The 2018 Vuelta a San Juan was a
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
that took place in the
San Juan Province of
Argentina
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between 21 and 28 January 2018. The race was rated as a
2.1 event as part of the
2018 UCI America Tour
The 2018 UCI America Tour is the fourteenth season of the UCI America Tour. The season began on October 23, 2017, with the Vuelta a Guatemala and ended on August 19, 2018.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wea ...
, and was the 36th edition of the
Vuelta a San Juan
The Vuelta a San Juan is a road cycling race held in Argentina. The race consists of only a men's competition over seven stages. From 2017 to 2019, the race had a 2.1 status, which meant that UCI World Tour teams could compete in the race. In 2 ...
. Initially, the race was won by
Gonzalo Najar
Gonzalo JoaquÃn Najar (born 27 November 1993) is an Argentine cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive doping test.
Career
Najar was the 2017 Argentina national champion.
2018 Vuelta a San Juan
Najar won the 5th stage ...
, who was later disqualified for a failed doping test. The result was then given to the rider originally in second place,
Óscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finish ...
.
Teams
Twenty-seven teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
Route
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Classifications
Classification leadership table
References
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2018
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2018 UCI America Tour
2018 in Argentine sport