2019 Giro d'Italia

102nd edition: May 11 - June 2, 2019

Stage 18, Thursday, May 30:
Valdaora/Olang - Santa Maria di Sala

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Thursday, May 30: Stage 18, Valdaora/Olang - Santa Maria di Sala, 222 km

Stage 18 map & profile | Stage 18 photos

Damiano Cima wins stage 18, to Pascal Ackermann's obvious frustration.

Weather at the finish city of Santa Maria di Sala at 2:00 PM, local time: 21C (69F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the SSE at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is just a 10% chance of rain.

The race: 143 riders began stage 18 at 12:12 local time. There was one non-starter, Valerio Conti (UAE-Team Emirates), who had worn the Maglia Rosa for six days.

Here's the organizer's stage 18 summary:

The Italian rider Damiano Cima (Nippo – Vini Fantini – Faizané) won Stage 18 of the 102nd Giro d’Italia, 222km from Valdaora / Olang to Santa Maria di Sala. Pascal Ackermann (Bora – Hangrohe) and Simone Consonni (UAE Team Emirates) finished second and third, respectively.

Richard Carapaz remains the race General Classification leader, wearing the Maglia Rosa.

JERSEYS

• Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team)
• Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo – Pascal Ackermann (Bora – Hangrohe)
• Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Giulio Ciccone (Trek – Segafredo)
• Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Eurospin – Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team)

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner Damiano Cima said: “I can’t believe what just happened. I’ve spent so many kilometres in breakaways during this Giro. I thought I’d never make it but I’ve won today. It’s insane. It’s the dream of a lifetime.”

The race leader Richard Carapaz said: “It’s been a quiet stage but a long one, intense at the beginning only. I’ve had a good support from my team again. Tomorrow will be an important test but I’m confident to keep the Maglia Rosa.”

Second-place Pascal Ackermann's Bora-hansgrohe team sent me this summary:

With two upcoming mountain stages and a final time trial, the sprinters had the last chance to notch up another stage victory on today's 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia. Almost the entirety of the 222km long route was downhill.

After the start in Valdaora, the terrain went uphill for a short time, but then continued downhill before 118km after the start, the 6.7 km long and 4.5 per cent steep Pieve d'Alpago, the only mountain classification of the day, awaited. The last 10 km were completely flat with some 90-degree turns before the drivers reached the finish line in Santa Maria di Sala near Venice.

The intermediate sprint taken after 159km was particularly important for the German road champion Pascal Ackermann. He was trailing A. Démare, the current leader in the sprint classification by only 13 points, and the points collected here would improve his chances against the French rider in the fight for the Maglia Ciclamino.

After the drop of the flag, several riders unsuccessfully attempted to break free, and it was not until 50 km later that a breakaway of three riders was able to form. Back in the main field, BORA-hansgrohe and Israel Cycling Academy pulled at the front to keep the distance to the leaders manageable. With more than half of the race completed, BORA-hansgrohe still tapped out the tempo and the advantage to the leading trio dwindled to around 4 minutes. Ahead of the first intermediate sprint, a large part of the squad from Raubling came to the fore, but when A. Démare opened up his sprint, Pascal did not follow, trying to conserve energy. The break worked well together and with 35km remaining, the trio still had an advantage of more than 4 minutes. At this point, BORA-hansgrohe put the hammer down but the gap only slowly decreased.

During the last 15km, the German team then committed four riders to the front to chase down the leaders, as other teams also began to move up. Over the last few kilometres, the main filed had the escapees in sight. On the finishing stretch, N. Denz, one of the escapees, launched his sprint but his breakaway companion D. Cima overtook him on the line. Pascal crossed the finish in second place and with that result, he regained the Maglia Ciclamino. There were no changes today in the GC and therefore Rafal Majka remains in 7th place and his teammate Davide Formolo continues to sit in 10th.

From the finish line:
“We had counted the points beforehand and we knew that it would be tight. When I took second place in the final sprint, I was disappointed because my teammates supported me all day and worked so hard. They all really did an amazing job. But when we realized that we re-gained the points jersey, it was a special moment for me and the whole team. But I definitely haven't won it outright yet, as there are three more difficult stages to come, which I have to survive. However, at the moment we are very happy to have regained the jersey and we will do our best to keep it." - Pascal Ackermann

“Somehow the time gaps didn’t match. When we took the time between the break and the peloton, it was 1:30 bigger than what the organisers were giving. I don’t know what happened but that definitely influenced the race and cost us the win. But one also has to complement the breakaway as they were incredibly strong and Cima unquestionably earned the victory. Our guys also rode a very strong race, and they tried everything to give Pascal a chance. Chapeau to them. Everyone in the team fought together today to win back the points jersey.” - Christian Poemer, Sports Director

