Lotto Soudal’s Jelle Wallays sprinted to victory on the 186.1km 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Lleida today.
The Belgian completed the race in 3:57:03, beating UAE Team Emirates’ Sven Erik Bystrom and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan in the final dash.
Lotto Soudal’s Jelle Wallays sprinted to victory on the 186.1km 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Lleida today. Photo: Luis Ángel Gómez
South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons of Dimension Data placed 10th.
No changes were made to the general classification standings as Mitchelton-Scott’s Simon Yates retained his race lead, 25 seconds clear of Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde.
View more results below.
Stage 18
1. Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal 3:57:03
2. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
4. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
5. Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida
6. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
7. Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
8. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
9. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
10. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
*Selected
126. Johann van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data 00:03:06
127. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
General classification
1. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 73:02:37
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 00:00:25
3. Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors 00:01:22
4. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team 00:01:36
5. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:01:48
6. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 00:02:11
7. Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 00:04:09
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 00:04:36
9. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:05:31
10. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:06:05
*Selected
49. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data 01:25:27
84. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data 02:18:19
120. Johann van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data 03:29:39
