Vuelta a España 2008/18. stage

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Result of the 18th stage
First SpainSpain Imanol Erviti GCE 3:53:17 h
Second IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA equal time
Third SpainSpain David Herrero XAG + 0:01 min
Fourth Belarus 1995Belarus Vasil Kiryenka TCS + 0:05 min
fifth NetherlandsNetherlands Karsten Kroon CSC + 0:10 min
Sixth BelgiumBelgium Greg Van Avermaet SIL + 0:13 min
seventh ItalyItaly Enrico Franzoi LIQ equal time
Eighth ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST equal time
Ninth UkraineUkraine Andrij Hrywko MRM equal time
Tenth SpainSpain José Ruiz ACA + 0:20 min
Intermediate results after the 18th stage
Golden jersey Overall rating SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 73:54:38 h
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST + 1:17 min
Third SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC + 3:41 min
Blue jersey Scoring BelgiumBelgium Greg Van Avermaet SIL 130 p.
Second SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 110 p.
Third SpainSpain Alejandro Valverde GCE 99 P.
Red jersey Mountain scoring FranceFrance David Moncoutié COF 143 P.
Second FranceFrance Christophe Kern CA 90 p.
Third SpainSpain Juan Manuel Gárate QST 89 P.
White jersey Combination scoring SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 7 p.
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 13 P.
Third SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 19 p.
Team evaluation SpainSpain Caisse d'Epargne GCE 221: 00: 51 h
Second DenmarkDenmark Team CSC-Saxo Bank CSC + 34:44 min
Third SpainSpain Euskaltel-Euskadi EUS + 36:43 min

The 18th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 18th led over 167.4 kilometers from Valladolid to Las Rozas . There were two sprint classifications and a third category mountain classification on the program.

After a high initial pace of 50 kilometers in the first hour of the race, an eighteen-man top group was finally able to break away: Nicolas Roche , Cyril Lemoine , Iñigo Cuesta , Karsten Kroon , José Vicente Garcia Acosta , Imanol Erviti , Alan Pérez , Iñigo Landaluze , Paolo Bettini , Andrij Hrywko , Juan Antonio Flecha , Wassil Kiryjenka , David Herrero , José Ruiz , Enrico Franzoi , Renaud Dion , Jelle Vanendert and Greg van Avermaet . Van Avermaet secured the intermediate sprints and Cuesta the mountain classification. Since none of the front riders played a role in the mountain classification, David Moncoutié could theoretically no longer take the red jersey after this stage . Van Avermaet also extended his lead in the points classification to 20 points. The way to the goal was marked by many attacks and ultimately a quartet stood out a little: Erviti, Kiryjenka, Herrero and Roche. Erviti won the stage ahead of Roche.

tasks

Sprint ratings

  • 1st intermediate sprint in Sanchidriám (kilometer 80) (920 m above sea level)
First BelgiumBelgium Greg van Avermaet SIL 4 p.
Second IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA 2 p.
Third GermanyGermany Andreas Klöden AST 1 P.
  • 2nd intermediate sprint in Villacastín (kilometer 100) (1,100 m above sea level)
First BelgiumBelgium Greg van Avermaet SIL 4 p.
Second IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA 2 p.
Third SpainSpain Juan Antonio Flecha RAB 1 P.
  • Finish in Las Rozas (710 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Imanol Erviti GCE 25 p.
Second IrelandIreland Nicolas Roche CA 20 p.
Third SpainSpain David Herrero XAG 16 p.
Fourth Belarus 1995Belarus Vasil Kiryenka TCS 14 p.
fifth NetherlandsNetherlands Karsten Kroon CSC 12 p.
Sixth BelgiumBelgium Greg van Avermaet SIL 10 p.
seventh ItalyItaly Enrico Franzoi LIQ 9 p.
Eighth ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 8 p.
Ninth UkraineUkraine Andrij Hrywko MRM 7 p.
Tenth SpainSpain José Ruiz ACA 6 p.
11. BelgiumBelgium Jelle Vanendert FDJ 5 p.
12. SpainSpain Juan Antonio Flecha RAB 4 p.
13. SpainSpain Iñigo Cuesta CSC 3 p.
14th SpainSpain José García Acosta GCE 2 p.
15th SpainSpain Alan Perez EUS 1 P.

Mountain ratings

  • Alto de los Leones, 3rd category (kilometer 128.5) (1,510 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Iñigo Cuesta CSC 6 p.
Second ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 4 p.
Third NetherlandsNetherlands Jelle Vanendert FDJ 2 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Alan Perez EUS 1 P.