Thibaut Pinot of the Groupama FDJ team took the win in Stage 19 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana, but race leader Simon Yates finished just 5 seconds later, and bested a challenge from his GC rivals to solidify his lead in the race’s final days.
In a day that was expected to be one for the sprinters, Jelle Wallays held off the sprinters to take Stage 18 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana from a 181km breakaway run.
Time trial specialist Rohan Dennis won Stage 16 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana, a 32km individual time trial from Santallina del Mar to Torrelavega
Three-time Giro d’Italia stage winner Simon Yates has added a 2018 Vuelta a Espana stage win to his successful season with a perfectly managed effort and attack on the final ascent of stage 14.
Oscar Rodríguez of the Basque-based Euskadi team took the surprise win in Stage 13 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana, a career-changing win for the rider.
Italian Elia Viviani sprinted to a second stage victory at the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday while Briton Simon Yates retained his slender, one-second lead in the general classification after stage 10.
Ben King won the 9th stage of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana ahead of Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo).
Alejandro Valverde was again the man for all seasons for the Movistar Team at Saturday’s Almadén finish of Stage 8 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana
Tony Gallopin won the sprint in Stage 7 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana and moved up two positions in the General Classification as a result.
Stage 6 of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana was expected to end in a sprint, and Nacer Bouhani didn’t disappoint, besting Danny Van Poppel and Elia Viviani in a bunch sprint out of a reduced peloton at the finish in San Javier Mar Menor.