2018 Vuelta a Asturias

The 2018 Vuelta a Asturias was the 61st edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race, that took place over three stages from 27 to 29 2018. The defending champion was Raúl Alarcón (W52–FC Porto–Mestre da Cor). Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team) won the race.

2018 Vuelta a Asturias

2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	April 27–29, 2018
Stages	3
Distance	460 km (285.8 mi)
Winning time	11h 22' 26"
Results
Winner  Richard Carapaz (ECU) (Movistar Team)   Second  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) (Medellín)   Third  Ricardo Mestre (POR) (W52–FC Porto) Points  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) (Medellín) Mountains  Fernando Orjuela (COL) (Team Manzana Postobón) Sprints  João Rodrigues (POR) (W52–FC Porto)   Team Movistar Team

Route

The race includes three road stages on consecutive days.

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	27 April	Oviedo to Pola de Lena	176 km (109 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Dmitry Strakhov (RUS)
2	28 April	Soto de Ribera to Alto del Acebo	166 km (103 mi)		Mountain stage	Richard Carapaz (ECU)
3	29 April	Cangas del Narcea to Oviedo	118 km (73 mi)		Hilly stage	Ricardo Mestre (POR)
Total		460 km (286 mi)

Teams

A total of 15 teams will race in the 2018 Vuelta a Asturias.

UCI WorldTeams

• Movistar Team

UCI Professional Continental teams

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

UCI Continental teams

• Team Manzana Postobón
• Israel Cycling Academy
• Coldeportes–Zenú–Sello Rojo
• Team UKYO
• Rádio Popular–Boavista
• W52–FC Porto
• Aviludo–Louletano
• Lokosphinx
• Medellín
• Fundación Euskadi
• Bicicletas Strongman–Colombia Coldeportes

Stages

Stage 1

27 April 2018 — Oviedo to Pola de Lena, 176 km (109 mi)

Result of Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Lokosphinx 4h 17' 06" 2  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Medellín + 0" 3  Sergio Higuita (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0" 4  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 0" 5  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Movistar Team + 0" 6  Nathan Earle (AUS) Israel Cycling Academy + 0" 7  Benjamín Prades (ESP) Team UKYO + 0" 8  César Fonte (POR) W52–FC Porto + 0" 9  Domingos Gonçalves (POR) Rádio Popular–Boavista + 0" 10  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0" Source: [1]

General classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Lokosphinx 3h 35' 08" 2  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Medellín + 4" 3  Sergio Higuita (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 6" 4  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 10" 5  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Movistar Team + 10" 6  Nathan Earle (AUS) Israel Cycling Academy + 10" 7  Benjamín Prades (ESP) Team UKYO + 10" 8  César Fonte (POR) W52–FC Porto + 10" 9  Domingos Gonçalves (POR) Rádio Popular–Boavista + 10" 10  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 10"

Stage 2

28 April 2018 — Soto de Ribera to Alto del Acebo, 166 km (103 mi)

Result of Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Movistar Team 4h 24' 14" 2  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Medellín + 42" 3  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 50" 4  Robinson Chalapud (COL) Medellín + 50" 5  Antonio Pedrero (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 05" 6  Nathan Earle (AUS) Israel Cycling Academy + 1' 07" 7  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 25" 8  Ricardo Mestre (POR) W52–FC Porto + 1' 34" 9  Joaquim Silva (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 34" 10  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Lokosphinx + 1' 34" Source: [2]

General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Movistar Team 8h 41' 10" 2  Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Medellín + 40" 3  Robinson Chalapud (COL) Medellín + 1' 00" 4  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 05" 5  Nathan Earle (AUS) Israel Cycling Academy + 1' 17" 6  Antonio Pedrero (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 30" 7  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Lokosphinx + 1' 34" 8  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 35" 9  Joaquim Silva (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 44" 10  Ricardo Mestre (POR) W52–FC Porto + 1' 44"

Stage 3

29 April 2018 — Cangas del Narcea to Oviedo, 118 km (73 mi)

Result of Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (POR)	W52–FC Porto	2h 40' 42"
2	Alexander Evtushenko (RUS)	Lokosphinx	+ 9"
3	Benjamín Prades (ESP)	Team UKYO	+ 34"
4	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 34"
5	Nathan Earle (AUS)	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 34"
6	César Fonte (POR)	W52–FC Porto	+ 34"
7	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Euskadi–Murias	+ 34"
8	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Movistar Team	+ 34"
9	Luís Gomes (POR)	Rádio Popular–Boavista	+ 34"
10	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Medellín	+ 34"
Source: [3]

Classification leadership table

The race included four principal classifications, the leaders of which were awarded jerseys. The leader in the general classification wore a blue jersey; the leader in the points classification wore a green jersey; the leader in the mountains classification wore a white jersey, while the leader of the intermediate sprints classification wore a black and white newspaper-style jersey sponsored by La Nueva España.

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification
1	Dmitry Strakhov	Dmitry Strakhov	Dmitry Strakhov	Fernando Orjuela	João Rodrigues	Medellín
2	Richard Carapaz	Richard Carapaz	Jonathan Caicedo			Movistar Team
3	Ricardo Mestre
Final		Richard Carapaz	Jonathan Caicedo	Fernando Orjuela	João Rodrigues	Movistar Team

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the points classification
	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the sprints classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Movistar Team	11h 22' 26"
2	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Medellín	+ 40"
3	Ricardo Mestre (POR)	W52–FC Porto	+ 59"
4	Robinson Chalapud (COL)	Medellín	+ 1' 00"
5	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 05"
6	Nathan Earle (AUS)	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 1' 17"
7	Sergio Pardilla (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 1' 35"
8	Antonio Pedrero (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 37"
9	Joaquim Silva (POR)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 1' 44"
10	César Fonte (POR)	W52–FC Porto	+ 2' 00"
Source: [4]

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Medellín	46
2	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Movistar Team	45
3	Ricardo Mestre (POR)	W52–FC Porto	33
4	Nathan Earle (AUS)	Israel Cycling Academy	32
5	Dmitry Strakhov (RUS)	Lokosphinx	31
6	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	30
7	Alexander Evtushenko (RUS)	Lokosphinx	25
8	Benjamín Prades (ESP)	Team UKYO	25
9	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Euskadi–Murias	24
10	César Fonte (POR)	W52–FC Porto	21

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Fernando Orjuela (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	14
2	Fabio Duarte (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	12
3	Omar Mendoza (COL)	Medellín	12
4	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Movistar Team	11
5	Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)	Medellín	8
6	Hernán Aguirre (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	7
7	Ricardo Mestre (POR)	W52–FC Porto	6
8	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Movistar Team	6
9	Josu Zabala (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	5
10	Robinson Chalapud (COL)	Medellín	4

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–3)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Marcos Jurado (POR)	W52–FC Porto	8
2	Hernán Aguirre (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	6
3	Fabio Duarte (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	4

Team classification

Final team classification (1–5)

Rank	Team	Time
1	Movistar Team	34h 10' 14"
2	Medellín	+ 2' 19"
3	W52–FC Porto	+ 2' 51"
4	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 5' 56"
5	Euskadi–Murias	+ 6' 24"

References

1. "1etapa" (PDF). Club Ciclista Aramo. La Nueva España. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
2. "1etapa" (PDF). Club Ciclista Aramo. La Nueva España. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
3. "1etapa" (PDF). Club Ciclista Aramo. La Nueva España. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
4. "Clasificación Rápida" (PDF). Club Ciclista Aramo. La Nueva España. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)