Complete results:

Stage 18 photos

222 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.989 km/hr

1	CIMA Damiano	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	4hr 56min 4sec
2	ACKERMANN Pascal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	CONSONNI Simone	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
4	SENECHAL Florian	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
5	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
6	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
7	CIMOLAI Davide	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
8	DEMARE Arnaud	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
9	BENNETT Sean	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
10	MAESTRI Mirco	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
11	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
12	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
13	GOGL Michael	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
14	LOBATO Juan	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
15	CERNY' Josef	CCC TEAM	s.t.
16	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
17	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	SELIG Rudiger	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	BIERMANS Jenthe	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
20	VENTOSO Francisco	CCC TEAM	s.t.
21	ROJAS Jose'	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	GUARNIERI Jacopo	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
23	BAKELANTS Jan	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
24	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
25	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
26	BAUER Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
27	VAN EMDEN Jos	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
28	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
29	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
30	BOARO Manuele	ASTANA	s.t.
31	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	s.t.
32	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	s.t.
33	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
34	AMADOR Andrey	MOVISTAR	s.t.
35	ROGLIC Primoz	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
36	SIVAKOV Pavel	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
37	PUCCIO Salvatore	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
38	DUNNE Conor	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
39	BOLE Grega	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
40	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
41	MADOUAS Valentin	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
42	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
43	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
44	DUNBAR Edward	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
45	DE LA PARTE Victor	CCC TEAM	s.t.
46	LANDA Mikel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
47	SABATINI Fabio	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
48	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
49	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
50	KANGERT Tanel	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
51	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
52	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
53	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
54	CARUSO Damiano	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
55	CANOLA Marco	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
56	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
57	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	@ 9sec
58	WARBASSE Lawrence	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
59	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
60	PETERS Nans	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
61	CHAVES Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
62	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
63	CICCONE Giulio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
65	CARBONI Giovanni	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
66	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
67	STRAKHOV Dmitrii	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	HAMILTON Lucas	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
69	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
70	CARTHY Hugh	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
71	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
72	ANTUNES Amaro	CCC TEAM	s.t.
73	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
74	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
75	BOUWMAN Koen	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
76	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
77	JUNGELS Bob	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
78	SERRY Pieter	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
79	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	0’ 15”
80	HINDLEY Jai	TEAM SUNWEB	0’ 17”
81	HENAO Sebastian	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
82	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
83	SCOTSON Miles	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
84	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	WYSS Danilo	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
86	CAPECCHI Eros	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
87	FLOREZ Miguel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
88	BATTAGLIN Enrico	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
89	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
90	IZAGUIRRE Ion	ASTANA	s.t.
91	KNEES Christian	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
92	SINKELDAM Ramon	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
93	LE GAC Olivier	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0’ 23”
94	OWSIAN Lukasz	CCC TEAM	0’ 48”
95	MAS BONET Luis	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
97	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
98	CONCI Nicola	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
99	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
100	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
101	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
102	MARTENS Paul	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
103	SOSA Ivan Ramiro	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
104	KUSS Sepp	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
105	BOHLI Tom	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
107	NIEVE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
108	TOLHOEK Antwan	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
109	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
110	SENNI Manuel	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
111	SUTTERLIN Jasha	MOVISTAR	s.t.
112	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GROUPAMA-FDJ	01’ 00”
113	GRADEK Kamil	CCC TEAM	s.t.
114	ROTA Lorenzo	BARDIANI-CSF	01’ 02”
115	LEEZER Thomas	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
116	DURBRIDGE Luke	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	01’ 15”
117	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	01’ 18”
118	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	01’ 42”
119	HONORE' Mikkel	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	01’ 48”
120	COVILI Luca	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
121	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO SOUDAL	03’ 36”
122	NARVAEZ Jhonnatan	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
123	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	03’ 52”
124	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
125	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
126	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	04’ 17”
127	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	04’ 32”
128	MC CARTHY Jay	BORA-HANSGROHE	04’ 48”
129	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
130	SANTAROMITA Ivan	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	05’ 28”
131	GEHEREIGZABHER Amanuel	DIMENSION DATA	06’ 11”
132	O'CONNOR Ben	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
133	GAROSIO Andrea	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
134	HATSUYAMA Sho	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
135	CARRETERO Hector	MOVISTAR	s.t.
136	CAICEDO Jonathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
137	GASPAROTTO Enrico	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
138	CLARKE William	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
139	DAVIES Scott	DIMENSION DATA	08’ 20”
140	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
141	NIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
142	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
143	ANDEMESKEL Awet	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	14’ 09”

