Vuelta a España 2018
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| General | |||
| output | 73. Vuelta a España | ||
| Racing series | UCI WorldTour 2018 2nd UWT | ||
| Stages | 21st | ||
| date | August 25 - September 16, 2018 | ||
| overall length | 3,271.4 km | ||
| Host countries |
 Spain  Andorra |
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| begin | Málaga | ||
| target | Madrid | ||
| Teams | 22nd | ||
| Driver at the start | 176 | ||
| Driver at the finish | 158 | ||
| Average speed | 39.846 km / h | ||
| Result | |||
| winner |
 Simon Yates ( Mitchelton-Scott ) |
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| Second |
Enric Mas ( Quick-Step Floors ) |
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| Third |
 Miguel Ángel López ( Astana ) |
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| Scoring |
Alejandro Valverde ( Movistar ) |
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| Mountain scoring |
.svg){kind=small} Thomas De Gendt ( Lotto-Soudal ) |
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| Young talent evaluation |
Enric Mas ( Quick-Step Floors ) |
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| Most combative driver |
 Bauke Mollema ( Trek-Segafredo ) |
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| Combination scoring |
Simon Yates ( Mitchelton-Scott ) |
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| Team evaluation |
Movistar
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The 73rd Vuelta a España 2018 took place from August 25 to September 16, 2018. Leading to the Grand Tours belonging tour was part of the UCI World Tour 2018 .
Overall winner was Simon Yates ( Mitchelton-Scott ) with a conservative strategy. After taking the overall lead on the mountainous ninth stage, he handed it over to the runaway Jesús Herrada ( Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ) on the 12th stage, only to conquer it two days later with a victory on a mountain finish . He then spared himself for the last two mountain stages in Andorra , where he extended his lead. Yates also won the combined classification.
Second was Enric Mas ( Quick-Step Floors ), who also won the youth championship and a stage, 1:46 minutes behind Miguel Ángel López ( Astana Pro Team ), 2:04 minutes behind.
The points classification was won by Alejandro Valverde , who won a stage, was second in the overall standings for a long time and finally came in fifth overall. His Movistar team won the team championship .
Thomas De Gendt ( Lotto Soudal ) won the mountain classification through numerous participation in escape attempts .
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) won three stages in the sprint. Rohan Dennis ( BMC Racing Team ) won the two individual time trials before giving up the race.
Bauke Mollema ( Trek-Segafredo ) was named the most combative driver of the tour.
Participating teams and drivers
The 18 UCI WorldTeams were entitled and obliged to participate . In addition, the UCI Professional Continental Teams Burgos-BH , Caja Rural-Seguros RGA , Cofidis, Solutions Crédits and Euskadi Basque Country-Murias received wild cards . Last year's winner Chris Froome ( Team Sky ) was not at the start . Last year's runner-up Vincenzo Nibali stated after his fall at the Tour de France 2018 that he had no ambitions for the overall standings. Miguel Angel Lopez ( Team Astana ), Nairo Quintana ( Movistar Team ) and Rigoberto Urán ( EF Education First-Drapac ) were named as favorites .
route
The race started with an individual time trial over eight kilometers in Málaga . Another time trial took place on the 16th stage over 32.7 kilometers. The nine mountain arrivals , including the stage goals of the 19th and 20th stage in Andorra , are considered decisive . The tour ends in Madrid with a flat stage.
Regulations
| Scoring | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th |
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| Milestone | 25th | 20th | 16 | 14th | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Intermediate sprint | 4th | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mountain scoring | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | |||||||||
| Cima Alberto Fernández | 20th | 15th | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 | |||||||||
| Category Especial | 15th | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1st category | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2nd category | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd category | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- The leader of the overall standings wore the red jersey . As always in international stage races, the overall ranking was determined by adding up the times driven. In addition, there was time bonus for the stages - apart from the time trial stages 10, 6 and 4 and for the intermediate sprints 3, 2 and 1 seconds.
- The leader in the points classification wore the green jersey . The points evaluation resulted from the addition of the points at the finish of each stage and the intermediate sprint, which was also carried out on each stage.
- The leader in the mountain classification wore the blue-dotted jersey .
- The leader in the combined classification wore the white jersey . The combined ranking resulted from the placements in the overall ranking, points ranking and mountain ranking. The driver with the fewest ranking points was the leader in this special classification.
- The team ranking results from the team ranking by adding the 3 best times of the drivers of a team on each stage.
- On every stage with the exception of the time trial, the most combative rider was awarded the red number by a jury .
Overview of the leaders per stage
Bottom line
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Herrada gets red because the competition shies away from responsibility. In: radsport-news.com. September 7, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Yates after the Giro crash with new tactics for the Vuelta coup. In: radsport-news.com. September 16, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ In the 14th attempt it works for De Gendt with the mountain jersey. In: radsport-news.com. September 16, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Viviani from far behind past everyone to the 18th win of the season. In: radsport-news.com. September 16, 2018, accessed September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ The red jersey is not an issue for start number 1. In: radsport-news.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Five stars only for Miguel Angel Lopez. In: radsport-news.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Nine mountain arrivals, two time trials, few chances for sprinters. In: radsport-news.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
Web links
- Official website
- Regulations of the Vuelta a España 2018
- Vuelta a España 2018 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
