The 2018 Vuelta a Asturias was the 61st edition of the

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...

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, that took place over three stages from 27 to 29 2018. The defending champion was Raúl Alarcón ().

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(

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) won the race.

Route

The race includes three road stages on consecutive days.

Teams

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

Stages

Stage 1

;27 April 2018 —

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to Pola de Lena,

Stage 2

;28 April 2018 — Soto de Ribera to Alto del Acebo,

Stage 3

;29 April 2018 —

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to Oviedo,

Classification leadership table

The race included four principal classifications, the leaders of which were awarded jerseys. The leader in the

general classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

wore a blue jersey; the leader in the

points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points c ...

wore a green jersey; the leader in the

mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...

wore a white jersey, while the leader of the intermediate sprints classification wore a black and white newspaper-style jersey sponsored by

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Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Sprints classification

Team classification

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta Asturias, 2018

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