate his third stage win of La Vuelta 18. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) finished safely to seal his overall victory.

Complete results:

Stage 21 photos

100.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.795 km/hr

1	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	2hr 21min 28sec
2	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
5	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
6	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
7	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
8	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
9	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
10	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.
11	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	s.t.
12	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
13	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
14	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
15	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	s.t.
16	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
17	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	s.t.
18	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	s.t.
19	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
20	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
21	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
22	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	s.t.
23	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
24	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	s.t.
25	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
26	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
27	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
28	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
29	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	s.t.
30	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
31	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
32	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
33	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
34	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
35	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	s.t.
36	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
37	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
38	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	s.t.
39	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
40	ENRIC MAS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
41	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	s.t.
42	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	s.t.
43	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
44	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	s.t.
45	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
46	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
47	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
48	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
49	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
50	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
51	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
52	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
53	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
54	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
55	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	s.t.
56	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
57	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	s.t.
58	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
59	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
60	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
61	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	s.t.
62	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
63	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	s.t.
64	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
65	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
66	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
67	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
68	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	s.t.
69	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
70	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	s.t.
72	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	s.t.
73	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
74	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
75	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
76	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	s.t.
77	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
78	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
79	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	s.t.
80	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	s.t.
81	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	s.t.
82	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	s.t.
83	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
84	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
85	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	s.t.
86	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	s.t.
87	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
88	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
89	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	s.t.
90	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
91	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
92	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	s.t.
93	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
94	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
95	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	s.t.
96	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	@ 19sec
97	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	s.t.
99	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
100	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
101	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
102	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
103	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
104	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
105	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	00' 24''
106	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	00' 28''
107	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	s.t.
108	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	s.t.
109	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
110	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
111	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	00' 30''
112	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
113	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
114	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	00' 36''
115	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	00' 37''
116	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	s.t.
117	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
118	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	00' 40''
119	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
120	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
121	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	s.t.
122	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	s.t.
123	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	s.t.
124	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
125	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	s.t.
126	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	s.t.
127	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
128	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	s.t.
129	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
130	JAN HIRT	Astana	s.t.
131	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
132	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
133	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
134	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	s.t.
135	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
136	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	s.t.
137	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	00' 49''
138	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	00' 54''
139	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	s.t.
140	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	s.t.
141	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	00' 58''
142	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
143	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 04''
144	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
145	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
146	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	01' 06''
147	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
148	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	01' 10''
149	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 12''
150	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
151	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
152	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	01' 30''
153	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	01' 32''
154	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	02' 06''
155	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	@ 0sec
156	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	02' 24''
157	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	04' 08''
158	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	04' 10''

Final GC after stage 21:

• GC winner: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification winner: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Points classification winner: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification winner: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Team classification winner: Movistar

