Vuelta a Espana: Valverde wins stage 8 in Almaden

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) claimed his second victory of the 2018 Vuelta a España on Saturday, pipping Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) to the line in a dramatic uphill sprint in Almadén at the end of stage 8.

Danny van Poppel, whose LottoNL-Jumbo team had dominated the tricky final kilometre - which also included a near-180-degree switchback on a roundabout - finished a more distant third.

Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) finished safely in the main group to retain his overall lead, though the 10 bonus seconds for stage victory moved second-placed Valverde to within 37 seconds.

“They said it was a hard finish and people could even lose time. My DS told me to get on Sagan’s wheel but I told him, ‘I’m not going to go for the stage today - I’m going to focus on not losing time’,” Valverde revealed.

“But in the end I got on Sagan’s wheel and was able to get past him. I know I’m in good shape but I was surprised with that.”

The 195km stage from Linares to Almadén was one of the flattest of the whole Vuelta, with just one categorized climb in the form of the Cat-3 Alto de Españares. However, the heat - nearing 40 degrees - combined with the distance to make it another tough day in the saddle, made all the more complicated by the finale, which included gradients of four per cent that started biting with two kilometres to go.

A breakaway formed after just a few kilometres, containing Thiago Machado (Katusha-Alpecin), Jorge Cubero (Burgos-BH), and Hector Saez (Euskadi-Murias). With just three representatives, it never posed much of a threat to the peloton, and the gap was allowed to yawn out to more than 12 minutes.

On what was a largely uneventful afternoon, the peloton never looked like making a mistake as Bora, Quick-Step, Trek, and Cofidis exchanged turns on the front in order to steadily bring the gap down on the lightly undulating roads in the second half of the parcours.

Everyone was thinking about the complicated final few kilometres, and the racing really began when Machado - the last survivor from the break - was swallowed up with just under 6km to go. Plenty of teams showed an interest but none imposed themselves like Van Poppel’s LottoNL. They put four men on the front in the final two kilometres and made sure they were in pole position coming all the way round that roundabout inside the final kilometre. They were unable to hold it, however, as Bora took over for Sagan in the last several hundred metres.

On a finish such as this there’s always someone who tries to spring a surprise and here it was Ivan Garcia Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) who opened up his effort with still 300 metres to go. Sagan was the one who set off to close the gap, and while he had relatively little struggle in doing so, Valverde was better positioned for a late charge. He started his effort four wheels back and was able to come past Sagan at the last.

