The stage was determined by a 15-man leading group up to 21 kilometers from the finish. This group included Tao Geoghegan Hart (Great Britain / Sky) and Marc Soler (Spain / Movistar). The group had a lead of a maximum of four minutes. Then Gatis Smukulis (Latvia / Delko) drove away from the field. However, he was put back a good 10 kilometers from the finish. Then Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark / Aqua Blue Sport), Matteo Trentin (Italy / Quick Step), Mikel Landa (Spain / Sky) and Sergei Tschernezki (Russia / Astana) on the Alto del Castillo . In the uphill sprint to the finish, Landa prevailed with two seconds ahead of Chernetsky. Trentin and Hansen fell behind. Landa was the first overall leader.
Seven drivers were able to pull away from the field shortly after the start: Ben King (USA / Dimension Data), Sjoerd van Ginneken (Netherlands / Rompoot), Luis Mas (Spain / Caja Rural), Juan Felipe Osorio (Colombia / Manzana Postobon), Daniel Diaz (Argentina / Delko), Alexandre Pichot (France / Direct Energie) and Ibai Salas (Spain / Burgos-BH). The group had a lead of a maximum of four minutes. All outliers were caught again by the field up to 10 kilometers from the finish. Gianni Moscon (Italy / Sky) attacked four kilometers from the finish . Moscon was caught up again shortly afterwards and there was a mass sprint. Matteo Trentin (Italy / Quick Step) won this sprint ahead of Adam Blythe (Great Britain / Aqua Blue Sport). Mikel Landa defended the overall standings.
Ten drivers pulled away shortly after the starting shot, including Pieter Serry (Belgium / Quick Step) and Gatis Smukulis (Latvia / Delko). The outliers had a lead of a maximum of 3:40 minutes. On the last intermediate sprint of the day (48 kilometers from the finish), Smukulis pulled away from his escape companions. Smukulis was only overtaken by the field six kilometers from the finish, in the final climb of the Picon Blancos . Previously, all other outliers were caught. Mikel Landa (Spain / Sky) attacked three kilometers from the finish . Only David de la Cruz (Spain / Quick Step) could do it. A trio with Enric Mas (Spain / Quick Step), Jaime Roson (Spain / Caja Rural) and Miguel Ángel López (Colombia / Astana) was able to form behind the two . But the trio could no longer close the gap to the top duo. Landa sprinted 200 meters from the finish and de la Cruz couldn't follow him. Landa won the stage and kept the overall lead.
Five drivers pulled away after ten kilometers. Among others, Ben King (USA / Dimension Data) was there. The outliers had a lead of a maximum of four minutes and were overtaken by the field 12 kilometers from the finish. This led to the mass sprint in Clunia . At the end there was the six percent steep home straight to be mastered. The professional cyclist Carlos Barbero (Spain / Movistar) from Burgos mastered this best and won the stage. Behind him were Gianni Moscon (Italy / Sky) and Julian Alaphilippe (France / Quick Step). Mikel Landa kept the overall lead.
After driving about 50 kilometers, 14 drivers left the field. This group included Julian Alaphilippe (France / Quick Step), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Great Britain / Sky), Ben King (USA / Dimension Data) and Lawrence Warbasse (USA / Aqua Blue Sport). The outliers had a maximum lead of around two minutes and a good ten kilometers from the finish line were all set again. Two kilometers from the finish, Mikel Landa (Spain / Sky) attacked, in a section up to 18 percent steep. While David de la Cruz (Spain / Quick Step) fell back after he was able to follow Landa, Miguel Ángel López (Colombia / Astana ) went to Landa with Enric Mas (Spain / Quick Step). In the final sprint, Lopez won ahead of Mas and Landa. Landa won the overall ranking. For the first time since 2011 there was a purely Spanish podium with Landa in front of de la Cruz and Mas.
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Ben King ( Dimension Data )
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Matteo Trentin
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