2018 Vuelta a España

2018 Vuelta a España

2018 UCI World Tour, race 31 of 37
Race details
Dates	25 August – 16 September
Stages	21
Distance	3,271.4 km (2,033 mi)

The 2018 Vuelta a España is a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place in Spain between 25 August and 16 September 2018. The race will be the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España and will be the final Grand Tour of the 2018 cycling season. The race is scheduled to start in Málaga and finish in Madrid.

Teams

The provisional starting teams include:

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• Bahrain–Merida
• BMC Racing Team
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Team Dimension Data
• EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• Lotto–Soudal
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• Mitchelton–Scott
• Movistar Team
• Quick-Step Floors
• Team Sky
• Team Sunweb
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates

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Professional Continental teams

• Burgos BH
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Cofidis
• Euskadi–Murias

Pre-race favourites

2017 champion Chris Froome of Team Sky chose not to defend his title after riding four Grand Tours in a row, winning three of them.

Stages

List of stages

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	25 August	Málaga	8 km (5 mi)		Individual time trial
2	26 August	Marbella to Caminito del Rey	163.9 km (102 mi)		Hilly stage
3	27 August	Mijas to Alhaurín de la Torre	182.5 km (113 mi)		Intermediate stage
4	28 August	Vélez-Málaga to Alfacar	162 km (101 mi)		Mountain stage
5	29 August	Granada to Roquetas de Mar	188 km (117 mi)		Hilly stage
6	30 August	Huércal-Overa to San Javier	153 km (95 mi)		Hilly stage
7	31 August	Puerto Lumbreras to Pozo Alcón	182 km (113 mi)		Hilly stage
8	1 September	Linares to Almadén	195.5 km (121 mi)		Flat stage
9	2 September	Talavera de la Reina to La Covatilla	195 km (121 mi)		Mountain stage
	3 September				Rest day
10	4 September	Salamanca to Fermoselle	172.5 km (107 mi)		Flat stage
11	5 September	Mombuey to Ribeira Sacra/Luíntra	208.8 km (130 mi)		Hilly stage
12	6 September	Mondoñedo to Punta de Estaca de Bares	177.5 km (110 mi)		Hilly stage
13	7 September	Candás to La Camperona	175.5 km (109 mi)		Mountain stage
14	8 September	Cistierna to Les Praeres de Nava	167 km (104 mi)		Mountain stage
15	9 September	Ribera de Arriba to Lakes of Covadonga	185.5 km (115 mi)		Mountain stage
	10 September				Rest day
16	11 September	Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega	32.7 km (20 mi)		Individual time trial
17	12 September	Getxo to Oiz	166.4 km (103 mi)		Intermediate stage
18	13 September	Ejea de los Caballeros to Lleida	180.5 km (112 mi)		Flat stage
19	14 September	Lleida to Naturlandia (Andorra)	157 km (98 mi)		Intermediate stage
20	15 September	Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Coll de la Gallina (Andorra)	105.8 km (66 mi)		Mountain stage
21	16 September	Alcorcón to Madrid	112.3 km (70 mi)		Flat stage
	Total		3,271.4 km (2,033 mi)

External links

• Official website