3,249 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.574 km/hr

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	82hr 5min 58sec
2	ENRIC MAS	Quick-Step Floors	@ 1min 46sec
3	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	02' 04''
4	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	02' 54''
5	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	04' 28''
6	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	05' 57''
7	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	06' 07''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	06' 51''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	11' 09''
10	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	11' 11''
11	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	12' 10''
12	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	14' 06''
13	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	17' 57''
14	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	25' 40''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	28' 02''
16	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	30' 00''
17	MIKEL BIZKARRA	Euskadi-Murias	35' 46''
18	RICHARD CARAPAZ	Movistar	39' 53''
19	JACK HAIG	Mitchelton-Scott	45' 32''
20	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	51' 36''
21	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	57' 15''
22	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	57' 29''
23	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	1H 03' 07''
24	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	1H 03' 40''
25	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 06' 26''
26	HUBERT DUPONT	Ag2r La Mondiale	1H 11' 04''
27	PELLO BILBAO	Astana	1H 12' 49''
28	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	1H 13' 07''
29	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	1H 14' 48''
30	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	1H 17' 39''
31	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	1H 19' 54''
32	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	1H 21' 38''
33	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	1H 22' 46''
34	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 23' 13''
35	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	1H 24' 17''
36	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	1H 28' 52''
37	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	1H 30' 43''
38	DANIEL MORENO	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 32' 59''
39	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	1H 34' 57''
40	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	1H 36' 40''
41	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	1H 42' 58''
42	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	1H 43' 23''
43	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	1H 43' 49''
44	IGOR ANTON	Dimension Data	1H 52' 53''
45	ADAM YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	1H 54' 33''
46	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	1H 55' 01''
47	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 56' 06''
48	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	1H 57' 26''
49	SERGIO PARDILLA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1H 57' 41''
50	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	1H 58' 18''
51	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi-Murias	1H 58' 53''
52	ANDREY ZEITS	Astana	2H 01' 13''
53	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	Katusha-Alpecin	2H 01' 36''
54	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	Cofidis	2H 01' 43''
55	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	Katusha-Alpecin	2H 04' 03''
56	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	2H 04' 34''
57	JOSE HERRADA	Cofidis	2H 05' 41''
58	LOUIS MEINTJES	Dimension Data	2H 06' 00''
59	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	2H 08' 54''
60	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	2H 09' 59''
61	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	2H 11' 02''
62	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	Sky	2H 13' 56''
63	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	2H 14' 33''
64	DARIO CATALDO	Astana	2H 18' 54''
65	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	2H 20' 11''
66	BRENT BOOKWALTER	BMC	2H 21' 43''
67	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	2H 22' 10''
68	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi-Murias	2H 24' 10''
69	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	Movistar	2H 25' 25''
70	DAMIEN HOWSON	Mitchelton-Scott	2H 29' 16''
71	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	2H 30' 07''
72	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	2H 30' 11''
73	SANDER ARMEE	Lotto-Soudal	2H 30' 18''
74	JAN HIRT	Astana	2H 35' 49''
75	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	2H 39' 38''
76	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	2H 40' 14''
77	LÉO VINCENT	Groupama-FDJ	2H 43' 29''
78	ARITZ BAGUES	Euskadi-Murias	2H 45' 48''
79	TIAGO MACHADO	Katusha-Alpecin	2H 48' 38''
80	MARTIJN TUSVELD	Team Sunweb	2H 49' 31''
81	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	2H 51' 48''
82	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	2H 55' 03''
83	JOSÉ MENDES	Burgos BH	2H 57' 10''
84	RICHIE PORTE	BMC	2H 57' 17''
85	HECTOR SAEZ	Euskadi-Murias	2H 57' 30''
86	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	2H 58' 27''
87	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	2H 59' 30''
88	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	3H 00' 05''
89	JORGE CUBERO	Burgos BH	3H 03' 35''
90	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	3H 04' 42''
91	JAY MC CARTHY	Bora-hansgrohe	3H 05' 02''
92	IMANOL ERVITI	Movistar	3H 10' 45''
93	ANDREY AMADOR	Movistar	3H 10' 46''
94	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	3H 14' 01''
95	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	3H 14' 12''
96	SALVATORE PUCCIO	Sky	3H 15' 09''
97	MIKAEL CHEREL	Ag2r La Mondiale	3H 21' 54''
98	JESUS EZQUERRA	Burgos BH	3H 27' 49''
99	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	3H 28' 51''
100	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	3H 30' 00''
101	JETSE BOL	Burgos BH	3H 35' 55''
102	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	3H 43' 36''
103	MIKEL ITURRIA	Euskadi-Murias	3H 45' 05''
104	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	3H 46' 29''
105	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	3H 47' 21''
106	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	3H 55' 56''
107	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE-Team Emirates	3H 56' 34''
108	ALEX ARANBURU	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3H 57' 33''
109	MIKE TEUNISSEN	Team Sunweb	3H 58' 38''
110	MATHIAS LE TURNIER	Cofidis	4H 00' 26''
111	FRANCISCO JOSE VENTOSO	BMC	4H 02' 14''
112	MICKAEL DELAGE	Groupama-FDJ	4H 02' 45''
113	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	4H 06' 25''
114	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	Lotto-Soudal	4H 08' 34''
115	JOHANNES FRÖHLINGER	Team Sunweb	4H 11' 01''
116	GARIKOITZ BRAVO	Euskadi-Murias	4H 12' 25''
117	MICHAEL STORER	Team Sunweb	4H 12' 32''
118	MICHAEL ALBASINI	Mitchelton-Scott	4H 15' 40''
119	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	4H 16' 05''
120	ANTONIO MOLINA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4H 18' 48''
121	BENJAMIN THOMAS	Groupama-FDJ	4H 22' 41''
122	JOHANN VAN ZYL	Dimension Data	4H 22' 54''
123	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	4H 26' 51''
124	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Dimension Data	4H 27' 54''
125	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	4H 28' 10''
126	IAN BOSWELL	Katusha-Alpecin	4H 28' 13''
127	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	Groupama-FDJ	4H 29' 30''
128	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF Education First-Drapac	4H 31' 50''
129	PABLO TORRES	Burgos BH	4H 34' 43''
130	MARKEL IRIZAR	Trek-Segafredo	4H 37' 11''
131	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	4H 38' 36''
132	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	4H 38' 47''
133	DANIELE BENNATI	Movistar	4H 45' 32''
134	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	4H 48' 07''
135	KIEL REIJNEN	Trek-Segafredo	4H 49' 50''
136	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	LottoNL-Jumbo	4H 52' 40''
137	KENNETH VANBILSEN	Cofidis	4H 53' 07''
138	DIEGO RUBIO	Burgos BH	4H 53' 48''
139	THOMAS LEEZER	LottoNL-Jumbo	4H 53' 56''
140	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	4H 54' 29''
141	LUKA MEZGEC	Mitchelton-Scott	4H 55' 25''
142	LUKA PIBERNIK	Bahrain-Merida	4H 56' 19''
143	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	4H 56' 42''
144	LOIC CHETOUT	Cofidis	5H 00' 35''
145	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	5H 01' 37''
146	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi-Murias	5H 01' 45''
147	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	5H 02' 02''
148	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	5H 07' 42''
149	MARCUS BURGHARDT	Bora-hansgrohe	5H 09' 59''
150	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	5H 10' 42''
151	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF Education First-Drapac	5H 13' 26''
152	FABIO SABATINI	Quick-Step Floors	5H 13' 46''
153	LARS BOOM	LottoNL-Jumbo	5H 19' 07''
154	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	5H 20' 28''
155	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	Mitchelton-Scott	5H 24' 24''
156	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	Team Sunweb	5H 25' 57''
157	JULIEN DUVAL	Ag2r La Mondiale	5H 42' 01''
158	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	Trek-Segafredo	5H 53' 31''