The big summit finish at La Covatilla on Sunday has loomed large over the first week of the Vuelta, and Valverde, who came into this Vuelta as a so-called ‘free agent’ but is clearly in great shape, may just have his eyes on the red jersey.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team4:35:54
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 1 - Cell 2
3Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 2 - Cell 2
4Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 5 - Cell 2
7Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 6 - Cell 2
8Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 7 - Cell 2
9Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 9 - Cell 2
11Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 10 - Cell 2
12Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 13 - Cell 2
15Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 14 - Cell 2
16George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-JumboRow 15 - Cell 2
17Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team SunwebRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 17 - Cell 2
19Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 19 - Cell 2
21Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step FloorsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 21 - Cell 2
23Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 23 - Cell 2
25Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 24 - Cell 2
26Sergio Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 25 - Cell 2
27Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 27 - Cell 2
29Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 28 - Cell 2
30Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 29 - Cell 2
31David De La Cruz (Spa) Team SkyRow 30 - Cell 2
32Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BHRow 32 - Cell 2
34Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension DataRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 34 - Cell 2
36Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 35 - Cell 2
37Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BHRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 42 - Cell 2
44Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension DataRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 44 - Cell 2
46Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Benjamin King (USA) Dimension DataRow 46 - Cell 2
48Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 48 - Cell 2
50Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-AlpecinRow 49 - Cell 2
51Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 50 - Cell 2
52Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-MeridaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:00:15
54Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 53 - Cell 2
55Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:00:19
56Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:00:26
57Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:00:32
58Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 57 - Cell 2
59Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 59 - Cell 2
61Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 61 - Cell 2
63Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-JumboRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jai Hindley (Aus) Team SunwebRow 63 - Cell 2
65Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team EmiratesRow 64 - Cell 2
66Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:00:39
67Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott0:00:42
68Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb0:00:51
69Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:00:52
70Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:00:57
71Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 70 - Cell 2
72Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb0:01:03
73Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 72 - Cell 2
74Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:20
75Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 74 - Cell 2
76Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 75 - Cell 2
77Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BHRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 79 - Cell 2
81Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 80 - Cell 2
82Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 81 - Cell 2
83Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJRow 82 - Cell 2
84Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team0:01:26
87Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky0:01:27
89Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-JumboRow 88 - Cell 2
90Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:01:32
92Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 91 - Cell 2
93Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 92 - Cell 2
94Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:01:38
95Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98José Mendes (Por) Burgos BHRow 97 - Cell 2
99Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 98 - Cell 2
100Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 99 - Cell 2
101Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:01:41
102Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors0:01:45
103Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:01:47
104Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:01:50
105Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team SkyRow 104 - Cell 2
106Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:01:52
107Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:01:53
108Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 107 - Cell 2
109Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 109 - Cell 2
111Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:02:02
112Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
113Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:02:05
114Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:02:13
115Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 114 - Cell 2
116Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:02:26
117Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 116 - Cell 2
118Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 117 - Cell 2
119Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:02:28
120Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 119 - Cell 2
121Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data0:02:30
122Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:02:33
124Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb0:02:39
126Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 126 - Cell 2
128Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:02:41
129Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb0:02:48
130Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-ScottRow 129 - Cell 2
131Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 130 - Cell 2
132Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 131 - Cell 2
133Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-ScottRow 132 - Cell 2
134Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-SegafredoRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:02:54
137Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 136 - Cell 2
138Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 137 - Cell 2
139Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:02
140Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 139 - Cell 2
141Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors0:03:14
142Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:03:15
143Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
144Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 143 - Cell 2
145Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team SunwebRow 144 - Cell 2
146Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:31
147Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 146 - Cell 2
148Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:54
149Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky0:04:05
150Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:04:37
151Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BHRow 150 - Cell 2
152Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 151 - Cell 2
153Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BHRow 152 - Cell 2
154Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 153 - Cell 2
155Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension DataRow 154 - Cell 2
156Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 155 - Cell 2
157Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:05:23
158Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 157 - Cell 2
159Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:05:25
160Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team SkyRow 159 - Cell 2
161Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-MeridaRow 160 - Cell 2
162José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 161 - Cell 2
163Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:06:16
164Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:06:27
165Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ0:06:44
166Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 165 - Cell 2
167Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 166 - Cell 2
168Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 167 - Cell 2
169Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 168 - Cell 2
170Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-AlpecinRow 169 - Cell 2
171Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:07:01
172Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:07:53
173Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 172 - Cell 2
174Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:11:27
175Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 174 - Cell 2
DNSMaurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Katusha-AlpecinRow 175 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Villanueva de Córdoba - 123.6 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH4pts
2Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish line points - Parque Minero de Almadén - 195.1 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team25pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida1Row 14 - Cell 3
