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Thursday, September 12: Stage 18, Comunidad de Madrid. Colmenar Viejo - Becerril de la Sierra, 177.5 km

Stage 18 map & profile | Stage 18 photos

Sergio Higuita wins stage 18. Photo: Gomez Sport

Stage 18 rated ascents:

• Km 40.3: Puerto de Navacerrada, 11.8 km @ 6.3%. Cat. 1
• Km 78.2: Puerto de la Morcuera, 13.2 km @ 5%. Cat. 1
• Km 120.8: Puerto de la Morcera, 10.4 km @ 6.7%. Cat. 1
• Km 151.9: Puerto de Cotos, 13.9 km @ 4.8%. Cat. 1

Weather at the finish town of Becerril de la Sierra at 2:15 PM, local time: 23C (74F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast. At the final climb, the Puerto de Cotos, it is raining.

The race: 158 riders began stage eighteen at 12:40. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Dimension Data) crashed early in the stage and had to abandon.

Here is the organizer's stage eighteen summary:

It was another gruelling day on stage 18 with Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) trying to make the most of climbing-packed route with multiple attacks. The Colombian ‘Superman’ launched his first move with 60km to go but Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) matched everyone of his attack to retain La Roja. Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) faded and dropped a minute. Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) attacked in the first climb of the day and was the only attacker able to resist the GC contenders to claim his maiden Grand Tour stage win at 22 years old, after some impressive racing at the front.

On the day after a crazy stage through the wind, the riders are ready for more battle in the mountains. Jumbo-Visma try to control the early part of the race but attacks start flying after 3km and it takes dozens of kilometres for the situation to settle. Wout Poels (Team Ineos) attacks just ahead of the Puerto de Navacerrada (11.8km, 6.3%). He rides the full climb on his own at the front while attacks keep flying from a reduced bunch.

Twelve riders successively join Wout Poels at the front: Nelson Oliveira (Movistar Team), Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R La Mondiale), Omar Fraile (Astana Pro Team), Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain-Merida), Jonas Koch (CCC Team), Sergio Higuita (EF Education First), Tobias Ludvigson (Groupama-FDJ), Nick Shultz (Mitchelton-Scott), Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Ineos), Neilson Powless (Jumbo-Visma) and Oscar Rodriguez (Euskadi-Murias). They open a 5’ lead to the bunch in the second climb of the day, the Puerto de la Morcuera, summited first by Geoffrey Bouchard to secure the Polka-dot jersey one more day.

Astana accelerate in the second ascent of the Puerto de la Morcuera and Miguel Angel Lopez attacks with 60km to go. Bouchard claims 10 more KOM points at the summit. Lopez only trails by 1’03” and the Roglic group, reduced to a handful of riders, is 19” further behind. Lopez joins Omar Fraile in the downhill and they increase their lead to 30”. Jumbo-Visma’s Sepp Kuss and Neilson Powless drive the Roglic group and Lopez is caught with 38km to go. Sergio Higuita is the only rider still at the front, with a lead of 1’06”.

Lopez attacks again and again in the final climb. Primoz Roglic, Alejandro Valverde and Rafal Majka are the only ones able to follow him. At the summit (26.3km to go), Higuita holds on to a 47” lead. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) trails by 17”. And Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) is 26” further behind with Carl Fredrik Hagen (Lotto Soudal) and Louis Meintjes. They get back to Pogacar with 20km to go.

Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) holds on to a 15” gap to claim his maiden Grand Tour victory at 22 years old. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) leads the GC group through the line. Nairo Quintana and Tadej Pogacar finish with a 59” delay. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) moves to 2nd on GC, ahead of Quintana and 2’50” behind Roglic, and Lopez takes the white jersey from Pogacar’s shoulders.

Complete results:

Stage 18 photos

177.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.990 km/hr

1	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	4hr 33min 9sec
2	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 15sec
3	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
4	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
5	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	17''
6	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 16''
7	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	3' 47''
11	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
12	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
13	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4' 16''
14	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
15	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	4' 22''
16	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	4' 50''
17	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
18	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
19	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
20	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
21	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	s.t.
22	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
23	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
24	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
25	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	5' 12''
26	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 58''
27	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	10' 39''
28	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	11' 46''
29	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
30	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	14' 35''
31	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
32	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
33	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
34	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
35	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
36	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
38	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
39	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA	s.t.
40	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
41	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
42	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
44	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
45	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
46	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
47	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
48	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
49	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
50	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
51	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
52	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	18' 24''
53	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
55	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	s.t.
56	LUIS MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
57	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
58	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
59	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
60	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
61	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
62	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	s.t.
63	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	s.t.
64	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
65	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
66	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
68	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
69	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	s.t.
70	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
71	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	18' 32''
72	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	21' 32''
73	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
74	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
75	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
76	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
77	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
78	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
79	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
80	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
81	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
82	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
83	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
84	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
85	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	s.t.
86	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
87	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
88	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
89	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
91	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
92	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
93	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
94	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
95	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
96	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
97	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	s.t.
98	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
99	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
100	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
101	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
102	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	23' 39''
103	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
104	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
105	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	s.t.
106	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
107	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
108	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	s.t.
109	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
110	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
111	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
112	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
113	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	s.t.
114	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
115	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
116	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
117	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	s.t.
118	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
119	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
120	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
121	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
122	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	s.t.
123	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
124	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
125	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
126	EDVALD HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
127	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
128	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
129	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	s.t.
130	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
131	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
132	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
133	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	27' 20''
134	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
135	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
136	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
137	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
138	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	s.t.
139	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 27''
140	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	27' 35''
141	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 37''
142	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
143	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
144	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
145	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
146	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
147	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
148	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	s.t.
149	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
150	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	s.t.
151	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
152	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
153	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
154	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
155	WILLEM SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
156	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	28' 55''

GC after stage 18:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Geoffrey Bouchard (Ag2r)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Miguel Lopez (Astana)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