Stage 21 map & profile:

Vuelta stage 21 map

Vuelta stage 21 profile

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

This was Igor Anton's last race before he retired, so he was allowed a lap of honor in Madrid.

Zooming around Madrid in the late afternoon.

Into the shadows

Peter Sagan

Elia Viviani wins the Vuelta's final stage.

Stage winner Elia Viviani

Movistar won the team classification.

Points classification winner Alejandro Valverde

Enric Mas ended up second in the final GC standings.

2018 Vuelta winner Simon Yates.

The 2018 Vuelta final podium, from left: 2nd place Enric Mas, winner Simon Yates & 3rd place Miguel Angel Lopez

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Saturday, September 15: Stage 20: Andorra. Escaldes-Engordany - Coll de la Gallina. Santuario de Canolich, 97.3 km

Complete stage 20 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Enrique Mas appears to be pleased with winning the 2018 Vuelta's 20th stage.

Results:

1	ENRIC MAS	Quick-Step Floors	2hr 59min 30sec
2	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	s.t.
3	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 23sec
4	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	00' 54''
5	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 57''
6	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	01' 11''
7	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 15''
8	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	02' 17''
9	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	03' 09''
10	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	s.t.

GC after stage 20:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	79hr 44min 30sec
2	ENRIC MAS	Quick-Step Floors	@ 1min 46sec
3	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	02' 04''
4	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	02' 54''
5	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	04' 28''
6	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	05' 57''
7	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	06' 07''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	06' 51''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	11' 09''
10	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	11' 11''

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Friday, September 14: Stage 19: Lleida - Andorra. Naturlandia, 154.4 km

Stage 19 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Thibaut Pinot gets his second 2018 Vuelta stage win. Photo: Gomez Sport

Results:

1	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	3hr 42min 5sec
2	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 5sec
3	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 13''
4	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 52''
5	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	s.t.
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
7	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	01' 03''
8	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	01' 12''
9	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 15''
10	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	01' 49''

GC after stage 19:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	76hr 44min 41sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 1min 38sec
3	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 58''
4	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	02' 15''
5	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	02' 29''
6	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	04' 01''
7	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	05' 22''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	05' 29''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	06' 30''
10	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	07' 21''

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Thursday, September 13: Stage 18: Ejea de los Caballeros - Lleida, 186.1 km

Stage 18 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Jelle Wallays takes the stage ahead of Sven Bystrom & Peter Sagan. Photo: Gomez Sport

Results:

1	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	3hr 57min 3sec
2	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
3	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
4	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
5	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
6	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
7	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi-Murias	s.t.
8	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
9	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
10	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.

