# 2018 Vuelta a San Juan

The 2018 Vuelta a San Juan was a road cycling stage race that took place in the San Juan Province of Argentina between 21 and 28 January 2018. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI America Tour, and was the 36th edition of the Vuelta a San Juan. Initially, the race was won by Gonzalo Najar, who was later disqualified for a failed doping test. The result was then given to the rider originally in second place, Óscar Sevilla.

## Teams

Twenty-seven teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Trek–Segafredo
* Movistar Team
* Lotto–Soudal
* Quick-Step Floors
* UAE Team Emirates
* Bora–Hansgrohe
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* UnitedHealthcare
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
UCI Continental teams
* Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan
* Asociación Civil Mardan
* Municipalidad de Rawson
* Medellín
* Canel's–Specialized
* Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito
* A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima
* Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896
* Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo
National teams
* Italy
* Argentina
* Chile
* Cuba
* Mexico
* Uruguay

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | January 21 | San Juan to Pocito | 148.9 km (92.5 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 2 | January 22 | Lake Punta Negra to Lake Punta Negra | 149.9 km (93.1 mi) | Flat stage | Román Villalobos (CRC) |
| 3 | January 23 | San Juan to San Juan | 14.4 km (8.9 mi) | Individual time trial | Ryan Mullen (IRL) |
| 4 | January 24 | San José de Jáchal to Villa San Martín [es] | 182.2 km (113.2 mi) | Flat stage | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
| | January 25 | | | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 5 | January 26 | San Martín [es] to Alto Colorado | 169.5 km (105.3 mi) | Mountain stage | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) |
| 6 | January 27 | San Juan to San Juan | 152.6 km (94.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Jelle Wallays (BEL) |
| 7 | January 28 | San Juan to San Juan | 141.3 km (87.8 mi) | Flat stage | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 15' 23" |
| 2 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 5 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 6 | Mauro Richeze (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | s.t. |
| 7 | Héctor Lucero (ARG) | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | s.t. |
| 8 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 9 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 10 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896 | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 15' 13" |
| 2 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 4" |
| 3 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 4 | Daniel Juárez (ARG) | Asociación Civil Mardan | + 7" |
| 5 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 6 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 7 | Mauro Richeze (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | s.t. |
| 8 | Héctor Lucero (ARG) | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | s.t. |
| 9 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Román Villalobos (CRC) | Canel's–Specialized | 3h 25' 06" |
| 2 | Ricardo Escuela (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | s.t. |
| 3 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 4 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 5 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | s.t. |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | s.t. |
| 8 | Alexander Cataford (CAN) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 9 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 10 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Román Villalobos (CRC) | Canel's–Specialized | 6h 40' 19" |
| 2 | Ricardo Escuela (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | + 4" |
| 3 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 6" |
| 4 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 8" |
| 5 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 6 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | s.t. |
| 8 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 9 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | s.t. |
| 10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ryan Mullen (IRL) | Trek–Segafredo | 17' 43" |
| 2 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 25" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 30" |
| 4 | Gregory Daniel (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 5 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 36" |
| 6 | Winner Anacona (COL) | Movistar Team | + 38" |
| 7 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 44" |
| 8 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 9 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 10 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Quick-Step Floors | + 52" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 6h 58' 37" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 11" |
| 4 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 19" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Movistar Team | + 25" |
| 6 | Ricardo Escuela (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | + 27" |
| 7 | Winner Anacona (COL) | Movistar Team | + 35" |
| 8 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Quick-Step Floors | + 43" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 10 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 45" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 31' 48" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 6 | Edwin Ávila (COL) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 7 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 8 | Mauro Richeze (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | s.t. |
| 9 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 11h 30' 25" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 11" |
| 4 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 19" |
| 5 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Quick-Step Floors | + 43" |
| 6 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 45" |
| 8 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 50" |
| 9 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 10 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 52" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 4h 16' 26" |
| 2 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 1' 58" |
| 3 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2' 05" |
| 4 | Román Villalobos (CRC) | Canel's–Specialized | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 23" |
| 6 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 8 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | + 2' 52" |
| 9 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 57" |
| 10 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 15h 47' 52" |
| 2 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 1' 02" |
| 3 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 52" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 11" |
| 6 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 2' 22" |
| 8 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 09" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 30" |
| 10 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 37" |