GC after stage 18:

3,184.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.943 kmhr

1	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	79hr 44min 22sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 54sec
3	ROGLIC Primoz	JUMBO-VISMA	02’ 16”
4	LANDA Mikel	MOVISTAR	03’ 03”
5	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	05’ 07”
6	LOPEZ Miguel	ASTANA	06’ 17”
7	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	06’ 48”
8	YATES Simon	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	07’ 13”
9	SIVAKOV Pavel	TEAM INEOS	08’ 21”
10	FORMOLO Davide	BORA-HANSGROHE	08’ 59”
11	POLANC Jan	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	09’ 20”
12	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	10’ 32”
13	CARTHY Hugh	EF EDUCATION FIRST	14’ 51”
14	DOMBROWSKI Joseph	EF EDUCATION FIRST	15’ 44”
15	MADOUAS Valentin	GROUPAMA-FDJ	19’ 45”
16	MASNADA Fausto	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	23’ 43”
17	CICCONE Giulio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	25’ 26”
18	NIEVE Mikel	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	26’ 05”
19	DE LA PARTE Victor	CCC TEAM	26’ 12”
20	KANGERT Tanel	EF EDUCATION FIRST	28’ 42”
21	POZZOVIVO Domenico	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	32’ 42”
22	DUNBAR Edward	TEAM INEOS	37’ 20”
23	CARUSO Damiano	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	44’ 03”
24	HENAO Sebastian	TEAM INEOS	46’ 45”
25	CATTANEO Mattia	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	47’ 43”
26	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	49’ 28”
27	JUNGELS Bob	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	50’ 23”
28	HIRT Jan	ASTANA	50’ 45”
29	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	58’ 05”
30	AMADOR Andrey	MOVISTAR	1h 01’ 15”
31	HAMILTON Lucas	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1h 02’ 59”
32	O'CONNOR Ben	DIMENSION DATA	1h 03’ 03”
33	IZAGUIRRE Ion	ASTANA	1h 06’ 13”
34	SERRY Pieter	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 06’ 17”
35	BIDARD Francois	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 08’ 44”
36	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	1h 09’ 23”
37	CAPECCHI Eros	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 09’ 37”
38	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	1h 11’ 58”
39	CHAVES Esteban	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1h 13’ 58”
40	SOSA Ivan	TEAM INEOS	1h 14’ 07”
41	BAKELANTS Jan	TEAM SUNWEB	1h 14’ 45”
42	ULISSI Diego	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	1h 19’ 14”
43	BOUWMAN Koen	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 19’ 48”
44	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	1h 19’ 55”
45	HINDLEY Jai	TEAM SUNWEB	1h 20’ 56”
46	ROJAS Jose'	MOVISTAR	1h 29’ 26”
47	DUPONT Hubert	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 30’ 48”
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 32’ 22”
49	GAVAZZI Francesco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	1h 36’ 03”
50	GEHEREIGZABHER Amanuel	DIMENSION DATA	1h 36’ 43”
51	VENDRAME Andrea	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	1h 37’ 36”
52	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	1h 37’ 38”
53	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	1h 39’ 29”
54	VILLELLA Davide	ASTANA	1h 39’ 34”
55	PETERS Nans	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 40’ 34”
56	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 42’ 24”
57	ANTUNES Amaro	CCC TEAM	1h 44’ 11”
58	KUSS Sepp	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 44’ 29”
59	WARBASSE Lawrence	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1h 44’ 44”
60	CARBONI Giovanni	BARDIANI-CSF	1h 51’ 46”
61	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 53’ 52”
62	TOLHOEK Antwan	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 55’ 02”
63	GASPAROTTO Enrico	DIMENSION DATA	1h 56’ 42”
64	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 59’ 28”
65	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 03’ 34”
66	SENNI Manuel	BARDIANI-CSF	2h 06’ 25”
67	OWSIAN Lukasz	CCC TEAM	2h 09’ 20”
68	SBARAGLI Kristian	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 14’ 44”
69	MC CARTHY Jay	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 17’ 47”
70	BATTAGLIN Enrico	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2h 18’ 24”
71	FRAPPORTI Marco	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 18’ 29”
72	PLAZA Ruben	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	2h 19’ 22”
73	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 20’ 49”
74	BROWN Nathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2h 21’ 08”
75	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2h 23’ 46”
76	CONCI Nicola	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 25’ 39”
77	WYSS Danilo	DIMENSION DATA	2h 27’ 06”
