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Stage 18, Thursday, September 7: Suances - Santo Toribio de Liébana, 169 km

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Sander Armee wins stage eighteen.

Rated ascents:

• Km 109.5: Collada de Carmona, 4.8 km @ 7.2% - cat. 3
• Km 126.0: Collada de Ozalba, 6 km @ 6.6% - cat. 3
• Km 139.7: Collada de la Hoz, 7 km @ 6% - cat. 2
• Km 169.0: Alto de Santo Toribio de Liébana, 3.2 km @ 6.4% - cat. 3

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Stage 18 of La Vuelta 2017 favoured the attackers and Sander Armée (Lotto Soudal) made the most of it. The Belgian dominated his breakaway companions to claim his first professional victory at Santo Toribio de Liebana, at 31yo. He got rid of Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) in the last climb to the finish, where Chris Froome (Team Sky) gained 21” on Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida). The British leader of La Vuelta was able to match the many attacks from his rivals, mostly from Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) and finally accelerated in the final kilometre of an action-packed stage.

With Maxime Monfort (Lotto Soudal) out of the race due to illness, 161 riders tackled stage 18 of La Vuelta 2017 from Suances. The battle for the breakaway was immediately on and it took 58km for a group of 20 riders to get ahead: Julian Alaphilippe, Matteo Trentin (Quick Step), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Magnus Cort Nielsen (Orica-Scott), Jose Joaquin Rojas, Marc Soler (Movistar), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Clément Chevrier, Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale), Toms Skujins (Cannondale-Drapac), Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo), Matej Mohoric (UAE Team Emirates), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Sander Armée (Lotto-Soudal), Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida), Jérémy Maison, Anthony Roux (FDJ), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Sergio Pardilla (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Aldemar Reyes (Manzana-Postobon).

They extended their lead to an unprecedented level on this 72nd edition of La Vuelta: 13'15” as they entered the last 80km of the stage, a rollercoaster with 4 climbs including Collada de la Hoz, where Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) tore the race apart on his way to the win at Fuente Dé in 2012.

Alexis Gougeard and Sander Armée jumped ahead of the front group in that climb. They were joined by Marc Soler at the summit, then Julian Alaphilippe and Alexey Lutsenko bridged the gap in the downhill. Among the GC contenders, Alberto Contador accelerated on many occasions but Chris Froome's Team Sky controlled the situation. Fabio Aru (Astana) was able to get away and kept going with a solo effort to the finish, only to finish 12” ahead of Chris Froome.

Armée and Lutsenko got rid of their companions in the last downhill and battled it out for victory in the final climb of Santo Toribio de Liebana. The Belgian made the difference 600m away from the finish line. Froome accelerated at the same point. Only Contador and Michael Woods (Cannondale-Drapac) could follow while Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) lost 21”.

Complete results:

Stage 18 photos

169 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.617 km/hr

1	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	4hr 9min 39sec
2	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	@ 31sec
3	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 46''
4	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 02''
5	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 06''
6	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 01' 19''
7	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 21''
8	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
9	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 38''
10	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 01' 42''
11	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 57''
12	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02' 02''
13	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 20''
14	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 49''
15	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 03' 26''
16	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 41''
17	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 57''
18	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 04' 14''
19	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 31''
20	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 09' 56''
21	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 10' 08''
22	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
23	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
24	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 10' 12''
25	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
26	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 10' 15''
27	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 21''
28	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 10' 29''
29	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
30	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 10' 37''
31	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 10' 45''
32	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 10' 50''
33	AGUIRRE CAIPA Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 10' 52''
34	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 10' 54''
35	HAIG Jack	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 10' 59''
36	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
37	ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 11' 05''
38	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 11' 17''
39	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 11' 19''
40	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 11' 39''
42	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 11' 44''
43	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 11' 44''
44	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 11' 50''
45	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 12' 02''
46	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 12' 15''
47	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
48	MATE MARDONES Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 12' 23''
49	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 12' 30''
50	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 46''
51	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 12' 52''
52	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 13' 34''
53	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
54	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 42''
55	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 14' 54''
56	VERONA Carlos	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
57	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 19' 38''
58	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
59	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
60	SUAZA ARANGO Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
61	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
62	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
63	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
64	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
65	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
66	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 19' 41''
67	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 20' 15''
68	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
69	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 24' 47''
70	OSORIO ARBOLEDA Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
71	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
72	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
73	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
74	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
75	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
76	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
77	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
78	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
79	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
80	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco Jose	BMC	s.t.
81	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
82	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
83	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
84	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
85	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
86	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
87	IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
88	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
89	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
90	FERRARI BARCELO Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
91	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
92	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
93	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
94	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
95	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
97	ROSA Diego	SKY	s.t.
98	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
99	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
100	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
101	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
102	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
103	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	s.t.
104	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
105	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
106	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
107	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
108	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
109	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
111	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
112	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
113	HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
114	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
115	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
116	ORJUELA GUTIERREZ Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
117	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	s.t.
118	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
119	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
120	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
121	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	s.t.
122	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
123	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
124	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
125	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
126	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
127	DUVAL Julien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
128	BOHORQUEZ SANCHEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
129	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
130	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
131	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	s.t.
132	MOLANO BENAVIDES Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
133	RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
134	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
135	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
136	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	s.t.
137	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
138	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
139	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
140	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
141	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
142	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
143	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
144	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	s.t.
145	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
146	MORTON Lachlan David	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
147	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	s.t.
148	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
149	YATES Simon	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
150	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
151	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
152	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
153	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
154	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
155	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
156	YATES Adam	ORICA - SCOTT	s.t.
157	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
158	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
159	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
160	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
161	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 25' 24''