### Stage 6

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 3h 15' 28" |
| 2 | Róbigzon Oyola (COL) | Medellín | + 2" |
| 3 | Travis McCabe (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 4 | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | s.t. |
| 7 | Gerardo Tivani (ARG) | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | s.t. |
| 8 | Eugenio Alafaci (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | Mattia Bais (ITA) | Italy | + 8" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 19h 03' 43" |
| 2 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 51" |
| 3 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 41" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 00" |
| 6 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 01" |
| 7 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 2' 11" |
| 8 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 58" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 19" |
| 10 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 26" |

### Stage 7

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 2h 55' 23" |
| 2 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 3 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 6 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896 | s.t. |
| 7 | Federico Burchio (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 9 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 10 | Carlos Alzate (COL) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |

## Classifications

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 21h 59' 06" |
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | + 51" |
| 2 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 11" |
| 3 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 41" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 58" |
| 5 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 59" |
| 6 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | + 2' 08" |
| 7 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 58" |
| 8 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 19" |
| 9 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 26" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Adrián Richeze (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | 17 |
| 2 | Daniel Juárez (ARG) | Asociación Civil Mardan | 8 |
| 3 | Gerardo Tivani (ARG) | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | 8 |
| 4 | Carlos Alzate (COL) | UnitedHealthcare | 7 |
| 5 | Michael Kolář (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 5 |
| 6 | Mauro Richeze (ARG) | A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima | 4 |
| 7 | Omar Mendoza (COL) | Medellín | 3 |
| 8 | Pablo Alarcón (CHI) | Canel's–Specialized | 3 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Juárez (ARG) | Asociación Civil Mardan | 29 |
| 2 | Alex Cano (COL) | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | 28 |
| 3 | Pablo Alarcón (CHI) | Canel's–Specialized | 22 |
| 4 | Gerardo Tivani (ARG) | Equipo Continental Municipalidad de Pocito | 16 |
| 5 | Gonzalo Najar (ARG) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 10 |
| 5 | Daniel Eaton (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | 10 |
| 6 | Ignacio Prado (MEX) | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 9 |
| 7 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Medellín | 8 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 22h 00' 17" |
| 2 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 56" |
| 3 | Miguel Flórez (COL) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 9' 47" |
| 4 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | + 10' 36" |
| 5 | Javier Montoya (COL) | Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896 | + 13' 43" |
| 6 | Atilio Pinno (BRA) | | + 16' 49" |
| 7 | Abderrahim Zahiri (MAR) | Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896 | + 21' 19" |
| 8 | Filippo Rochetti (ITA) | | + 21' 24" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Medellín | 66h 03' 58" |
| 2 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2' 23" |
| 3 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 12' 48" |
| 4 | Movistar Team | + 16' 43" |
| 5 | Quick-Step Floors | + 17' 22" |
| 6 | Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | + 17' 41" |
| 7 | Lotto–Soudal | + 18' 44" |
| 8 | Trek–Segafredo | + 19' 25" |
| 9 | UAE Team Emirates | + 20' 36" |
| 10 | Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo | + 23' 04" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria | Fernando Gaviria | Pablo Anchieri | Adrián Richeze | Manuel Peñalver |
| 2 | Román Villalobos | Román Villalobos | Ignacio Prado | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| 3 | Ryan Mullen | Filippo Ganna | Ignacio Prado | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| 4 | Maximiliano Richeze | Filippo Ganna | Pablo Alarcón | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| 5 | Gonzalo Najar | Gonzalo Najar | Daniel Juárez | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| 6 | Jelle Wallays | Gonzalo Najar | Daniel Juárez | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Gonzalo Najar | Daniel Juárez | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |
| Classements finals | Classements finals | Gonzalo Najar | Daniel Juárez | Adrián Richeze | Filippo Ganna |