GC after stage 18:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	73hr 2min 37sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 25sec
3	ENRIC MAS	Quick-Step Floors	01' 22''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	01' 36''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 48''
6	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	02' 11''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	04' 09''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	04' 36''
9	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	05' 31''
10	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	06' 05''

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Wednesday, September 12: Stage 17, Getxo - Balcón de Bizkaia, 157 km

Stage 17 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Michael Woods wins at Balcón de Bizkaia. Luis Angel Gomez photo

Results:

1	MICHAEL WOODS	EF Education First-Drapac	4hr 9min 48sec
2	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	@ 5sec
3	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	Sky	00' 10''
4	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 13''
5	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	00' 38''
6	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	00' 44''
7	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	Dimension Data	00' 48''
8	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	00' 51''
9	JAI HINDLEY	Team Sunweb	00' 55''
10	VINCENZO NIBALI	Bahrain-Merida	01' 48''

GC after stage 17:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	69hr 5min 34sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 25sec
3	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 22''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	01' 36''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 48''
6	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	02' 11''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	04' 09''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	04' 36''
9	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	05' 31''
10	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	06' 05''

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Tuesday, September 11: Stage 16, Santillana del Mar - Torrelavega 32 km individual time trial

Stage 16 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Rohan Dennis was by far the fastest rider of the day.

Results:

1	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	37min 57sec
2	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	BMC	@ 50sec
3	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
4	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 51''
5	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	s.t.
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 03''
7	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	01' 05''
8	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	01' 07''
9	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	01' 10''
10	KASPER ASGREEN	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.

GC after Stage 16:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	64hr 52min 58sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 33sec
3	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 52''
4	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	01' 15''
5	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 30''
6	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	01' 34''
7	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	02' 53''
8	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	03' 04''
9	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	03' 15''
10	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	04' 43''

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Monday, September 10: Rest Day 2 at Santander

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Sunday, September 9: Stage 15, Ribera de Arriba - Lagos de Covadonga, 178.2 km

Stage 15 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Thibaut Pinot wins alone on the mountaintop.

Results:

1	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	5hr 1min 49sec
2	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	@ 28sec
3	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 30''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 32''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	00' 34''
7	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	01' 25''
9	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	01' 33''
10	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 49''

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	64hr 13min 33sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 26sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 33''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 43''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 29''
6	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 55''
7	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	02' 10''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	02' 27''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	03' 03''
10	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	03' 15''

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Saturday, September 8: Stage 14, Cistierna - Les Praeres. Nava, 169.2 km

Complete stage 14 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Simon Yates takes a solo win at Nava.

Results:

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	4hr 19min 27sec
2	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	@ 2sec
3	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	s.t.
4	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	00' 05''
5	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 07''
6	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 11''
7	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	00' 19''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 27''
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 37''
10	FABIO ARU	UAE-Team Emirates	00' 39''

GC after stage 14:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	59hr 11min 18sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 20sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 25''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 47''
5	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 23''
6	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	01' 28''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 40''
8	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 47''
9	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 55''
10	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	02' 08''

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Friday, September 7: Stage 13, Candás. Carreño - Valle de Sabero. La Camperona, 174.8 km

Stage 13 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Oscar Rodriguez wins stage thirteen. Photo Gomez Sport

Results:

1	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	4hr 17min 5sec
2	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 19sec
3	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	00' 30''
4	BJORG LAMBRECHT	Lotto-Soudal	00' 38''
5	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	00' 43''
6	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	01' 00''
7	ILNUR ZAKARIN	Katusha-Alpecin	01' 12''
8	PIETER SERRY	Quick-Step Floors	01' 21''
9	EDWARD RAVASI	UAE-Team Emirates	01' 25''
10	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	01' 27''

GC after stage 13:

• GC leader: Jesus Herrada (Cofidis)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

1	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	54hr 50min 19sec
2	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 1min 42sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	01' 50''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	01' 54''
5	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	02' 23''
6	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	02' 33''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	02' 35''
8	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	02' 40''
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	02' 44''
10	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	02' 47''

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Thursday, September 6: Stage 12, Mondoñedo - Faro de Estaca de Bares. Mañón, 181.1 km

Complete stage 12 results, stage story, phjotos, stage map & profile

Alexandre Geniez wins Vuelta stage twelve. Luis Angel Gomez photo.

Results:

1	ALEXANDRE GENIEZ	Ag2r La Mondiale	4hr 22min 59sec
2	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	s.t.
3	MARK PADUN	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
4	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	s.t.
5	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	@ 2sec
6	DAVIDE FORMOLO	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 05''
7	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	Trek-Segafredo	00' 24''
8	DRIES DEVENYNS	Quick-Step Floors	00' 48''
9	THOMAS DE GENDT	Lotto-Soudal	02' 27''
10	VALERIO CONTI	UAE-Team Emirates	02' 29''

GC after Stage 12:

• GC leader: Jesus Herrada (Cofidis)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

1	JESUS HERRADA	Cofidis	50hr 28min 56sec
2	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 3min 22sec
3	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	03' 23''
4	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	03' 36''
5	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	03' 39''
6	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	03' 46''
7	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
8	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	03' 49''
9	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	03' 54''
10	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	04' 05''

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Wednesday, September 5: Stage 11, Mombuey - Ribeira Sacra. Luintra, 207.8 km

Complete stage 11 results, stage story, map & profile

Alessandro de Marchi wins stage eleven. Luis Angel Gomez photo

Results

1	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	4hr 52min 38sec
2	JHONATAN RESTREPO	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 28sec
3	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	00' 59''
4	NANS PETERS	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 24''
5	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	01' 45''
6	TIESJ BENOOT	Lotto-Soudal	01' 46''
7	RAFAL MAJKA	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
8	NICOLAS ROCHE	BMC	01' 48''
9	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	Sky	01' 50''
10	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.

GC after stage 11:

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	45hr 57min 40sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 1sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 14''
4	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 17''
5	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 24''
6	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
7	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 27''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 32''
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 43''
10	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 47''

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Tuesday, September 4: Stage 10, Salamanca. VIII Centenario Universidad de Salamanca - Fermoselle. Bermillo de Sayago, 177 km

Complete stage 10 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Elia Viviani wins stage ten.

Results:

1	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	4hr 8min 8sec
2	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	NELSON ANDRES SOTO	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
5	MARC SARREAU	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
6	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
7	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
8	JON ABERASTURI	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
9	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
10	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.

GC after stage 10:

• GC leader: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: LottoNL-Jumbo

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	41hr 3min 0sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 1sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 14''
4	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 16''
5	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 17''
6	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 24''
7	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 27''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 32''
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 43''
10	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 47''

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Monday, September 3: Rest Day 1 in Salamanca

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Sunday, September 2: Stage 9, Talavera de la Reina - La Covatilla, 198.2 km

Complete stage 9 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Ben King wins stage nine.

Results:

1	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	5hr 30min 38sec
2	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	@ 48sec
3	DYLAN TEUNS	BMC	02' 38''
4	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	02' 40''
5	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
6	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
7	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	02' 43''
8	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	02' 46''
9	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	02' 49''
10	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	03' 02''

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Simon Philip Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: LottoNL-Jumbo

1	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	36hr 54min 52sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 1sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	00' 14''
4	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 16''
5	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 17''
6	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 24''
7	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	00' 27''
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 32''
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 43''
10	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 48''

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

Complete stage 8 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

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

Results:

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.

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	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''

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Friday, August 31: Stage 7, Puerto Lumbreras - Pozo Alcón, 185.7 km

Complete stage 7 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Tony Gallopin wins stage seven.

Results:

1	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	4hr 18min 20sec
2	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 5sec
3	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	s.t.
4	EDUARD PRADES	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias	s.t.
5	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	s.t.
6	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
8	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
9	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
10	SEPP KUSS	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.

GC after stage 7:

• 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	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	26hr 44min 40sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 47sec
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''

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Thursday, August 30: Stage 6, Huércal Overa -  San Javier. Mar Menor, 155.7 km

Complete stage 6 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Nacer Bouhanni takes stage six. Photo: Luis Angel Gomez

Results:

1	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	3hr 58min 35sec
2	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
3	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
4	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
5	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
6	IVAN GARCIA	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
7	OMAR FRAILE	Astana	s.t.
8	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	s.t.
9	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
10	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	22hr 26min 15sec
2	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	@ 41sec
3	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 48''
4	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 51''
5	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 53''
6	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 11''
7	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 14''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 18''
10	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	01' 23''

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Wednesday, August 29: Stage 5, Granada - Roquetas de Mar, 188.7 km

Complete stage 5 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Simon Clarke wins Vuelta stage five.

Results:

1	SIMON CLARKE	EF Education First-Drapac	4hr 36min 7sec
2	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
3	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	s.t.
4	DAVIDE VILLELLA	Astana	@ 8sec
5	FLORIS DE TIER	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
7	MAXIME MONFORT	Lotto-Soudal	01' 58''
8	JONATHAN LASTRA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	02' 00''
9	FRANCO PELLIZOTTI	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
10	MERHAWI KUDUS	Dimension Data	s.t.

GC after stage 5:

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

1	RUDY MOLARD	Groupama-FDJ	18hr 27min 40sec
2	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	@ 41sec
3	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 48''
4	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 51''
5	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 53''
6	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	01' 06''
7	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	01' 11''
8	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 14''
9	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
10	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	01' 18''

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Tuesday, August 28: Stage 4, Vélez Málaga - Alfacar. Sierra de la Alfaguara, 161.4 km

Complete stage 4 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Ben King wins stage four.

Results:

1	BENJAMIN KING	Dimension Data	4hr 33min 12sec
2	NIKITA STALNOV	Astana	@ 2sec
3	PIERRE ROLLAND	EF Education First-Drapac	00' 13''
4	LUIS ANGEL MATE	Cofidis	01' 08''
5	BEN GASTAUER	Ag2r La Mondiale	01' 39''
6	JELLE WALLAYS	Lotto-Soudal	01' 57''
7	OSCAR CABEDO	Burgos BH	02' 24''
8	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	02' 48''
9	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	02' 50''
10	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	Astana	03' 07''

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	13hr 47min 19sec
2	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 7sec
3	SIMON PHILIP YATES	Mitchelton-Scott	00' 10''
4	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	00' 12''
5	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	00' 25''
6	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 30''
7	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 33''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
9	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	LottoNL-Jumbo	00' 37''
10	ENRIC MAS NICOLAU	Quick-Step Floors	00' 42''

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Monday, August 27: Stage 3, Mijas - Alhaurín de la Torre, 178.2 km

Complete stage 3 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Elia Viviani takes stage three ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo

Results:

1	ELIA VIVIANI	Quick-Step Floors	4hr 48min 12sec
2	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
3	PETER SAGAN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
4	NACER BOUHANNI	Cofidis	s.t.
5	SIMONE CONSONNI	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
6	DANNY VAN POPPEL	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
7	MICHAEL MØRKØV	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
8	MATTEO TRENTIN	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
9	RYAN GIBBONS	Dimension Data	s.t.
10	TOM VAN ASBROECK	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

349.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.089 km/hr

1	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	9hr 10min 52sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 14sec
3	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	00' 25''
4	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	00' 28''
5	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 30''
6	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 32''
8	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 33''
9	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
10	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	00' 35''

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Sunday, August 26: Stage 2, Marbella - Caminito del Rey, 163.5 km

Complete stage 2 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Alejandro Valverde takes the stage and just behind him Michal Kwiatkowski's 2nd place makes him the new race leader. Photo: Gomez Sport

Results:

1	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	4hr 13min 1sec
2	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	s.t.
3	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	@ 3sec
4	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.
5	GEORGE BENNETT	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
6	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
7	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
8	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
9	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
10	THIBAUT PINOT	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

1	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	4hr 22min 40sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	Movistar	@ 14sec
3	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	00' 25''
4	LAURENS DE PLUS	Quick-Step Floors	00' 28''
5	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 30''
6	FABIO FELLINE	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
7	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	Bora-hansgrohe	00' 32''
8	TONY GALLOPIN	Ag2r La Mondiale	00' 33''
9	NAIRO QUINTANA	Movistar	s.t.
10	BAUKE MOLLEMA	Trek-Segafredo	00' 35''

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Saturday, August 25: Stage 1, Málaga 8 km individual time trial

Complete stage 1 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Stage winner Rohan Dennis. Photo Gomez Sport

Results & GC:

1	ROHAN DENNIS	BMC	9min 39sec
2	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	Sky	@ 6sec
3	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	Lotto-Soudal	00' 07''
4	NELSON OLIVEIRA	Movistar	00' 17''
5	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	Sky	00' 20''
6	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	BMC	00' 21''
7	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	Sky	s.t.
8	SIMON GESCHKE	Team Sunweb	s.t.
9	JON IZAGUIRRE	Bahrain-Merida	00' 22''
10	WILCO KELDERMAN	Team Sunweb	s.t.