Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2018 Spain, Stage Race
- Stages
- 2
- Starters
- 106
- UCI points
- 1,132
Ellen VAN DIJK won in 2:35:03, 0:11 ahead of LABECKI, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  E. VAN DIJK | 2:35:03 |
| 2 |  C. LABECKI | +0:11 |
| 3 |  A. CORDON RAGOT | +0:15 |
| Youth |  S. MARTIN | +2:39 |
La Vuelta Femenina is an elite women's professional road bicycle race held in Spain. It is generally held over seven or eight days in May. The course features ascents of mountain passes as well as individual or team time trials.
Stages
2| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  L. KIRCHMANNTeam Sunweb | Time trial | Time trial | L. KIRCHMANNleads · 1 stage |
| 2 |  G. BRONZINICylance Pro Cycling | Bunch sprint | +0:13Bunch sprint | E. VAN DIJKleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumVAN DIJK 2:35:03LABECKI +0:11CORDON RAGOT +0:15Led from stage 1
Stage 2 decided it: VAN DIJK gained 11 seconds on LABECKI.
General
96| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. VAN DIJKTeam Sunweb | 2:35:03 | 200 |
| 2 | C. LABECKITeam Sunweb | +0:11 | 150 |
| 3 | A. CORDON RAGOTWiggle HIGH5 | +0:15 | 125 |
| 4 | L. KIRCHMANNTeam Sunweb | +0:18 | 100 |
| 5 |  L. LIPPERTTeam Sunweb | s.t. | 85 |
| 6 |  E. FAHLINWiggle HIGH5 | +0:29 | 70 |
| 7 | L. BRENNAUERWiggle HIGH5 | +0:36 | 60 |
| 8 | E. LONGO BORGHINIWiggle HIGH5 | s.t. | 50 |
| 9 |  S. ROYMitchelton Scott | +0:41 | 40 |
| 10 |  P. BATAGELJBTC City Ljubljana | +0:57 | 35 |
| 11 |  J. D'HOOREMitchelton Scott | +1:04 | 30 |
| 12 | I. SANGUINETIValcar PBM | +1:08 | 25 |
| 13 | E. BUJAKBTC City Ljubljana | +1:09 | 20 |
| 14 |  A. CHURSINABTC City Ljubljana | +1:10 | 15 |
| 15 | M. BOOGAARDBTC City Ljubljana | s.t. | 10 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleE. VAN DIJKbest 3C. LABECKIbest 2A. CORDON RAGOTbest 5
Teams
14 of 19 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sunweb | 535 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Wiggle HIGH5 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | BTC City Ljubljana | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Mitchelton Scott | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Valcar PBM | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | FDJ Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |