The 2018 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 25 August and 16 September 2018. The race was the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España and was the final Grand Tour of the 2018 cycling season. The race started in Málaga and finished in Madrid.
The race was won by British rider Simon Yates from the team Mitchelton–Scott.
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Dates | 25 August – 16 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,271.4 km (2,033 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 82h 05′ 58″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 25 August | Málaga | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
2 | 26 August | Marbella to Caminito del Rey | 163.9 km (102 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
3 | 27 August | Mijas to Alhaurín de la Torre | 182.5 km (113 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
4 | 28 August | Vélez-Málaga to Alfacar | 162 km (101 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
5 | 29 August | Granada to Roquetas de Mar | 188 km (117 mi) | Intermediate stage | |||
6 | 30 August | Huércal-Overa to San Javier | 153 km (95 mi) | Flat stage | |||
7 | 31 August | Puerto Lumbreras to Pozo Alcón | 182 km (113 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
8 | 1 September | Linares to Almadén | 195.5 km (121 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
9 | 2 September | Talavera de la Reina to La Covatilla | 195 km (121 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
3 September | Salamanca | Rest day | |||||
10 | 4 September | Salamanca to Fermoselle | 172.5 km (107 mi) | Flat stage | |||
11 | 5 September | Mombuey to Ribeira Sacra/Luíntra | 208.8 km (130 mi) | Intermediate stage | |||
12 | 6 September | Mondoñedo to Punta de Estaca de Bares | 177.5 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
13 | 7 September | Candás to La Camperona | 175.5 km (109 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
14 | 8 September | Cistierna to Les Praeres de Nava | 167 km (104 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
15 | 9 September | Ribera de Arriba to Lakes of Covadonga | 185.5 km (115 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
10 September | Santander | Rest day | |||||
16 | 11 September | Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega | 32.7 km (20 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
17 | 12 September | Getxo to Oiz | 166.4 km (103 mi) | Intermediate stage | |||
18 | 13 September | Ejea de los Caballeros to Lleida | 180.5 km (112 mi) | Flat stage | |||
19 | 14 September | Lleida to Naturlandia (Andorra) | 157 km (98 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
20 | 15 September | Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Coll de la Gallina (Andorra) | 105.8 km (66 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
21 | 16 September | Alcorcón to Madrid | 112.3 km (70 mi) | Flat stage | |||
Total | 3,271.4 km (2,033 mi) |
Category | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Cima Alberto Fernández | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Special-category | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
First-category | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Second-category | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
Third-category | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Combination classification
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Team classification | Combativity award
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Young rider award
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1 | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis[a] | not awarded[a] | Rohan Dennis[a] | BMC Racing Team | not awarded | Benjamin Thomas |
2 | Alejandro Valverde | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski[b] | Luis Ángel Maté | Michał Kwiatkowski[b] | Team Sky | Luis Ángel Maté | Laurens De Plus |
3 | Elia Viviani | Jordi Simón | ||||||
4 | Ben King | Astana | Luis Ángel Maté | Enric Mas | ||||
5 | Simon Clarke | Rudy Molard | Alejandro Valverde | Bauke Mollema | ||||
6 | Nacer Bouhanni | Michał Kwiatkowski[c] | Jorge Cubero[21] | |||||
7 | Tony Gallopin | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde[d] | Alex Aranburu | ||||
8 | Alejandro Valverde | Jorge Cubero | ||||||
9 | Ben King | Simon Yates | LottoNL–Jumbo | Lluís Mas | Miguel Ángel López | |||
10 | Elia Viviani | Peter Sagan | Jesús Ezquerra | |||||
11 | Alessandro De Marchi | Alejandro Valverde | Bauke Mollema | |||||
12 | Alexandre Geniez | Jesús Herrada | Bahrain–Merida | Thomas De Gendt | ||||
13 | Óscar Rodríguez | Gorka Izagirre | ||||||
14 | Simon Yates | Simon Yates | Michał Kwiatkowski | |||||
15 | Thibaut Pinot | Bauke Mollema | ||||||
16 | Rohan Dennis | Movistar Team | not awarded | Enric Mas | ||||
17 | Michael Woods | Thomas De Gendt | Omar Fraile | |||||
18 | Jelle Wallays | Jetse Bol | ||||||
19 | Thibaut Pinot | Simon Yates[e] | Jonathan Castroviejo | |||||
20 | Enric Mas | Jesús Herrada | ||||||
21 | Elia Viviani | not awarded | ||||||
Final | Simon Yates | Alejandro Valverde | Thomas De Gendt | Simon Yates | Movistar Team | Bauke Mollema | Enric Mas |
Legend | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the points classification | ||
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | Denotes the leader of the combination classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the combativity award | Denotes the winner of the young rider award |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Mitchelton–Scott | 82h 05′ 58″ | |
2 | Quick-Step Floors | + 1′ 46″ | |
3 | Astana | + 2′ 04″ | |
4 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2′ 54″ | |
5 | Movistar Team | + 4′ 28″ | |
6 | Groupama–FDJ | + 5′ 57″ | |
7 | EF Education First–Drapac | + 6′ 07″ | |
8 | Movistar Team | + 6′ 51″ | |
9 | Bahrain–Merida | + 11′ 09″ | |
10 | Team Sunweb | + 11′ 11″ |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Movistar Team | 131 | |
2 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 119 | |
3 | Quick-Step Floors | 105 | |
4 | Mitchelton–Scott | 104 | |
5 | Astana | 103 | |
6 | Groupama–FDJ | 95 | |
7 | BMC Racing Team | 93 | |
8 | LottoNL–Jumbo | 80 | |
9 | LottoNL–Jumbo | 80 | |
10 | Trek–Segafredo | 76 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Lotto–Soudal | 95 | |
2 | Trek–Segafredo | 83 | |
3 | Cofidis | 64 | |
4 | Team Dimension Data | 56 | |
5 | Astana | 45 | |
6 | Mitchelton–Scott | 38 | |
7 | Groupama–FDJ | 36 | |
8 | EF Education First–Drapac | 31 | |
9 | EF Education First–Drapac | 21 | |
10 | Team Sky | 20 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Mitchelton–Scott | 11 | |
2 | Astana | 13 | |
3 | Movistar Team | 18 | |
4 | Groupama–FDJ | 19 | |
5 | Quick-Step Floors | 24 | |
6 | LottoNL–Jumbo | 29 | |
7 | Team Dimension Data | 41 | |
8 | EF Education First–Drapac | 45 | |
9 | Movistar Team | 47 | |
10 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 47 |
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Movistar Team | 246h 50′ 04″ |
2 | Bahrain–Merida | + 45′ 36″ |
3 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 47′ 57″ |
4 | Astana | + 48′ 10″ |
5 | EF Education First–Drapac | + 58′ 49″ |
6 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1h 27′ 43″ |
7 | Team Dimension Data | + 1h 31′ 01″ |
8 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h 37′ 13″ |
9 | Team Sky | + 1h 47′ 43″ |
10 | Euskadi–Murias | + 1h 47′ 50″ |
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