78	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2h 29’ 19”
79	DURBRIDGE Luke	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2h 29’ 38”
80	FLOREZ Miguel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	2h 29’ 48”
81	MARTENS Paul	JUMBO-VISMA	2h 30’ 29”
82	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2h 32’ 00”
83	COVILI Luca	BARDIANI-CSF	2h 32’ 43”
84	VENTOSO Francisco	CCC TEAM	2h 37’ 55”
85	NARVAEZ Jhonnatan	TEAM INEOS	2h 38’ 59”
86	PUCCIO Salvatore	TEAM INEOS	2h 40’ 17”
87	ROTA Lorenzo	BARDIANI-CSF	2h 41’ 41”
88	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 43’ 34”
89	GIBBONS Ryan	DIMENSION DATA	2h 45’ 42”
90	SABATINI Fabio	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 53’ 23”
91	CARRETERO Hector	MOVISTAR	2h 53’ 38”
92	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2h 59’ 12”
93	BOARO Manuele	ASTANA	3h 01’ 24”
94	GAROSIO Andrea	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3h 02’ 45”
95	KNEES Christian	TEAM INEOS	3h 03’ 30”
96	GOGL Michael	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3h 04’ 01”
97	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3h 04’ 57”
98	NEILANDS Krists	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	3h 11’ 39”
99	MAESTRI Mirco	BARDIANI-CSF	3h 14’ 41”
100	BAUER Jack	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3h 16’ 52”
101	HONORE' Mikkel	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 17’ 32”
102	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	3h 17’ 34”
103	SENECHAL Florian	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3h 17’ 58”
104	BENNETT Sean	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3h 18’ 48”
105	BELLETTI Manuel	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC	3h 21’ 43”
106	VAN EMDEN Jos	JUMBO-VISMA	3h 24’ 03”
107	CAICEDO Jonathan	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3h 24’ 39”
108	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	3h 25’ 29”
109	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3h 26’ 26”
110	MARCATO Marco	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	3h 27’ 29”
111	NIV Guy	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	3h 29’ 58”
112	SANTAROMITA Ivan	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	3h 30’ 33”
113	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO SOUDAL	3h 30’ 47”
114	BOLE Grega	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3h 30’ 56”
115	BIERMANS Jenthe	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3h 35’ 17”
116	CERNY' Josef	CCC TEAM	3h 36’ 55”
117	CANOLA Marco	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	3h 44’ 23”
118	LE GAC Olivier	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3h 48’ 40”
119	SUTTERLIN Jasha	MOVISTAR	3h 51’ 25”
120	ACKERMANN Pascal	BORA-HANSGROHE	3h 51’ 31”
121	DAVIES Scott	DIMENSION DATA	3h 51’ 51”
122	LEEZER Thomas	JUMBO-VISMA	3h 53’ 08”
123	SELIG Rudiger	BORA-HANSGROHE	3h 58’ 00”
124	DENZ Nico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4h 0’ 05”
125	BOIVIN Guillaume	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 01’ 57”
126	STRAKHOV Dmitrii	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4h 04’ 26”
127	DEMARE Arnaud	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 04’ 47”
128	CONSONNI Simone	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	4h 06’ 01”
129	CIMOLAI Davide	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 06’ 06”
130	MAS BONET Luis	MOVISTAR	4h 07’ 31”
131	GUARNIERI Jacopo	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 10’ 00”
132	GRADEK Kamil	CCC TEAM	4h 12’ 36”
133	ANDEMESKEL Awet	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 15’ 01”
134	SINKELDAM Ramon	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 22’ 10”
135	DUNNE Conor	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	4h 26’ 26”
136	LOBATO Juan	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	4h 28’ 40”
137	CIMA Damiano	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	4h 29’ 22”
138	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4h 31’ 28”
139	SIMION Paolo	BARDIANI-CSF	4h 35’ 43”
140	BOHLI Tom	UAE-TEAM EMIRATES	4h 39’ 34”
141	SCOTSON Miles	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4h 44’ 32”
142	CLARKE William	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5h 03’ 34”
143	HATSUYAMA Sho	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	5h 03’ 51”

Stage 18 map & profile:

Stage 18 map

Stage 18 profile

Stage 18 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Here they come...

Damiano Cima just beats everyone else.

Damiano Cima wins stage 18. Pascal Ackermann is not well-pleased.

Another shot of the finish.

Winner Cima right after the stage finish.

Stage winner Damiano Cima

Richard Carapaz will start stage 19 in pink. He's getting close.

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