2,829.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.690 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	71hr 16min 54sec
2	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	@ 2min 50sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	3' 31''
4	MIGUEL LOPEZ	ASTANA	4' 17''
5	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 49''
6	RAFAL MAJKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 46''
7	WILCO KELDERMAN	TEAM SUNWEB	9' 46''
8	CARL HAGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	11' 50''
9	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	12' 44''
10	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	21' 09''
11	MIKEL NIEVE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	22' 16''
12	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA	22' 29''
13	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	23' 58''
14	SERGIO HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION FIRST	32' 09''
15	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	33' 49''
16	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	36' 48''
17	RUBEN GUERREIRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	40' 14''
18	NICOLAS EDET	COFIDIS	43' 00''
19	JHOAN CHAVES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	43' 11''
20	KILIAN FRANKINY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	47' 25''
21	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	56' 20''
22	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 02' 46''
23	TAO HART	TEAM INEOS	1H 02' 52''
24	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	1H 04' 10''
25	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA	1H 07' 42''
26	NEILSON POWLESS	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 14' 08''
27	BEN O'CONNOR	DIMENSION DATA	1H 14' 48''
28	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM SUNWEB	1H 16' 30''
29	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 16' 38''
30	PETER STETINA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 18' 37''
31	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 27' 11''
32	NIKLAS EG	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 31' 00''
33	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1H 32' 52''
34	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 33' 45''
35	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	1H 37' 18''
36	PHILIPPE GILBERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 38' 14''
37	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 40' 55''
38	LOUIS MEINTJES	DIMENSION DATA	1H 43' 41''
39	PIERRE LATOUR	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 46' 11''
40	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 50' 52''
41	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 51' 14''
42	SERGIO HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 54' 45''
43	DANIEL NAVARRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 54' 54''
44	DANIEL MARTINEZ	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 56' 23''
45	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 57' 28''
46	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	1H 59' 19''
47	ANTONIO PEDRERO	MOVISTAR	1H 59' 48''
48	SEBASTIAN HENAO	TEAM INEOS	2H 02' 13''
49	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	2H 03' 00''
50	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 03' 50''
51	LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2H 08' 15''
52	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 12' 00''
53	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	TEAM INEOS	2H 14' 16''
54	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 16' 23''
55	DAMIEN HOWSON	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 17' 35''
56	TSGABU GRMAY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 17' 36''
57	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 17' 39''
58	MATTEO FABBRO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 21' 01''
59	VALERIO CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 21' 20''
60	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA	2H 22' 28''
61	ZDENEK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 22' 33''
62	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	2H 22' 36''
63	PAWEL POLJANSKI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 23' 50''
64	DARIO CATALDO	ASTANA	2H 25' 40''
65	JHON ATAPUMA	COFIDIS	2H 27' 08''
66	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 28' 09''
67	SANDER ARMEE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 32' 00''
68	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	2H 35' 39''
69	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 39' 08''
70	CLÉMENT CHEVRIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 39' 13''
71	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	2H 39' 25''
72	SERGIO PARDILLA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2H 39' 42''
73	QUENTIN JAUREGUI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 40' 13''
74	JONAS KOCH	CCC TEAM	2H 40' 30''
75	STEFF CRAS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 42' 18''
76	DORIAN GODON	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 44' 57''
77	HECTOR SAEZ	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 45' 37''
78	OWAIN DOULL	TEAM INEOS	2H 46' 56''
79	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 48' 10''
80	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 48' 12''
81	STEVE MORABITO	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 49' 03''
82	PAVEL KOCHETKOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 50' 23''
83	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 52' 32''
84	TOMASZ MARCZYNSKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 53' 25''
85	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	2H 54' 15''
86	ROMAIN SEIGLE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 54' 31''
87	CYRIL BARTHE	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	2H 54' 33''
88	SILVAN DILLIER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 56' 35''
89	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 58' 36''
90	SALVATORE PUCCIO	TEAM INEOS	2H 59' 05''
91	CLEMENT VENTURINI	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3H 00' 24''
92	FERNANDO BARCELO	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	3H 02' 37''
93	FRANCISCO VENTOSO	CCC TEAM	3H 03' 04''
94	EDVALD HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	3H 03' 13''
95	DION SMITH	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3H 05' 08''
96	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	3H 05' 32''
97	ALEXANDER ARANBURU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	3H 06' 44''
98	RICARDO VILELA	BURGOS BH	3H 11' 39''
99	NICHOLAS DLAMINI	DIMENSION DATA	3H 13' 40''
100	MARCO MARCATO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 14' 17''
101	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 16' 55''
102	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	3H 18' 00''
103	SERGEI CHERNETSKII	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	3H 21' 30''
104	SAM BEWLEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3H 21' 39''
105	IAN STANNARD	TEAM INEOS	3H 22' 44''
106	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 24' 13''
107	JETSE BOL	BURGOS BH	3H 26' 20''
108	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 27' 44''
109	ROB POWER	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 28' 18''
110	LUKA PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 29' 27''
111	DAMIEN TOUZE	COFIDIS	3H 31' 10''
112	LUIS MATE	COFIDIS	3H 31' 27''
113	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS BH	3H 33' 11''
114	DOMEN NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 34' 26''
115	WILLEM SMIT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 35' 33''
116	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS BH	3H 36' 11''
117	EROS CAPECCHI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 36' 33''
118	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	3H 38' 42''
119	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	CCC TEAM	3H 38' 46''
120	MANUELE BOARO	ASTANA	3H 40' 48''
121	ENRICO BATTAGLIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 41' 12''
122	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 41' 16''
123	RASMUS TILLER	DIMENSION DATA	3H 41' 51''
124	ARITZ BAGUES	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	3H 44' 49''
125	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS BH	3H 46' 19''
126	MITCHELL DOCKER	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3H 46' 24''
127	WILLIAM BARTA	CCC TEAM	3H 46' 35''
128	GONZALO SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	3H 48' 53''
129	SERGIO SAMITIER	EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS	3H 49' 25''
130	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 50' 11''
131	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 51' 29''
132	LOGAN OWEN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3H 52' 03''
133	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 55' 07''
134	JACO VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	3H 55' 22''
135	JORGE CUBERO	BURGOS BH	3H 56' 56''
136	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 59' 15''
137	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4H 01' 55''
138	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	TEAM SUNWEB	4H 03' 10''
139	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	4H 04' 53''
140	VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4H 07' 16''
141	JELLE WALLAYS	LOTTO SOUDAL	4H 10' 07''
142	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS BH	4H 11' 26''
143	MARC SARREAU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4H 13' 28''
144	JUAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4H 13' 56''
145	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4H 14' 52''
146	SZYMON SAJNOK	CCC TEAM	4H 20' 07''
147	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	4H 20' 17''
148	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	4H 20' 41''
149	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	4H 20' 43''
150	FERNANDO GAVIRIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4H 24' 16''
151	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	4H 25' 07''
152	PAWEL BERNAS	CCC TEAM	4H 33' 03''
153	OLIVIERO TROIA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4H 42' 49''
154	SHANE ARCHBOLD	BORA-HANSGROHE	4H 47' 37''
155	NUNO MATOS	BURGOS BH	5H 00' 21''
156	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	5H 04' 53''

Stage 18 map & profile:

Stage 18 map

Stage 18 profile

Stage 18 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Deceuninck-Quick Step is presented before the race start.

Eventual stage winner Sergio Higuita heads to the startline.

Race leader Primoz Roglic tears down the descent of the day's first big mountain, the Puerto de Navacerrada

King of the Mountains Geoffrey Bouchard

Sergio Higuita is gone as he descends the Puerto de Cotos.

Race leader Primoz Roglic

Sergio Higuita wins the stage.

Another shot of Higuita crossing the line.

Primoz Roglic beats Alejandro Valverde for second.

Rafal Majka finished sixth.

Stage winner Sergio Higuita

Primoz Roglic will start stage 19 in red.

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