Roglic second, consolidates the leadership in the standings
Miguel Angel Lopez ( Movistar Team ) won the 18th stage of La Vuelta , from Salas to Alto de Gamoniteiru of 162 km. The Colombian rider preceded Primoz Roglic ( Team Jumbo Visma ), teammate Enric Mas and Egan Bernal ( Ineos Grenadiers ) by a few seconds.
Today's dreaded fraction, with four mountain grand prix and arrival at high altitude with very hard slopes, decided on the last climb: Lopez attacked just over 4 km from the finish, managing to arrive alone, immersed in the fog , at the finish. Behind him Roglic easily controlled a tough Bernal while Haig lost ground. Bahrain's Australian Victorius arrived one minute late.
In the general classification frozen positions: Roglic always red jersey ahead of Mas and Lopez.
ARRIVAL ORDER:
1 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel Movistar Team 4:41:21
2 ROGLIČ Primož Jumbo-Visma team 0:14
3 MAS Enric Movistar Team 0:20
4 BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 0:22
5 HAIG Jack Bahrain - Victorious 0:58
6 DE LA CRUZ David UAE-Team Emirates ,,
7 MÄDER Gino Bahrain - Victorious ,,
8 MEINTJES Louis Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux ,,
9 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma team 1:06
10 YATES Adam INEOS Grenadiers 1:07
GENERAL RANKING:
1 ROGLIČ Primož Jumbo-Visma team
2 MAS Enric Movistar Team 2:30
3 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel Movistar Team 2:53
4 HAIG Jack Bahrain - Victorious 4:36
5 BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 4:43
6 YATES Adam INEOS Grenadiers 5:44
7 KUSS Sepp Jumbo-Visma team 6:02
8 MÄDER Gino Bahrain - Victorious 7:48
9 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 8:31
10 MEINTJES Louis Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 9:02
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