# 2018 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The 2018 Vuelta a España is the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Málaga, with an individual time trial on 25 August, and Stage 12 occurred on 6 September with a stage from Mondoñedo. The race finishes in Madrid on 16 September.

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | Denotes the leader of the combination rider classification |

## Stage 12

6 September 2018 — Mondoñedo to Punta de Estaca de Bares, 177.5 km (110.3 mi)
Stage 12 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 4h 22' 59" |
| 2 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2" |
| 6 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 24" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 48" |
| 9 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 27" |
| 10 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 29" |
General classification after stage 12 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | 50h 28' 56" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 3' 22" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 23" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 34" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 39" |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3' 46" |
| 7 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 46" |
| 8 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 49" |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 3' 54" |
| 10 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 4' 05" |

## Stage 13

7 September 2018 — Candás to La Camperona, 175.5 km (109.1 mi)
Stage 13 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi-Murias | 4h 17' 05" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19" |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 30" |
| 4 | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 38" |
| 5 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 43" |
| 6 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 1' 00" |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Pieter Serry (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 21" |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 25" |
| 10 | Ben King (USA) | Team Dimension Data | + 1' 27" |
General classification after stage 13 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | 54h 50' 19" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 42" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 50" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 54" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2' 23" |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 2' 33" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 35" |
| 8 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 40" |
| 9 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 44" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 47" |

## Stage 14

8 September 2018 — Cistierna to Les Praeres de Nava, 167 km (104 mi)
Stage 14 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 19' 27" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2" |
| 4 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 6 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 11" |
| 7 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 19" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 27" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 37" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 39" |
General classification after stage 14 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 59h 11' 18" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 20" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 25" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 47" |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 1' 28" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 47" |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 55" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 08" |

## Stage 15

9 September 2018 — Ribera de Arriba to Lagos de Covadonga, 185.5 km (115.3 mi)
Stage 15 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 5h 01' 49" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 28" |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 30" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 32" |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 32" |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 34" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 34" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 1' 25" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 33" |
| 10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 49" |
General classification after stage 15 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 59h 11' 18" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 26" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 33" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 43" |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 29" |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 55" |
| 7 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 10" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 2' 27" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 03" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 15" |

## Rest day 2

10 September 2018 — Santander

## Stage 16

11 September 2018 — Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega, 32.7 km (20.3 mi) (ITT)
Rohan Dennis retired from the race after his win on Stage 16 to focus on the 2018 World Championships.
Stage 16 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 37' 57" |
| 2 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 50" |
| 3 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 50" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 51" |
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 51" |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 03" |
| 7 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 1' 05" |
| 8 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 10" |
| 10 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 10" |
General classification after stage 16 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 64h 52' 58" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 33" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 52" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 15" |
| 5 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 30" |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 34" |
| 7 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 53" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 04" |
| 9 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 3' 15" |
| 10 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 43" |

## Stage 17

12 September 2018 — Getxo to Oiz, 166.4 km (103.4 mi)
Stage 17 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | EF Education First–Drapac | 4h 09' 48" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 5" |
| 3 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 13" |
| 5 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 38" |
| 6 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 44" |
| 7 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 48" |
| 8 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 51" |
| 9 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 55" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 48" |
General classification after stage 17 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 69h 05' 34" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 25" |
| 3 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 36" |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 48" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 4' 09" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 4' 36" |
| 9 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5' 31" |
| 10 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6' 05" |

## Stage 18

13 September 2018 — Ejea de los Caballeros to Lleida, 180.5 km (112.2 mi)
Stage 18 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 3h 57' 03" |
| 2 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 5 | Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 6 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 7 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 8 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | EF Education First–Drapac | s.t. |
| 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 10 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
General classification after stage 18 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 73h 02' 37" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 25" |
| 3 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 36" |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 48" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 4' 09" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 4' 36" |
| 9 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5' 31" |
| 10 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6' 05" |

## Stage 19

14 September 2018 — Lleida to Naturlandia, 157 km (98 mi)
Stage 19 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 3h 42' 05" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 13" |
| 4 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 52" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 52" |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 52" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 03" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 12" |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 49" |
General classification after stage 19 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 76h 44' 41" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 38" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 58" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2' 29" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 4' 01" |
| 7 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5' 22" |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 5' 29" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 6' 30" |
| 10 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7' 21" |

## Stage 20

15 September 2018 — Escaldes-Engordany to Coll de la Gallina, 105.8 km (65.7 mi)
Stage 20 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | 2h 59' 30" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 23" |
| 4 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 54" |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 57" |
| 6 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 11" |
| 7 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 15" |
| 8 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Team Sky | + 2' 17" |
| 9 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 09" |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 09" |
General classification after stage 20 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 79h 44' 30" |
| 2 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 46" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2' 04" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5' 57" |
| 7 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 6' 07" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 6' 51" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 11' 09" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 11' 11" |

## Stage 21

16 September 2018 — Alcorcón to Madrid, 112.3 km (69.8 mi)
Stage 21 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 2h 21' 28" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 5 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 6 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 8 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 9 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | EF Education First–Drapac | s.t. |
| 10 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
General classification after stage 21 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 82h 05' 58" |
| 2 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 46" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2' 04" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5' 57" |
| 7 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 6' 07" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 6' 51" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 11' 09" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 11' 11" |