Vuelta a Espana: Valverde wins stage 8 in Almaden
Movistar rider trims 10 seconds off Molard's overall lead
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 4:35:54 |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:15 |
54 | Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 0:00:19 |
56 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:26 |
57 | Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:32 |
58 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:39 |
67 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:00:42 |
68 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:00:51 |
69 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 0:00:52 |
70 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:57 |
71 | Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:01:03 |
73 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:20 |
75 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | 0:01:26 |
87 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | 0:01:27 |
89 | Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:32 |
92 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team | 0:01:38 |
95 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:41 |
102 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:45 |
103 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:47 |
104 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:50 |
105 | Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 0:01:52 |
107 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:53 |
108 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:02 |
112 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 0:02:05 |
114 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | 0:02:13 |
115 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 0:02:26 |
117 | Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:02:28 |
120 | Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:02:30 |
122 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:02:33 |
124 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:02:39 |
126 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:41 |
129 | Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:02:48 |
130 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:54 |
137 | Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:02 |
140 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors | 0:03:14 |
142 | Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:03:15 |
143 | Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:31 |
147 | Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:54 |
149 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 0:04:05 |
150 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:04:37 |
151 | Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:05:23 |
158 | Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data | 0:05:25 |
160 | Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:06:16 |
164 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 0:06:27 |
165 | Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ | 0:06:44 |
166 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:07:01 |
172 | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 0:07:53 |
173 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
174 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:11:27 |
175 | Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Katusha-Alpecin | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH | 4 | pts |
2 | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 25 | pts |
2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias | 3 | pts |
2 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Bahrain - Merida | 13:47:42 |
2 | Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Bora - Hansgrohe | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Movistar Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Sky | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Team Dimension Data | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bmc Racing Team | 13:48:08 |
9 | Team Ef Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale | 13:48:14 |
10 | Burgos Bh | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Astana Pro Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Mitchelton - Scott | 13:48:24 |
14 | Uae Team Emirates | 13:48:29 |
15 | Quick - Step Floors | 13:48:45 |
16 | Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 13:48:53 |
17 | Lotto Soudal | 13:49:02 |
18 | Trek - Segafredo | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Groupama - Fdj | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Team Sunweb | 13:49:05 |
22 | Team Katusha Alpecin | 13:49:59 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 31:20:34 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:37 |
3 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:48 |
4 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:00:51 |
5 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:59 |
6 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 0:01:06 |
7 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:01:11 |
8 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 0:01:14 |
9 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:18 |
10 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:23 |
11 | George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:26 |
12 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:27 |
13 | Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:01:28 |
14 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 0:01:29 |
15 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky | 0:01:34 |
16 | Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:01:46 |
17 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:02:50 |
18 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:03:08 |
19 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:03:25 |
20 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:56 |
21 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:04:28 |
22 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | 0:04:45 |
23 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:04:50 |
24 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 0:05:07 |
25 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:05:35 |
26 | Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data | 0:06:34 |
27 | Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:06:39 |
28 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 0:07:54 |
29 | Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data | 0:07:59 |
30 | Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:08:02 |
31 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 0:09:00 |
32 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 0:09:57 |
33 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:10:06 |
34 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:10:46 |
35 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 0:11:46 |
36 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:12:06 |
37 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:12:10 |
38 | Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:12:44 |
39 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo |