The 2018 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 7 August to 11 August 2018. It is the 40th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and forms part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of five stages.[2] Iván Sosa of Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec won the race.[3]
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| Dates | 7 August – 11 August | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 775[1] km (481.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 00' 37" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams edit
Fifteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:[4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 7 August | Burgos to Burgos | 157 km (98 mi) | 
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Medium mountain stage |  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
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| 2 | 8 August | Belorado to Castrojeriz | 163 km (101 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Matteo Moschetti (ITA)
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| 3 | 9 August | Sedano to Espinosa de los Monteros | 149 km (93 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Miguel Ángel López (COL)
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| 4 | 10 August | Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña to Clunia | 165 km (103 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Carlos Barbero (ESP)
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| 5 | 11 August | Salas de los Infantes | 141 km (88 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Iván Sosa (COL)
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Results edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL)   
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Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 19h 00' 37" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) 
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Astana | + 17" |
| 3 | David de la Cruz (ESP)
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Team Sky | + 53" |
| 4 | Igor Antón (ESP)
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Team Dimension Data | + 1' 04" |
| 5 |  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Team Sky | + 1' 25" |
| 6 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 27" |
| 7 |  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)
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Team Dimension Data | + 1' 41" |
| 8 | Sebastián Henao (COL)
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Team Sky | + 2' 23" |
| 9 |  Louis Meintjes (RSA)
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Team Dimension Data | + 2' 33" |
| 10 |  Kenny Elissonde (FRA)
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Team Sky | + 2' 34" |
Classification leadership edit
References edit
- ^ "Vuelta a Burgos (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Vuelta a Burgos 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (11 August 2018). "Sosa wins Vuelta a Burgos". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "2018 Vuelta a Burgos". FirstCycling. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b "2018 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Vuelta a Burgos 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