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KOM 1 - Alto de Españares - 82 km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias3pts
2Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Most Combative
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bahrain - Merida13:47:42
2Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 1 - Cell 2
3Bora - HansgroheRow 2 - Cell 2
4Movistar TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Team SkyRow 4 - Cell 2
6Caja Rural - Seguros RgaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Team Dimension DataRow 6 - Cell 2
8Bmc Racing Team13:48:08
9Team Ef Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale13:48:14
10Burgos BhRow 9 - Cell 2
11Astana Pro TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ag2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Mitchelton - Scott13:48:24
14Uae Team Emirates13:48:29
15Quick - Step Floors13:48:45
16Euskadi Basque Country - Murias13:48:53
17Lotto Soudal13:49:02
18Trek - SegafredoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 18 - Cell 2
20Groupama - FdjRow 19 - Cell 2
21Team Sunweb13:49:05
22Team Katusha Alpecin13:49:59
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General Classification after stage 8
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ31:20:34
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:00:37
3Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:48
4Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:00:51
5Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:59
6Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:01:06
7Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:01:11
8Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team0:01:14
9Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:18
10Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors0:01:23
11George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:26
12Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team0:01:27
13Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:01:28
14Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:01:29
15David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky0:01:34
16Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:01:46
17Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb0:02:50
18Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:03:08
19Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:03:25
20Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:56
21Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe0:04:28
22Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida0:04:45
23Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:50
24Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team0:05:07
25Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data0:05:35
26Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data0:06:34
27Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:06:39
28Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:07:54
29Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:07:59
30Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:08:02
31Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:09:00
32Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky0:09:57
33Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:06
34Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:10:46
35Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team0:11:46
36Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:12:06
37Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:12:10
38Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:12:44
39Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo0:12:48
40Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:13:05
41Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:13:08
42Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data0:13:24
43Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:13:46
44Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:14:21
45Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:14:29
46Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo0:15:20
47Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:16:52
48Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data0:16:53
49Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:17:52
50Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team0:18:35
51Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:18:53
52Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:18:56
53Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:19:07
54Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:19:21
55Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo0:20:19
56Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe0:20:36
57Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky0:23:28
58Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb0:23:30
59Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:23:48
60Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:23:55
61Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:24:30
62Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates0:25:30
63Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:25:56
64Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:26:15
65Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:26:31
66Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:26:57
67José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH0:27:28
68Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:28:04
69Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:28:17
70Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:28:40
71Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:29:05
72Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:29:24
73Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:29:36
74Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:29:42
75Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:29:44
76Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:29:45
77Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team0:29:49
78Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:29:55
80Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ0:30:05
81Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:31:24
82Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:32:04
83Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:32:18
84Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:33:03
85Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:33:47
86Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:34:24
87Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:35:05
88Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH0:36:35
89Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:36:51
90Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:37:31
91Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb0:38:12
92Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:38:58
93Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:39:00
94Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:39:02
95Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:39:49
96Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:40:10
97Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:40:39
98Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:41:53
99Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe0:42:43
100Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:43:17
101Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH0:44:04
102Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:44:21
103Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:44:49
104Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:45:22
105Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb0:46:30
106Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:46:58
107Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-Scott0:47:17
108Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb0:47:28
109Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:47:36
110Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:47:54
111Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH0:47:59
112Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:48:17
113Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH0:49:17
114José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:49:57
115Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:50:19
116Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:50:49
117Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:51:04
118Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin0:51:39
119Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:52:06
120Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:52:31
121Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:52:35
122Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:53:06
123Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:53:13
124Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 123 - Cell 2
125Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky0:53:27
126Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida0:53:32
127Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:54:43
128Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step FloorsRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:55:17
130Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:55:33
131Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:55:47
132Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott0:56:14
133Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:56:51
134Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team0:56:54
135Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:57:12
136Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida0:57:37
137Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:58:10
138Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:58:22
139Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data0:58:53
140Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:58:54
141Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:59:37
142Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:59:48
143Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:59:54
144Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin0:59:59
145Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo1:00:46
146Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH1:00:47
147Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team1:00:53
148Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe1:01:44
149Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1:01:52
150Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:02:10
151Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale1:02:17
152Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team1:02:28
153Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott1:04:33
154Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team1:04:36
155Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1:04:51
156Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott1:05:26
157Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale1:05:33
158Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH1:05:48
159Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ1:06:38
160Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors1:07:26
161Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits1:07:39
162Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors1:08:01
163Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky1:09:17
164Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky1:12:17
165Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1:13:06
166Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ1:15:39
167Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe1:15:59
168Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1:16:18
169Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb1:16:39
170Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH1:16:44
171Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data1:18:40
172Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1:23:22
173Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe1:28:08
174Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo1:29:18
175Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:43:42
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team76pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe63Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky50Row 2 - Cell 3
4Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo46Row 3 - Cell 3
5Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors41Row 4 - Cell 3
6Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo37Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale35Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida31Row 7 - Cell 3
9Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale30Row 8 - Cell 3
10Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data29Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team28Row 10 - Cell 3
12Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb27Row 11 - Cell 3
13Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates26Row 12 - Cell 3
14Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team25Row 13 - Cell 3
15Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits24Row 14 - Cell 3
16Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale23Row 15 - Cell 3
17Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team21Row 16 - Cell 3
18Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo20Row 17 - Cell 3
19Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team20Row 18 - Cell 3
20Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott20Row 19 - Cell 3
21Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale19Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida19Row 21 - Cell 3
23Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits19Row 22 - Cell 3
24Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors18Row 23 - Cell 3
25Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott17Row 24 - Cell 3
26Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team17Row 25 - Cell 3
27Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe16Row 26 - Cell 3
28Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal16Row 27 - Cell 3
29Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors15Row 28 - Cell 3
30Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team14Row 29 - Cell 3
31Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias14Row 30 - Cell 3
32Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team14Row 31 - Cell 3
33Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo13Row 32 - Cell 3
34George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 33 - Cell 3
35Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 34 - Cell 3
36Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 35 - Cell 3
37Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal12Row 36 - Cell 3
38Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky12Row 37 - Cell 3
39Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ10Row 38 - Cell 3
40Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits10Row 39 - Cell 3
41Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale10Row 40 - Cell 3
42Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team9Row 41 - Cell 3
43Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors9Row 42 - Cell 3
44Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal9Row 43 - Cell 3
45Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team9Row 44 - Cell 3
46Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH9Row 45 - Cell 3
47Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky9Row 46 - Cell 3
48Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH8Row 47 - Cell 3
49Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 48 - Cell 3
50Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb8Row 49 - Cell 3
51Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal8Row 50 - Cell 3
52Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA8Row 51 - Cell 3
53Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data7Row 52 - Cell 3
54Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida7Row 53 - Cell 3
55Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team7Row 54 - Cell 3
56Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ6Row 55 - Cell 3
57Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data6Row 56 - Cell 3
58Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo6Row 57 - Cell 3
59Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott5Row 58 - Cell 3
60Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo5Row 59 - Cell 3
61Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates5Row 60 - Cell 3
62Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias5Row 61 - Cell 3
63Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA4Row 62 - Cell 3
64Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 63 - Cell 3
65Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe4Row 64 - Cell 3
66Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 65 - Cell 3
67Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal4Row 66 - Cell 3
68Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin3Row 67 - Cell 3
69Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors3Row 68 - Cell 3
70Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ3Row 69 - Cell 3
71Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias3Row 70 - Cell 3
72Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida2Row 71 - Cell 3
73Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias2Row 72 - Cell 3
74Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates1Row 73 - Cell 3
75Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida1Row 74 - Cell 3
76Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin1Row 75 - Cell 3
77Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 76 - Cell 3
78Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 77 - Cell 3
79Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team1Row 78 - Cell 3
80Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1Row 79 - Cell 3
81Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ1Row 80 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits42pts
2Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo3Row 14 - Cell 3
16Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin1Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Combined Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky29Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data39Row 2 - Cell 3
4Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo62Row 4 - Cell 3
6Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors63Row 5 - Cell 3
7Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale65Row 6 - Cell 3
8Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale82Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale84Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott92Row 9 - Cell 3
11Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo106Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team117Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team126Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH160Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits167Row 14 - Cell 3
16Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin170Row 15 - Cell 3
17Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits177Row 16 - Cell 3
18Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale213Row 17 - Cell 3
19Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias230Row 18 - Cell 3
20Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team245Row 19 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana Pro Team94:01:12
2Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo0:02:07
3Movistar Team0:04:09
4Bora - Hansgrohe0:05:53
5Bahrain - Merida0:07:06
6Team Dimension Data0:10:06
7Team Sky0:12:18
8Team Ef Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale0:12:37
9Uae Team Emirates0:18:05
10Ag2R La Mondiale0:23:02
11Euskadi Basque Country - Murias0:24:20
12Groupama - Fdj0:24:46
13Mitchelton - Scott0:27:41
14Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:28:04
15Lotto Soudal0:31:00
16Bmc Racing Team0:34:39
17Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:34:40
18Quick - Step Floors0:35:20
19Trek - Segafredo0:36:34
20Team Katusha Alpecin0:40:53
21Team Sunweb0:44:03
22Burgos Bh0:48:01

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.


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