Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo 2018 Spain, Stage Race
- Stages
- 3
- Starters
- 102
- UCI points
- 682
Richard CARAPAZ won in 11:22:26, 0:40 ahead of CAICEDO.
| 1 |  R. CARAPAZ | 11:22:26 |
| 2 | J. CAICEDO | +0:40 |
| 3 |  R. MESTRE | +0:59 |
| Points | J. CAICEDO | 46 pts |
| Mountains |  F. ORJUELA GUTIERREZ | 14 pts |
Stages
3| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  D. STRAKHOVLokosphinx | Bunch sprint | +0:05Bunch sprint | D. STRAKHOVleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | R. CARAPAZMovistar Team | Solo | +0:42Solo | R. CARAPAZleads · 2 stages |
| 3 | R. MESTREW52/FC Porto | Solo | +0:09Solo |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCARAPAZ 11:22:26CAICEDO +0:40MESTRE +0:59Led from stage 2
Stage 2 decided it: CARAPAZ went from 6 seconds behind CAICEDO to 40 seconds ahead.
General
95| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. CARAPAZMovistar Team | 11:22:26 | 125 |
| 2 | J. CAICEDOMedellin | +0:40 | 85 |
| 3 | R. MESTREW52/FC Porto | +0:59 | 70 |
| 4 | R. CHALAPUD GOMEZMedellin | +1:00 | 60 |
| 5 |  R. FERNANDEZMovistar Team | +1:05 | 50 |
| 6 |  N. EARLEIsrael Cycling Academy | +1:17 | 40 |
| 7 | S. PARDILLA BELLONCaja Rural - Seguros RGA | +1:35 | 35 |
| 8 | A. PEDREROMovistar Team | +1:37 | 30 |
| 9 | J. SILVACaja Rural - Seguros RGA | +1:44 | 25 |
| 10 | C. FONTEW52/FC Porto | +2:00 | 20 |
| 11 | M. BIZKARRAEuskadi Basque Country - Murias | +2:10 | 15 |
| 12 | E. PRADESEuskadi Basque Country - Murias | +2:29 | 10 |
| 13 | R. VINHASW52/FC Porto | +2:37 | 5 |
| 14 | O. QUIROZ AYALABicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes | +3:27 | 5 |
| 15 | C. PAREDES AVELLANEDAMedellin | +3:32 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleR. CARAPAZ1 winJ. CAICEDObest 2R. MESTRE1 win
Teams
14 of 15 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Team | 225 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Medellin | 160 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | W52/FC Porto | 109 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Israel Cycling Academy | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Lokosphinx | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Manzana Postobon Team | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