GC after stage 18:

• GC Leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

2,939.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.79 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	72hr 3min 50sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 37sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 29''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 34''
6	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 05' 16''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 33''
8	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 06' 33''
9	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 47''
10	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 26''
11	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 10' 31''
12	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 11' 57''
13	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 12' 06''
14	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 13' 32''
15	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 15' 41''
16	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 25' 14''
17	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 27' 09''
18	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 32' 21''
19	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 42' 10''
20	ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 44' 45''
21	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 48' 15''
22	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 52' 57''
23	HAIG Jack	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 55' 12''
24	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 01h 00' 36''
25	MATE MARDONES Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 01h 07' 22''
26	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 08' 12''
27	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 08' 21''
28	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01h 12' 00''
29	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 01h 14' 24''
30	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 01h 18' 01''
31	YATES Adam	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 01h 18' 49''
32	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 23' 00''
33	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 24' 33''
34	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 25' 34''
35	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 29' 49''
36	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 32' 54''
37	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 34' 54''
38	AGUIRRE CAIPA Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 01h 36' 47''
39	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01h 38' 23''
40	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 40' 43''
41	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 01h 40' 51''
42	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 43' 15''
43	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 49' 34''
44	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01h 50' 21''
45	YATES Simon	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 01h 51' 06''
46	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 52' 56''
47	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01h 55' 54''
48	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 59' 49''
49	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 02h 05' 09''
50	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 07' 23''
51	SUAZA ARANGO Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 07' 45''
52	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 02h 10' 35''
53	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 14' 17''
54	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02h 15' 28''
55	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 16' 43''
56	FERRARI BARCELO Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 17' 18''
57	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 02h 17' 50''
58	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 18' 20''
59	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 22' 02''
60	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 02h 22' 27''
61	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 02h 23' 04''
62	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 25' 40''
63	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 02h 25' 56''
64	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 02h 27' 05''
65	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 02h 28' 01''
66	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 02h 29' 01''
67	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02h 31' 45''
68	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 36' 22''
69	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 36' 41''
70	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02h 37' 54''
71	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 02h 39' 11''
72	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02h 41' 14''
73	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 42' 44''
74	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 43' 43''
75	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 46' 58''
76	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 02h 47' 22''
77	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 02h 47' 23''
78	VERONA Carlos	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 02h 48' 47''
79	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 02h 50' 06''
80	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 51' 37''
81	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 53' 53''
82	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02h 54' 16''
83	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 55' 13''
84	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 55' 37''
85	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 57' 31''
86	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02h 58' 30''
87	MORTON Lachlan David	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 01' 09''
88	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 02' 05''
89	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	+ 03h 03' 52''
90	OSORIO ARBOLEDA Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 05' 52''
91	BOHORQUEZ SANCHEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 07' 09''
92	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	+ 03h 07' 40''
93	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 08' 03''
94	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 03h 09' 53''
95	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03h 11' 53''
96	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03h 13' 22''
97	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 14' 39''
98	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 15' 29''
99	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 15' 54''
100	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco Jose	BMC	+ 03h 17' 17''
101	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 18' 17''
102	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 18' 25''
103	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 03h 19' 17''
104	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 20' 52''
105	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 21' 17''
106	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 21' 19''
107	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 23' 55''
108	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 28' 40''
109	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 03h 29' 23''
110	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 03h 31' 00''
111	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 31' 15''
112	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	+ 03h 32' 09''
113	DUVAL Julien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 32' 21''
114	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 32' 57''
115	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 33' 53''
116	IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 34' 40''
117	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 36' 29''
118	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 36' 45''
119	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 39' 01''
120	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 39' 12''
121	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 03h 41' 58''
122	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 42' 15''
123	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 43' 01''
124	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 43' 45''
125	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 44' 27''
126	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 03h 44' 36''
127	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 03h 45' 20''
128	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 46' 00''
129	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 03h 47' 37''
130	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	+ 03h 50' 45''
131	RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 54' 37''
132	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 55' 11''
133	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	+ 03h 55' 40''
134	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 55' 47''
135	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 56' 28''
136	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 56' 58''
137	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 03h 57' 02''
138	ORJUELA GUTIERREZ Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 57' 14''
139	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 59' 02''
140	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 59' 30''
141	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	+ 04h 05' 42''
142	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 06' 39''
143	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 07' 20''
144	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 08' 37''
145	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 10' 12''
146	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 10' 47''
147	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 04h 10' 48''
148	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 11' 46''
149	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 04h 12' 34''
150	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 13' 02''
151	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04h 16' 27''
152	MOLANO BENAVIDES Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04h 19' 47''
153	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 04h 20' 05''
154	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 04h 20' 26''
155	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 22' 39''
156	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 04h 23' 59''
157	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 26' 51''
158	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 27' 04''
159	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 28' 24''
160	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	+ 04h 28' 34''
161	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 40' 14''

Stage 18 map & profile

Vuelta stage 18 map

Stage 18 profile

Stage 18 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The moment: Sander Armee attacks Alexey Lutsenko on the final ascent.

And Armee is gone.

Alexey Lutsenko can only labor to limit his losses.

Giovanni Visconti was third today.

Fabio Aru

Chris Froome makes Alberto Contador and Michael Woods go deep. The three finished together.

Vincenzo Nibali

Sander Armee wins stage eighteen.

Stage eighteen winner Sander Armée

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